When you think feminism, whose the first person that comes to mind? While I was surprised to find out, Elle UK has featured Alicia Keys on the cover of their December ‘feminism’ issue, and she’s looking amazing:
She sat down to talk with the Elle staff on things from feminism, to her marriage (with Swizz Beatz) and more! She said (on feminism), ” ‘Let’s look the definition up because I have in my mind what I feel it means.” Reading on her phone, she continues: ” ‘The advocacy of women’s rights on the ground of political, social and economic equality’ – so yes. Yes, I am a feminist, and whoever isn’t is crazy…It’s about owning your power, embracing your womanhood.'” 
Keys has been in the spotlight for a while now, notably on her ‘No-makeup’ movement that has sought to inspire women to go make-up free and love their skin. She mentioned, “‘It took me forever to get this skin. I mean, I know how it feels to have a face full of bumps and pimples. I lived through that in the public eye. But when I first got pregnant [six years ago with her son, Egypt] I started to eliminate dairy from my diet and drank a lot more water, which made a huge difference to my skin. Some have called this a crusade. Well, I died laughing at that. I use to feel the pressure to appear as the music industry expected, but I don’t now.'”
Read more of the interview on Elle.com
