I try not to use the phrase “gracing the cover” of a magazine anymore; I think it’s way overused.  That’s never a problem when it comes to Emma Watson, though.  While she’s entirely graceful in every way, she doesn’t just “grace” a magazine cover:  she ROCKS it.

To wit:  Watson’s cover for the current issue of Elle France Weekly (January 27, 2012).  Photographer Rankin caught her looking fierce, flirty and just plain fabulous.

Emma talks fashion and fame with the magazine.  Some highlights from her interview:

On her now-famous pixie haircut:  “For ten years, because of my Harry Potter contract, I wasn’t allowed to cut my  hair.  This summer, when I could finally do as I liked, I really went for it!”

On her personal style:  My problem is that I’m kind of boring.  I don’t carry designer handbags or wear huge sunglasses.

On choosing to embrace fame rather than reject it:  “When I don’t have to be “Emma Watson” in public, I prefer not to put myself out there.  Someone asked me why I took the job with Lancôme if I wanted to stay out of the spotlight.  In fact, I’ve let go of the idea that perhaps I could someday become anonymous again.  Before, I used to insist on riding buses and trains:  my way of rebelling against my suffocating fame.  But last year, I was in Bangladesh, passing through a very poor village, with huts made of dried mud.  This ragged little boy asked me, ‘Hey, aren’t you the girl from Harry Potter?’ I mean, what can you do?”

If you read French, catch her whole interview here.  And don’t forget to click through for some more pics from Watson’s cover shoot.

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Vanity Fair‘s annual Hollywood Issue is about to hit newsstands, and it’s one you won’t want to miss.  This year, the magazine highlights “The Fresh Young Stars of 2012″ – hot actresses in their 20s and 30s who are staking their claim as the new It Girls.

Featured are Rooney Mara, Mia Wasikowska, Jennifer Lawrence, Jessica Chastain, Elizabeth Olsen, Adepero Oduye, Shailene Woodley, Paula Patton, Felicity Jones, Lily Collins, and Brit Marling.   They were photographed by Mario Testino in a luxurious, Art Deco style.  Absolutely stunning!

Watch the girls get glam in a behind the scenes video from the shoot after the jump.

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Selena Gomez is all grown up, and if you didn’t know it before, you will now.  The 19 year old star is on the cover of Cosmopolitan‘s March 2012 issue.  She offers readers a sultry look and a couple of new friends below her neck.  Where did she get those enormous boobs?

From Photoshop, of course.  And lest you think I’m just hating, I am certainly not.  If you look at any photos of Selena, it’s obvious that her cleavage has been enhanced.   Check her out here, here and here.  And especially here.

The Disney darling gushes about her relationship with sweetie Justin Bieber to the magazine.

“I’m just like every 19-year-old girl.  If you’re in love, you’re in love to the fullest, and you just want to go to the movies, hang out, and be as normal as possible.  I’m fortunate that I’ve found someone who has that philosophy.”

Very sweet.

Is Cosmo intentionally seeking younger and younger cover girls, or is landing a Cosmo cover becoming the new rite of passage for Hollywood starlets?  Last month, Dakota Fanning‘s cover for the – let’s call it what it is – sex-obsessed – women’s mag caused quite a stir.   Then again, Selena is an adult (though barely), and Dakota is still a minor (though barely – she turns 18 next month).

What do you think?  Sound off in the comments!

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Victoria Beckham is on the cover of Numéro’s Tokyo‘s current edition.   The international publication of art, fashion and design scored the hot mom and fashion designer for their issue #54, the Super-Lady Issue.

The magazine asked Beckham (whose photoshoot is amazing) to describe her fantasy fashion show front row, and this is what she said:

My husband. David has never been to any of my shows as I’m incredibly nervous and I need to focus and concentrate, apart from him Tilda Swinton. She’s so striking and I would love to dress her. She’s incredible looking and I love that she seems so confident in herself she doesn’t feel the need to conform.

Tilda Swinton!  Now that is an unexpected response.  Perhaps there is more depth to Posh Spice than we ever thought!

Photo Source:  Numéro

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Kerry Washington is featured in Details February 2012 issue.   The actress, whose early credits include a 1994 ABC Afterschool Special, has a lot going on this year.  While she tells the magazine she “wasn’t invested in the fame part” of working in Hollywood, she’s certainly made quite a life for herself in TV and film.  She’s got a role in Quentin Tarantino‘s upcoming Django Unchained, and stars in the new political TV series Scandal.

In the photo accompanying the article, Washington wears nothing but a black blazer and a pair of heels.  What can we say?  Her sex appeal speaks for itself.

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Drew Barrymore covers InStyle magazine for the February issue in a form-fitting white MaxMara dress and Dolce & Gabbana bracelet.

The Big Miracle actress talks about her life as she edges closer to 40, her engagement to Will Kopelman and how she feels about plastic surgery:

On aging and how she’s changing: “I’m pushing 40. I feel like those things that I always aspired to are finally being realized. I used to be afraid to let go of the intensity. I thought the work would suffer. But the lesson is, No, it’s still good, and I’m a lot happier—and less of a nervous kid.”

On her fiancé Will and their relationship: “He’s lovely. He’s very, very nice. It’s really positive. I’m super-happy… We go on group trips and spend holidays together — there’s a lot of love! And that is really nice and very different from the way I grew up, which was more unstable and inconsistent, with a lot of highs and lows. It’s funny, when I was younger, I used to say I’d hate a flat line—that I want the ups and downs, the roller coaster. But I’m actually really enjoying the flat line.”

On whether she’ll consider plastic surgery: “I say, don’t fight the rings on the trunk of a tree. Just keep counting ‘em. The idea of not looking like myself scares me. I just think a person’s character is what’s interesting… I look 10 times better after an exercise class than I do at any other time of the day.”

Drew’s issue of InStyle is on newsstands now. Her film, Big Miracle, opens on February 3rd.

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Justin Bieber lands the cover of V magazine‘s music issue and the soon-to-be-18-year-old talks about growing up and incorporating more mature subjects in his music.

“People need to know I’m not a kid anymore,” the pop star said. “I’m still learning. I’m not going to try to conform to what people want me to be or go out there and start partying, have people see me with alcohol.”

The “Baby” singer says he’s not planning on over-hauling his public image in the blink of an eye, he’s going to take his time. Respect is his long-term goal.

“I want to do it at my own pace,” Bieber told V. “I don’t want to start singing about things like sex, drugs and swearing. I’m into love, and maybe I’ll get more into making love when I’m older. But I want to be someone who is respected by everybody.”

Bieber’s shoot for the magazine is done by Inez van Lamsweerde and Vinoodh Matadin and he was styled by Lady Gaga‘s pal and Thierry Mugler creative head honcho Nicola Formichetti.

Biebs wears an ivy crown, a Roman helmet and lots of Mugler designs. Check out all the pics below.

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Never one to shy away from nudity or outlandish designs, Lady Gaga takes on a new shoot for L’Uomo Vogue‘s January issue with all the usual Gaga components in place.

Photographers Inez van Lamsweerde and Vinoodh Matadin and stylist Nicola Formichetti work their black and white magic on the “You and I” singer who sports odd headgear and bares her breast for the shoot.

Gaga, who wears a Yves Saint Laurent jacket, Chanel silk trousers and a Philip Treacy hat, is described by Italian art critic Franceso Bonami as a singing sculpture.

“Lady Gaga is a sculpture-singer. Her metamorphoses are proper performances or aesthetic mutations, more than genetic. In her style there’s something sci-barbaric – i.e. barbaric sci-fiction,” he said. “Her body is not a territory to conquer, it’s rather a stage on which you can set up a new scenography each time.”

Photos (and the two other covers, actor Michael Fassbender and Italian soccer player Mario Balotelli) are below.

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Rachel McAdams seems like the perfect Valentine for the February 2012 issue of Glamour.   She talks a lot about dating and even reveals her childhood crush (Josh Brolin!).

McAdams has dated several of her co-stars in the past, but she insists that it hers are not on-set romances.

‘A set may seem like a good place for romance but I don’t think it’s very conducive; it’s too distracting. Every relationship I’ve had with a co-worker has come after the fact, because you wind up actually spending a lot of time with those people promoting their movie.’

Read the whole interview here, and don’t forget to click through for more from her sassy photoshoot.

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The February cover of Glamour Paris has a shining and sparkling Beyoncé smiling at the world in a shimmering mini dress by Roberto Cavalli.

The pre-pregnancy shots (they are re-licensed, previously taken photos) fueled the rumors that the “Run The World (Girls)” singer had secretly given birth to a daughter, Tiana-May Carter, but those reports have turned out to be false.

Bey, her baby bump and her husband, Jay-Z, were spotted at Buttermilk restaurant in New York City this week.

The diva’s sister, Solange Knowles also confirmed her still-pregnant status on twitter:

“Shout out to my sister for being THE cutest pregnant woman ever!” Knowles tweeted on New Year’s Day.

Beyoncé was also reportedly in her hometown of Houston, Texas getting ready for the birth of her child however she was papped in New York City coming out of an office building.

The baby watch continues…

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