Yessss! Seeing this today over at Clutch put a much needed smile on my face.
Kweli I. Wright says it's about time, and points out some interesting tid bits about the history of Vogue magazine covers and models of a certain age (Tina Turner is 73):
"Meryl Streep was American Vogue’s oldest cover girl at 62, so this just might make Miss Tina the oldest Vogue cover star of all time." (Clutch)Ah yes, the old ageism beast ... Although in the case of a force of nature like Tina Turner, I feel like Vogue is fortunate to have her grace its cover, at any age. Not to suggest an adversarial stance on the story. Just sayin', it's Tina Turner. She BEEN transcending age, beauty standards, all'a dat, for decades:
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