Lizzo, Dolly Parton & More Feature in People’s 2023 ‘Beautiful Issue’
People has unveiled its annual ‘Beautiful Issue’ with Lizzo, Olivia Rodrigo, Dolly Parton and more making the 2023 list.
While Melissa McCarthy is ‘The Beautiful Issue’s cover star ahead of her starring turn as Ursula in the live-action remake of The Little Mermaid, Lizzo and Parton are each part of the magazine’s “A Year of Beautiful” feature, along with the likes of P!nk, Rihanna, Jennifer Aniston, Riley Keough, Sheryl Lee Ralph, Elizabeth Banks, Margot Robbie, Michelle Yeoh, Florence Pugh, Ali Wong and more.
Rodrigo, meanwhile, kicks off the yearly ‘Beauty at Every Age’ list. The 20-year-old hitmaker is followed by fellow musicians Halle Bailey (23), Latto (24), Zara Larsson (25), Doja Cat (27), Meghan Trainor (29), JoJo (32), SZA (33), Jhené Aiko (35), Lindsay Lohan (36), Ashley Tisdale (37), Mel B (47), Alanis Morissette (48) and Tanya Tucker (64). Living legends like Pat Benatar, Bonnie Tyler, Charo, Bernadette Peters and Gladys Knight go on to populate the upper echelon of the list in their confident and gorgeous 70s.
In another section of the ‘Beautiful Issue’, Kelsea Ballerini speaks about her divorce from ex-husband Morgan Evans and how the “turmoil” of the split inspired her latest EP ‘Rolling Up the Welcome Mat.’ “When I sing Penthouse, it’s a guttural moment with every woman in the room relating to some heartbreak,” the country singer says. “It’s a really healing thing.”
Elsewhere, Taylor Swift poses with her cats Benjamin Button, Olivia Benson and Meredith Grey for the “Beauties and Their Beasts” segment, while Demi Lovato, Victoria Beckham, Selena Gomez, Mandy Moore, Jennifer Lopez and more all write letters to their younger selves in a feature called “Cuties to Beauties.”
Lizzo was also the big winner at the 32nd annual Detroit Music Awards recently, sweeping her categories with four wins. The homegrown singer’s disco-tinged hit About Damn Time took home outstanding national single and outstanding video, major budget, and her 2022 EP ‘You’re Special, Love Lizzo’ won for outstanding national EP or mixtape.