Aug 12, 2022

Halle Bailey Graces Cover of Variety's The Young Hollywood Issue

Introducing The Cover Star of Variety's The Young Hollywood Issue, Halle Bailey

Bailey has been in the public eye for more than a decade, after the world discovered her and her older sister’s covers of popular songs, which they began posting on YouTube when they were teenagers. After their take on Beyoncé’s “Pretty Hurts” went viral, the superstar took the girls under her wing, signing them to a deal under her Parkwood Entertainment label.

"I want the little girl in me and the little girls just like me who are watching to know that they’re special, and that they should be a princess in every single way. There’s no reason that they shouldn’t be. That reassurance was something that I needed."

— Halle Bailey

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Writer: Angelique Jackson

Angelique Jackson is a red carpet reporter for Variety, covering film events as Events and Lifestyle Producer in Los Angeles. Prior to joining Variety, she worked as a reporter and producer for Entertainment Tonight, winning two Daytime Emmy Awards for her work. She is a graduate of the University of Georgia, where she discovered her love for journalism and the Bulldogs.

Photographer: Greg Swales
Greg Swales is a fashion photographer based in New York. His artistic work began from an early age through drawing, painting and directing short films with his brother and friends. After graduating with BFA in Photography, he moved Havana Cuba to take art workshops and began working on several photo essays which were exhibited in Cuba and North America. Always inspired by the extremes of beauty, Greg soon began a career in Fashion Photography. Greg has spent nearly the last decade photographing in some of the most exotic locations in the world for top international publications.