When Venus Williams first emerged on the tennis scene, a lanky teen who would distract her opponents with the sound of a million white beads poppin and lockin with each nasty forehand, who would have ever thought that this lil black girl from Compton would one day make the uber-exclusive Vogue Top 10 Best Dressed List? Not I, peanut, not I. I'm in a word...flabbergasted. Venus joins Kate Bosworth, Kathryn Neale, Astrid Munoz, Georgina Chapman, Kelly Wearstler, Amy Greenspon, Caroline Sieber, Huma Abedin and Agyness Deyn on the elite list.
Admittedly, Venus has upped her ante this year, looking gorgeous in a recent photoshoot for ESPN Magazine that earned her and lil sis, Serena, my coveted "Fab Look of the Day" award. But just when I was ready to become a total Venus convert, she shows up to a press conference in Spain looking like this:
A gloss application has never hurt anyone, Venus. But I suppose since the launch of her sportswear line, EleVen By Venus Williams, and her graduation from The Art Institute of Fort Lauderdale with an associate’s degree in Fashion Design, she has become a...kind of like a...somewhat of a...fashionista? Oh who am I kidding I don't believe this mess for a minute. Excuse me while I fill out my application for distance learning at The Art Institute. I'm trying to make Vogue in 2008!
