Jennifer Lopez can be seen on the cover of "Elle" magazine while Beyonce Knowles has a cover gig for the UK's "Marie Claire" magazine. The music divas both look fashion forward on the October 2008 magazine covers. Jennifer talked and pose with her favorite designers like Donatella Versace, Georgina Chapman, and Michael Kors. Beyonce talked about her upcoming movie projects, her music, 'Sasha' and Barack Obama.



Snippets from J.Lo's Elle interview:

On Dolce and Gabbana: “My babies! I love them, I love them, I love them.”

On Donatella Versace: “We’ve always had a very sweet relationship. I really got to know her more after her brother had died.”

On Georgina Chapman: “She could be a model—but meanwhile she’s down there pinning and sewing all these things all over you!”

On shooting in Washington Heights with Oscar de la Renta: “We were in the hoody! All kinds of locals hanging around, eating out of paper bags, thinking, what’s going on here? It was crazy.”

On being pregnant and commissioning a book of photos of herself for Marc two weeks before giving birth: “I was like, How am I going to rock this moment of my life?… I felt very womanly. Marc was in a dream. He loved it.” [ONLINEJLOFAN/ELLE]

Snippets from Beyonce's Marie Claire UK interview:

On being a role model: "I think I’m opening doors for more black women, just like Halle Berry and Diana Ross opened doors for me."

On Barack Obama: "I’m really proud, I think we’re making a bit of progress, it’s an exciting time. We all feel part of our country now."

On playing Etta James in "Cadallic Records": "I’ve been saying for a long time that I wanted to do something dark. People are going to be very shocked. It’s the complete opposite of me. It was very emotionally draining. I was exhausted."

On why she uses her alter ego, Sasha: "I’ve created an alter ego [she refers to her on-stage persona as ‘Sasha’]: things I do when performing I would never do normally. I reveal things about myself that I wouldn’t do in an interview. I have out-of-body experiences [on stage]. If I cut my leg, if I fall, I don’t even feel it. I’m so fearless, I’m not aware of my face or my body." [CONCRETE LOOP/BEYONCEWORLD/MARIE CLAIRE]

Photo credits: JUSTJARED.COM/Carter Smith for ELLE/ Abrahams for Marie Claire

Labels: Beyonce Knowles, J.Lo, Newsstand Snapshots