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Halle Berry has made history again as only the 2nd African American woman to grace the most coveted fashion magazine cover in the world, the September issue of U.S. Vogue. However, what is most special for me is that Halle is representing the confidence and beauty of being fabulous after forty at the same time. I always thought that forty was old until a very dear friend of mine, who had just turned forty, told me quite simply one day, “when you reach 40, the bullshit meter goes way up, you don’t worry about the frivolous stuff anymore and you start to truly own who you are.”

So, if you are blessed to know and accept who you are at forty, then the next 30+ years are about LIVING and enjoying your LIFE and not racking up cool points with the right social networks.

And for those of us who have grown up along side Halle and remember the very first time we saw her and that famous haircut on the TV show Living Dolls (Remember that opening scene with her sitting on the sofa? We all gasped collectively at her short hair, right?), Halle has represented the true essence of who we are in the media–imperfections, substance and all. And the fact that she is considered one of the world’s most beautiful women just makes us more proud to call her one of our own.

Photos: Mario Testino for Vogue

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