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This U.S. Open Moment Between Naomi Osaka and Cori 'Coco' Gauff Is the Definition of Sisterhood


On Saturday, August 31, Naomi Osaka and Cori “Coco” Gauff faced off in the final round of the U.S. Open for a thrilling match between the two athletes who have been dubbed “the future of women’s tennis.” But in the end, Osaka prevailed over Gauff, beating her 6-3 6-0—and as soon as she won the match point, the two athletes met at the net, exchanged a few words and hugged. But then something downright pure happened—and it’s pretty much the definition of what sisterhood is about.

As a teary-eyed Gauff gathered her belongings, Osaka approached her and asked her to join her for the post-match interview, which is usually reserved for the winning player. Though the 15-year-old initially declined the offer, Osaka assured her that it was OK to cry and encouraged her to seize the opportunity to address the crowd who came to see her.
“These people are here for you,” she told Gauff. “I think it’s better than going into the shower and crying. We have to let these people know how you feel.”

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Check it the moment for yourself in the video, below:

It was very similar to when Serena Williams comforted Osaka following the U.S. Open final last year. After Osaka defeated her idol Williams, the veteran tennis star defended her opponent against an upset crowd.



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Naomi Osaka Just Won a Second Grand Slam Title—and Becomes Tennis's No. 1 Female Player


You might remember Naomi Osaka from last year’s controversial U.S. Open final: The Japanese-born 21-year-old tennis pro beat her longtime idol Serena Williams and accepted her trophy amid boos from audience members, who felt Williams had been unfairly penalized by a ref. It was a tough moment for Osaka—but she just asserted herself again by securing a second Grand Slam title at the Australian Open.

Osaka, who plays for Japan, showed that she’s a force to be reckoned with by edging out Czech player Petra Kvitova on Saturday. She’d lost her second set during the match but rallied and wound up finishing strong. Her victory means she’ll move up in the rankings to become No. 1, making her the first Asian player of any gender to hold that spot.

“I felt like I didn’t want to have any regrets,” Osaka said. “I think if I didn’t regroup after the second set, then I would have looked back on this match and probably cried or something.”

Now, Osaka has made history. She’s also proved her staying power after the contentious match she played against Williams, which was so intense that Osaka publicly burst into tears and, in a heartbreaking moment, apologized to the booing crowd. Despite the difficulty of the moment, Osaka revealed on The Ellen DeGeneres Show that Williams, who directed the audience to stop jeering, had also whispered some encouraging words in her ear after they’d played.

“She said that she was proud of me and that I should know that the crowd wasn’t booing at me,” Osaka said. “So I was really happy with what she said. At the time, I did kind of think they were booing at me. I couldn’t tell what was going on because it was just so loud in there, so it was a little bit stressful.”

No such booing overshadowed her victory at the Australian Open today. Congrats to Osaka—and her new No. 1 ranking.

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Naomi Campbell Somehow Just Landed Her First Beauty Campaign


Would you believe it if we told you that supermodel Naomi Campbell has never had a beauty contract until now? It sounds bonkers given that she’s reigned supreme over magazine covers and runways for nearly 30 years, but—somehow—it’s true.

Thankfully, this egregious situation has been rectified as Campbell has just been named the new face of Nars Cosmetics for its spring 2019 campaign. “Naomi is a living icon and brings such strong personality to the camera,” says François Nars, the company’s founder who also photographed Campbell for the brand. “She and I are like family. I have known her since the very beginning of her career. From the start, I have admired her, her beauty, and her style.”

“Very excited to be the new face of NARS Cosmetics ? Shot by my dear friend François Nars✨,” Campbell wrote announcing the news to her 6.1 million Instagram followers.

It’s rather mind-boggling that at 48, Campbell is still experiencing “firsts” in her incredible career. Of course, she is one of the original supermodels who rose to international superstardom in the ’80s and ’90s. And she’s been breaking barriers ever since. In 1988, she was the first black woman to appear on the cover of French Vogue and in 1989 she was the first black model to grace American Vogue‘s coveted September issue.

Campbell has also long been a voice for diversity and inclusion in the fashion and beauty worlds. And the fact that she’s only now getting her first beauty campaign in 2018 is evidence that more work is necessary. “I’ve never done [a beauty campaign] for anyone. People say, ‘Oh you’ve got beautiful skin’ and yet I’ve never done one,” Campbell told The Evening Standard in 2017. The writer of the piece also noted, “She gives me a look that says, ‘You know why.'” Mmhmm.

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Naomi Osaka Explains Why She Apologized While Accepting Her U.S. Open Trophy


On Saturday (September 8), after an incredible whirlwind journey through the U.S. Open tennis tournament, Naomi Osaka took home her first Grand Slam championship trophy by defeating her idol, Serena Williams, in two sets. The 20-year-old’s victory was somewhat tainted, however, by the controversy that arose between Williams and the presiding umpire during the match, which resulted in Williams automatically losing first one point and then an entire game in the second set (punishments that Williams promptly labeled sexist. While receiving her trophy after the match, Osaka was visibly upset and, during her acceptance speech, apologized to the crowd. In an interview with the Today show on Monday morning (September 10), the athlete discussed the controversial match and her ensuing reactions.

Osaka said that, as Williams’ penalties rolled in, she wasn’t entirely sure what was happening. “I didn’t really know what was going on because I went to the back and I had my back turned. And then, before I knew it, she was saying there was a game penalty, so I was a little bit confused throughout the whole thing,” she said. The confusion continued as the match ended and the crowd began booing, presumably at umpire Carlos Ramos. “I felt a little bit sad because I wasn’t really sure if they were booing at me or if it wasn’t the outcome that they wanted,” Osaka said, explaining why she’d pulled her visor over her face to hide her tears as the crowd jeered. “And then I also could sympathize because I’ve been a fan of Serena my whole life and I knew how badly the crowd wanted her to win.” She added, “It was just really emotional.”

Seeing Osaka’s tears during the awards ceremony,Williams put her arm around her opponent and used her turn at the microphone to ask the crowd to celebrate Osaka’s win, rather than decrying her loss, which Osaka said on Monday “made me happy overall.” When it was her time to address the audience, according to The New York Times, Osaka said, “I know that everyone was cheering for her. I’m sorry it had to end like this. I just want to say thank you for watching the match.” When asked on the Today show why she apologized, Osaka explained, “I don’t know, I just felt like everyone was sort of unhappy up there and I know that the ending wasn’t really how people wanted it to be. I know that, in my dreams, I won, like, in a very tough, competitive match. So, I don’t know, I just felt very emotional and I felt like I had to apologize.”

Osaka also noted that, in the wake of her big win, she hasn’t had time to review what happened during the match and come to her own conclusion about what went down between Williams and the umpire, but that she plans to do so as soon as possible. “This is sort of one of the biggest things that happened to me,” she said. And she’s also having some trouble processing that other pretty big thing that happened on Saturday — you know, becoming the first-ever Japanese tennis player to win a Grand Slam title. “It still feels a little bit surreal, but I think it’s slowly sinking in,” she told Today.

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Kristen Stewart, Naomi Scott, and Ella Balinska Are Your New *Charlie's Angels*


On Thursday (July 26), Variety confirmed that Kristen Stewart, Naomi Scott, and Ella Balinska have officially joined the new Charlie’s Angels reboot as, you guessed it, the three Angels. The new movie will be directed by Elizabeth Banks, who’s also playing the Angels’ manager, Bosley.

Per Variety, this new Charlie’s Angels will focus on a new generation of Angels working for the ubiquitous Charlie. Apparently, the movie’s Townsend Agency hub is now a huge organization, with teams of agents working cases worldwide. The film will focus on three members of one of those “teams” (Stewart, Scott, and Balinska) as they work a big mission. Other details are sparse, but we do have a confirmed premiere date: September 27, 2019.The last major iteration of Charlie’s Angels happened in 2000, with Lucy Liu, Drew Barrymore, and Cameron Diaz stepping into the roles.

Stewart, of course, achieved worldwide fame when she starred in the Twilight series nearly a decade ago. Meanwhile, you might know Scott from her recent work in Power Rangers or future work in the live-action Aladdin (she’s playing Jasmine). Balinska is best known for her television work in the U.K., such as Midsomer Murders and Casualty. Banks told Variety she’s excited to make a movie about a “new era of modern and global Angels.”

“Charlie’s Angels, for me, is one of the original brands to celebrate the empowered woman since its debut in the ’70s,” Banks said. “This film honors the legacy of Charles Townsend and his agency while introducing a new era of modern and global Angels. I couldn’t be more excited to work with Kristen, Naomi and Ella to bring this chapter to fans around the world.” Is it next September yet?

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Kate Moss and Naomi Campbell Reunited on the Louis Vuitton Runway


Back in September, the fashion world collectively lost their minds when a crew of OG supermodels reunited at Versace’s Spring 2018 show for a dazzling finale. So imagine the scene at Paris Fashion Week Men’s, when two of the most iconic names in fashion, Kate Moss and Naomi Campbell, walked down the same catwalk for the first time in years. Yup, it was major.

This wasn’t any ordinary fashion show: Moss and Campbell came together again to send off Kim Jones, who, after seven years at the helm of menswear at Louis Vuitton, presented his final collection in Paris. In matching monogrammed trench coats, they made a special, surprise finale appearance, reminiscent of that Versace moment from the fall. And while their ’90s runway appearances are the stuff (or struts?) of legends, the model duo proved they still have it—and can show the new generation a thing or two about how to dominate the catwalk.

While Campbell hasn’t been absent from Fashion Week lineups for long (she most recently walked a few shows during the Spring 2018 womenswear season), more time has passed since Moss made her way down the runway—in fact, this is her first official appearance since Louis Vuitton’s Fall 2013 presentation, five years ago, per Vogue. It’s been even longer since both Campbell and Moss appeared as part of the same show, though, despite basically running the circuit in the ’90s and early aughts, which makes this reunion all the more incredible.

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The casting came from Jones himself, it seems. On Instagram, he shared backstage Polaroids of Campbell and Moss, explaining how their appearance at his final Louis Vuitton show “was really a thank you and reference to @themarcjacobs early 2000s Vuitton and the fact that he was the one that gave me the opportunity to be @louisvuitton”. (Jones ascended to the top menswear position at the company when Jacobs was its creative director.)

More than simply marking the end of Jones’ time at Louis Vuitton with a grand finale—really, there’s no better way to go out than with two legends wearing in your designs—casting Moss and Campbell makes a strong point about age inclusion on the runway: At 44 and 47 years old, respectively, they’re older than the majority of models we see cast in fashion shows and ad campaigns. Their continued presence in the industry confirms what we already knew: Models can kill it on the runway at any age.

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