1. Angela Bassett, a month shy of 50, actress, wife of Courtney Vance, mother of Bronwyn and Slater
2. Halle Berry, a few weeks shy of 42, actress, model, mother of Nahla, parter of model Gabriel Aubry
3. Stacey Dash, 42, actress, mother of Austin and Lola
4. Salli Richardson, 40, actress, wife of Dondre Whitfield, mother of Parker
5. Vanessa L. Williams, 45, actress, mother of Melanie, Jillian, Devin and Sasha
6. Toni Braxton, 40, musician, wife of Keri Lewis, mother of Denham and Diezel
7. Elise Neal, 42, actress
8. Janet Jackson, 42, musician, actress, partner of producer Jermaine Dupri
9. Michelle Obama, 44, aspiring First Lady, wife of presidential candidate Barack Obama, mother of Malia and Sasha
10. LisaRaye McCoy-Misick, 40, actress, First Lady, wife of Turks & Caicos Premier Michael Misick, mother of Kai
11. Tracey Edmonds, 41, President and CEO of Edmonds Entertainment Group, mother of Brandon and Dylan
12. Vanessa A. Williams, 45, actress, wife of actor Andre Wiseman, mother of Omar
13. Chanté Moore, 41, musician, wife of musician Kenny Lattimore, mother of Sophia and Kenny
14. Garcelle Beauvais-Nilon, 41, actress, wife of Mike Nilon, mother of Oliver, Jax and Jaid
15. Jennifer Beals, 44, actress, wife of Ken Dixon, mother
16. Sade Adu, 49, musician, mother of Ila
17. Natalie Cole, 58, musician, mother of Robert
18. Holly Robinson Peete, 43, actress, wife of Rodney Peete, mother of Ryan, Rodney, Robinson and Roman
19. Iman Abdulmajid, a few days shy of 53, model-magnate, wife of David Bowie, mother of Zulekha and Alexandria
20. Victoria Rowell, 49, actress, mother of Maya and Jasper
Almost every woman on there is wearing a beautiful smile. That is of course, except #9. Once again, angry. She might be beautiful on the outside. Not so sure about the inside.
Otherwise a much agreeable list. Very beautiful, strong women.
Black dont crack for real… some of these women I had no idea had hit the 40 mark… just beautiful!
This post really inspired me. =]