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22 / UNDENIABLE BY DAKOTA JOHNSON When I first started to teach Tate McRae how to dance, I thought to myself, “Gosh—this girl really has potential. If only she could be as flexible as me.” In sincerit

34 / REVELATORY PLAYWRIGHT BY LYNN NOTTAGE I live for those incomparable moments when you encounter the work of an artist who opens a door to reveal a fresh perspective on the world. This transformati

37 / ENDLESSLY CURIOUS BY ARIANA GRANDE I first met Jonathan Bailey at dance rehearsal for Wicked. I was nervous because I have always found him so brilliant—having bookmarked and memorized a few boot

A S ELLE CELEBRATES ITS 40TH BIRTHDAY, WE SPOTLIGHT 40 TRAILBLAZING ARTISTS, BRANDS, BUSINESSES AND ENTREPRENEURS REWRITING THE BEAUTY RULEBOOK AND FORGING A POSITIVE PATH FOR THE FUTURE

Three people who have declared themselves to be a “lost African tribe” have set up home in woodlands near Jedburgh in the Scottish Borders, proclaimed it to be the “kingdom of Kubala”, and changed the

33 / MENTAL-HEALTH MAVEN BY AILEEN LEE In a year marked by rising mental-health challenges and attacks on our health care system, April Koh stands out as a powerful force for good. She co-founded and