Jill Scott on the October 2012 cover of Essence. (Photo used by permission of Essence Magazine)
Jill Scott attends the BET Honors 2012 at the Warner Theatre on January 14, 2012 in Washington, DC. (Photo by Kris Connor/Getty Images)
Jill Scott speaks during the BET Honors 2012 at the Warner Theatre on January 14, 2012 in Washington, DC. (Photo by Kris Connor/Getty Images)
Gabrielle Union, Stephen Hill, Debra Lee and Jill Scott attend the BET Honors 2012 at the Warner Theatre on January 14, 2012 in Washington, DC. (Photo by Kris Connor/Getty Images)
Singer Jill Scott arrives at the 43rd NAACP Image Awards held at The Shrine Auditorium on February 17, 2012 in Los Angeles, California. (Photo by Mark Davis/Getty Images for NAACP Image Awards)
Recording artist Jill Scott arrives at the 43rd NAACP Image Awards held at The Shrine Auditorium on February 17, 2012 in Los Angeles, California. (Photo by Frederick M. Brown/Getty Images for NAACP Image Awards)
Recording artist Jill Scott arrives at the 43rd NAACP Image Awards held at The Shrine Auditorium on February 17, 2012 in Los Angeles, California. (Photo by Alberto E. Rodriguez/Getty Images for NAACP Image Awards)
From MadameNoire.com:
“Black is beautiful” is right when it comes to Jill Scott’s image on the cover of the October issue of Essence. The Philly native of many talents sat down with the mag to talk about her new tv movie, her new hairstyle (love it!), and her new philosophy on men, but most importantly how everything she does is just about being herself:
Jill Scott on the October 2012 cover of Essence. (Photo used by permission of Essence Magazine)
This is the simplest form of myself,” she told writer Lola Ogunnaike in the interview. “”I look in the mirror and it’s like, ‘Hey, there you go. What’s up, girl?’ For me, hair is an accoutrement. Hair is jewelry. It’s an accessory. Tomorrow I may want a wig down to my butt and I’m gonna rock it, and the next day I may want a big Afro and I’m gonna rock that too.
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