After doing a double-take, we can indeed confirm that this is Rita Ora on the cover of Teen Vogue magazine. She’s rocking the wet hair look, but without her signature red pout, we almost couldn’t tell. Although we doubt that Rita woke up looking exactly like this, we’re sure it’s not too much of a stretch from her natural state.
The blonde bombshell is serving up double the beauty with not one, but two covers for the glossy’s November issue. For the first one, she stands out in a Michael Kors camouflage sweater and looks coyly into the camera, and for the second, Rita’s decked out in DKNY.
Inside, the British babe opens up about how her quest for global domination is going—and, if you couldn’t already tell, it’s going very well. Keep on reading to see shots from her super sporty spread and excerpts from her interview.
On being a fashion force to be reckoned with:
“Long story short, I’m happy that the fashion world has accepted me. But music is my main focus,” Rita says. “There’s no dress, no shoes, no handbag, and definitely no guy that will ever match the feeling I get when I go onto that stage. Honestly. That’s my high.”
On taking in her success so far:
“I think I sat down and cried for a minute. All I’ve ever wanted in my life is for my family to be OK and for people to sing my lyrics. I can’t believe I did it—and I’ve still got so much to do.”
The advice that her mother gave her:
“My mum always told me that if you smile, it will make you feel better, and she’s right. She is the most glamorous, gracious woman I’ve ever met. She’s beat breast cancer, had three kids, she’s a psychiatrist, she’s been through it all. So when I’m going through stuff, it’s like, Who do I think I am? I gotta get it together.”
How she’s more than a pretty face and brand ambassador:
“When people come to my shows, they’re like, ‘I can’t believe you can actually freaking sing!…I don’t blame them. I haven’t released an album in the States. All the hype is from what’s online. But I’m a musician before any of that. I’ve always been a musician.”
The hardest part of fame:
“Without complaining, without being moany, because this is what I have wanted to do all my life, I think it’s that people may forget I’m just a 23-year-old girl who wants to be in love. And even though I live and breathe my job, I still want someone to want me. That’s how every girl feels….It’s like, Will I ever love someone as much as I loved that person?” And then she answers her own question: “You will. You won’t forget how you felt, but you will love someone else again.”
Read the rest of Rita’s interview in its entirety once it’s on a newsstand near you on October 28.
PHOTO CREDIT & SOURCE: Teen Vogue
