Angelina Jolie is taking a stand.
The 42-year-old star looked absolutely stunning in white as she is featured on the cover of the 150th anniversary issue of Harper’s Bazaar.
She did not just pose for idyllic snaps at a nature reserve in Namibia’s Namib desert but she also penned a powerful essay.
With the piece she touched on several subjects including what the country means to her, the impact of humans on the environment, the link between that environment and women’s rights, and ultimately what her life experiences have taught her.
On the actual front of the publication, Jolie looks breathtakingly beautiful in a white backless gown as she stands with three cheetahs.
The Oscar-winning actress poises with her back to the camera as she lifts her skirt to reveal a pair of strappy brown leather gladiator sandals.
Her signature brunette tresses were elegantly disheveled as she gives a sultry look to the camera with natural, complimentary make-up on her face.
The background of the cover featured a majestic and picturesque desert scene along with the spotted large felines.
The other snaps for the publication are much simpler as she keeps up with the white theme while posing in the barren landscape of Namibia.
In the powerful essay she opened up about what the desert means to her as she wrote: ‘For me, Namibia represents not only ties of family and friendship but also the effort to the balance between humans and the environment so crucial to our future’
In it she also explains that the reserve where the photoshoot took place – which is ran by the N/a’an ku sê Foundation – works with Namibia’s San people.
She even quotes the members of the Khoisan-speaking indigenous hunter-gatherer people while reflecting on her life as a whole.
Angelina wrote: ‘If my life experience has taught me anything, it is that what you stand for, and what you choose to stand against, is what defines you.
‘As the San people say, “You are never lost if you can see your path to the horizon.”‘
As she is very passionate about the environment, the A-list star wrote about our individual and collective impacts on it as she explains that we could all be making much more conscious decisions when it comes to clothing and consumption choices.
Angelina said: ‘Fashion was once a major factor in encouraging the demands for clothes, jewelry or objects made from wildlife parts. But magazines can now send a different message: that wild animals belong in the wild, and ivory is not beautiful unless on the tusk of a living animal.
‘Each of us has the power to make an impact through our everyday choices. For instance, we can commit to never buying illegal wildlife products such as ivory and rhino horn. We can end the demand for wild animals as pets.’
As women’s rights are currently a hot-button issue, the star suggests that the environment actually goes hand-in-hand with the treatment of females.
She said: ‘Women make up most of the world’s poor…when the environment is damaged—for example when fishing stocks are destroyed, wildlife is killed by poachers, or tropical forests are bulldozed—it deepens their poverty. Women’s education and health are the first things to suffer.’
Meanwhile Jolie is one of the many accusers of Harvey Weinstein, the powerful movie executive accused of sexual harassment, assault and rape.
She told the New York Times in an email: ‘I had a bad experience with Harvey Weinstein in my youth, and as a result, chose never to work with him again and warn others when they did. This behavior towards women in any field, any country is unacceptable.’
Harper’s Bazaar’s 150th anniversary collector’s edition issue featuring Angelina on the cover is set to hit newsstands on October 24.
Source: dailymail.co.uk
