For some reason we know that Zoe is the first black woman – meaning she is Dominican – to cover the magazine since the B after the jump in 2003.  Ironically, in the issue here’s what Zoe who is the toast of the town after Avatar had to say about racism in Hollywood:

“When they say ‘We want to go white,’ they have a very smooth way of saying it, and the recent one is the word traditional. [I've heard] ‘Oh, you know, you’re just not what we were looking for, your skin is a little darker.’ Compared to what?! My skin is just my skin. It’s dark if you compare it to someone who’s lighter.”

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