different face of Rihanna – she’s an indelible image of worldly pain and now, more than ever, I am more than impressed with her honesty and courage. She has taken her own scars and used them to create a new story of strength and awareness.’ But Rihanna wasn’t given the award just because of the way she handled herself after her attack, but because of what she had achieved musically, and for all the great work she had done for children’s charities.
In her thank-you speech, Rihanna said: ‘I am shaking right now, I am so nervous but I am overwhelmed and honoured over this honour to be Glamour ’s Woman of the Year.’ She also revealed that she had only just started thinking of herself as being a woman since she turned 21 and that she enjoyed being at an event to celebrate strong women. Her mum and her gran were her own ‘Women of the Year’, and she was so thankful to them, she continued. Indeed, she had flown in her family from Barbados so they could be at the event with her and help her celebrate.
It might have cost $50,000 to fly her mum, grandmother, brothers and aunts to New York, but it was worth every cent to Rihanna, as she loved introducing her family to Tyra Banks, Serena Williams and Stella McCartney after the awards ceremony. They then went on to the South Gate restaurant in the exclusive Essex House hotel for a meal together. She had been so busy promoting the album and‘Russian Roulette’ that it was nice for Rihanna to just chill out and enjoy spending time with her family while they were in the US.
JUST THE WAY
W ait Your Turn’ was originally going to be the second single that Rihanna released from Rated R , but her record label decided to release ‘Hard’ instead. Rihanna helped write this track with songwriters Tor Erik Hermansen, Mikkel S. Eriksen, Saul Milton, Takura Tendayi, Will Kennard and James Fauntleroy II. It was available to download from 13 November 2009, four days after the Woman of the Year ceremony.
A few seconds of the song were used in the promotional video for the album before it was released. Fans liked it and began downloading it in November once the album was available. It charted at No. 32 in Ireland, No. 45 in the UK and No. 82 in Australia.
The music video was shot in black and white by Anthony Mandler. It was filmed at night and has a Gothic feel to it,as Rihanna sings while walking down a street wearing an eye patch; she is also seen in a church and standing on a statue. Hip-hop videos of the 90s were the inspiration for the video.
TATTOOS
R ihanna has lots of tattoos, all over her body. On her neck she has ‘rebelle fleur’ (which means rebellious flower); she’s also got a cascade of stars which run from the nape of her neck and go down her right shoulder. She had it done in two stages. Inside her left ear she has a tiny star and behind her right ear is the Pisces zodiac symbol. The Pisces symbol was done by a famous Brazilian tattooist who normally has a waiting list of three years, but he was able to do the tattoo for RiRi when they were both in Toyko.
On the top of her left shoulder she has her best friend Melissa’s birth date in roman numerals: ‘XI IV LXXXVI’ (11 April 86), and on her right shoulder are the words ‘Never a failure, always a lesson’ written backwards. She has a small handgun on the right-hand side of her ribcage, which she says symbolises protection. Originally she had planned tohave gun tattoos on both arms, but was unable to do so because she is the face of the make-up brand CoverGirl.
On the left-hand side of her ribcage she has ‘Al Hurria fi Al Maseeh’, which means ‘Freedom in God’ in Arabic. Down her right hip she wanted a Sanskrit prayer, which said ‘Forgiveness, Honesty, Suppression and Control’ but it was spelled incorrectly! Rihanna still likes it, though.
On her left ankle she has a skull and crossbones, with the skull wearing a red bow. She had this tattoo done in Miami. Currently she has three
In her thank-you speech, Rihanna said: ‘I am shaking right now, I am so nervous but I am overwhelmed and honoured over this honour to be Glamour ’s Woman of the Year.’ She also revealed that she had only just started thinking of herself as being a woman since she turned 21 and that she enjoyed being at an event to celebrate strong women. Her mum and her gran were her own ‘Women of the Year’, and she was so thankful to them, she continued. Indeed, she had flown in her family from Barbados so they could be at the event with her and help her celebrate.
It might have cost $50,000 to fly her mum, grandmother, brothers and aunts to New York, but it was worth every cent to Rihanna, as she loved introducing her family to Tyra Banks, Serena Williams and Stella McCartney after the awards ceremony. They then went on to the South Gate restaurant in the exclusive Essex House hotel for a meal together. She had been so busy promoting the album and‘Russian Roulette’ that it was nice for Rihanna to just chill out and enjoy spending time with her family while they were in the US.
JUST THE WAY
W ait Your Turn’ was originally going to be the second single that Rihanna released from Rated R , but her record label decided to release ‘Hard’ instead. Rihanna helped write this track with songwriters Tor Erik Hermansen, Mikkel S. Eriksen, Saul Milton, Takura Tendayi, Will Kennard and James Fauntleroy II. It was available to download from 13 November 2009, four days after the Woman of the Year ceremony.
A few seconds of the song were used in the promotional video for the album before it was released. Fans liked it and began downloading it in November once the album was available. It charted at No. 32 in Ireland, No. 45 in the UK and No. 82 in Australia.
The music video was shot in black and white by Anthony Mandler. It was filmed at night and has a Gothic feel to it,as Rihanna sings while walking down a street wearing an eye patch; she is also seen in a church and standing on a statue. Hip-hop videos of the 90s were the inspiration for the video.
TATTOOS
R ihanna has lots of tattoos, all over her body. On her neck she has ‘rebelle fleur’ (which means rebellious flower); she’s also got a cascade of stars which run from the nape of her neck and go down her right shoulder. She had it done in two stages. Inside her left ear she has a tiny star and behind her right ear is the Pisces zodiac symbol. The Pisces symbol was done by a famous Brazilian tattooist who normally has a waiting list of three years, but he was able to do the tattoo for RiRi when they were both in Toyko.
On the top of her left shoulder she has her best friend Melissa’s birth date in roman numerals: ‘XI IV LXXXVI’ (11 April 86), and on her right shoulder are the words ‘Never a failure, always a lesson’ written backwards. She has a small handgun on the right-hand side of her ribcage, which she says symbolises protection. Originally she had planned tohave gun tattoos on both arms, but was unable to do so because she is the face of the make-up brand CoverGirl.
On the left-hand side of her ribcage she has ‘Al Hurria fi Al Maseeh’, which means ‘Freedom in God’ in Arabic. Down her right hip she wanted a Sanskrit prayer, which said ‘Forgiveness, Honesty, Suppression and Control’ but it was spelled incorrectly! Rihanna still likes it, though.
On her left ankle she has a skull and crossbones, with the skull wearing a red bow. She had this tattoo done in Miami. Currently she has three
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