Check out 100 covers that featured Black actors, actresses, models, musicians and more. Talk about the magic of melanin! Yes for diversity in the fashion industry and here’s to even more in 2017.
100 Magazine Covers Featuring Black Excellence In 2016 was originally published on hellobeautiful.com
1. ESSENCE OCTOBER 2016
![ESSENCE OCTOBER 2016](https://hellobeautiful.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/50/2016/09/14733351900768.jpg?w=720&quality=80&strip=all)
Barack and Michelle Obama.
2. All Hail Her Excellency Michelle Obama #FLOTUS. Beauty. Opinion. Thick Skin. Loud Voice. Woman. @voguemagazine
![All Hail Her Excellency Michelle Obama #FLOTUS. Beauty. Opinion. Thick Skin. Loud Voice. Woman. @voguemagazine](https://instagram.fash1-1.fna.fbcdn.net/t51.2885-15/sh0.08/e35/p750x750/14583450_1213496015380033_5240896485318459392_n.jpg?w=720&quality=80&strip=all)
Michelle Obama.
3. NYLON MAGAZINE APRIL 2016
![NYLON MAGAZINE APRIL 2016](http://8gossip.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/03/hr_cover-april-e1458137431134-1.jpg?w=720&quality=80&strip=all)
Nicki Minaj.
4. TIME OUT MAGAZINE SEPTEMBER/OCTOBER 2016
![TIME OUT MAGAZINE SEPTEMBER/OCTOBER 2016](https://instagram.fash1-1.fna.fbcdn.net/t51.2885-15/s640x640/sh0.08/e35/14487206_1787974564794381_1237625758696865792_n.jpg?w=720&quality=80&strip=all)
5. SHEEN MAGAZINE DECEMBER 2016
![SHEEN MAGAZINE DECEMBER 2016](https://instagram.fash1-1.fna.fbcdn.net/t51.2885-15/e35/14564895_1917383841822242_3345567571242909696_n.jpg?w=720&quality=80&strip=all)
Mo’Nique.
6. HARPER’S BAZAAR GERMANY SEPTEMBER 2016
![HARPER’S BAZAAR GERMANY SEPTEMBER 2016](http://wmnissue.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/08/Kim-Kardashian-Kanye-West-By-Karl-Lagerfeld-for-Harpers-Bazaar-Germany-September-2016-Cover.jpg?w=720&quality=80&strip=all)
Kanye West.
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![12826263_976157775805975_429378987_n.jpg?ig_cache_key=MTE5OTM5MjgyMDQwNzQ2NTg3Ng](https://instagram.fash1-1.fna.fbcdn.net/t51.2885-15/e35/12826263_976157775805975_429378987_n.jpg?w=720&quality=80&strip=all)
Chrisette Michele, Jazmin Sullivan, Danielle Brooks, Gabi Fresh.
8. ELLE FEBRUARY 2016
![ELLE FEBRUARY 2016](https://instagram.fash1-1.fna.fbcdn.net/t51.2885-15/s640x640/sh0.08/e35/10448933_511974042306860_1289476825_n.jpg?w=720&quality=80&strip=all)
Viola Davis.
9. ELLE AUGUST 2016
![ELLE AUGUST 2016](https://instagram.fash1-1.fna.fbcdn.net/t51.2885-15/e35/13743411_144353715992816_1264467643_n.jpg?w=720&quality=80&strip=all)
FKA Twigs.
10. ELLE BRAZIL OCTOBER 2016
![ELLE BRAZIL OCTOBER 2016](https://instagram.fash1-1.fna.fbcdn.net/t51.2885-15/sh0.08/e35/p750x750/14504828_1290872994264715_259033046739582976_n.jpg?w=720&quality=80&strip=all)
Jourdan Dunn.
11. ELLE NOVEMBER 2016
![ELLE NOVEMBER 2016](https://instagram.fash1-1.fna.fbcdn.net/t51.2885-15/sh0.08/e35/p640x640/14718380_587602148108544_2774193447492386816_n.jpg?w=720&quality=80&strip=all)
Aja Naomi King.
12. TEEN VOGUE FEBRUARY 2016
![TEEN VOGUE FEBRUARY 2016](https://instagram.fash1-1.fna.fbcdn.net/t51.2885-15/e35/1169935_527395034100774_1328397132_n.jpg?w=720&quality=80&strip=all)
Amandla Stenberg.
13. ELLE NOVEMBER 2016
![ELLE NOVEMBER 2016](https://instagram.fash1-1.fna.fbcdn.net/t51.2885-15/sh0.08/e35/p750x750/14624310_1349392455113217_1263806496353812480_n.jpg?w=720&quality=80&strip=all)
Lupita Nyong’o.
14. T MAGAZINE OCTOBER 2016
![T MAGAZINE OCTOBER 2016](https://instagram.fash1-1.fna.fbcdn.net/t51.2885-15/e35/p480x480/14714401_350243818656921_7732778240636354560_n.jpg?w=720&quality=80&strip=all)
Michelle Obama.
15. VARIETY AUGUST 2016
![VARIETY AUGUST 2016](https://instagram.fash1-1.fna.fbcdn.net/t51.2885-15/sh0.08/e35/p750x750/13628105_1107778925962961_2000272633_n.jpg?w=720&quality=80&strip=all)
Jaden Smith.
16. ELLE UK SEPTEMBER 2016
![ELLE UK SEPTEMBER 2016](https://instagram.fash1-1.fna.fbcdn.net/t51.2885-15/sh0.08/e35/p750x750/13745009_957872637665236_352660948_n.jpg?w=720&quality=80&strip=all)
Amandla Stenberg.
17. ELLE JULY 2016
![ELLE JULY 2016](https://instagram.fash1-1.fna.fbcdn.net/t51.2885-15/s320x320/e35/13381020_1743417719261897_1528134169_n.jpg?w=720&quality=80&strip=all)
Leslie Jones.
18. PAPER MAGAZINE SEPT 2016
![PAPER MAGAZINE SEPT 2016](https://instagram.fash1-1.fna.fbcdn.net/t51.2885-15/sh0.08/e35/p750x750/14099548_1133340700076121_533816944_n.jpg?w=720&quality=80&strip=all)
Naomi Campbell.
19. ELLE KAZAKHSTAN MAY 2016
![ELLE KAZAKHSTAN MAY 2016](https://instagram.fash1-1.fna.fbcdn.net/t51.2885-15/e35/13130037_236068133450156_1070660418_n.jpg?w=720&quality=80&strip=all)
Beyonce.
20. ENTERTAINMENT WEEKLY SEP 2016
![ENTERTAINMENT WEEKLY SEP 2016](https://instagram.fash1-1.fna.fbcdn.net/t51.2885-15/e35/14334255_1168866226511679_204503032_n.jpg?w=720&quality=80&strip=all)
Taraji P. Henson.
21. GARAGE MAGAZINE FALL/WINTER 2016
![GARAGE MAGAZINE FALL/WINTER 2016](https://instagram.fash1-1.fna.fbcdn.net/t51.2885-15/e35/14287942_727527587385268_1833417623_n.jpg?w=720&quality=80&strip=all)
Willow Smith.
22. IN STYLE APRIL 2016
![IN STYLE APRIL 2016](https://instagram.fash1-1.fna.fbcdn.net/t51.2885-15/sh0.08/e35/p750x750/11251139_562927393874851_2034901187_n.jpg?w=720&quality=80&strip=all)
Lupita Nyong’o.
23. VARIETY AUG 2016
![VARIETY AUG 2016](https://instagram.fash1-1.fna.fbcdn.net/t51.2885-15/sh0.08/e35/p750x750/13651741_1209235979121452_994599957_n.jpg?w=720&quality=80&strip=all)
Michelle Obama.
24. ADWEEK APRIL 2016
![ADWEEK APRIL 2016](https://instagram.fash1-1.fna.fbcdn.net/t51.2885-15/e35/12959963_536002933253141_967628470_n.jpg?w=720&quality=80&strip=all)
Kerry Washington.
25. VARIETY APRIL 2016
![VARIETY APRIL 2016](https://instagram.fash1-1.fna.fbcdn.net/t51.2885-15/e35/12976164_478148369045394_1402459695_n.jpg?w=720&quality=80&strip=all)
Lupita Nyong’o.