Diana Ross’ Style Evolution: Her Five Best Album Covers

Who says R&B Motown legends can't crop up on style lists every now and again? As such, Supremes singer Diana Ross is still considered (at least by the folks over at Stylelist.com) a "hair icon." Without a doubt, Diana is known as much for that effervescent cloud of hair she's had trailing her for as long as we can remember. The incredible timeline offered by Style List covers more than a dozen of her "voluminous looks." But you'd probably get a better idea of how much Lady D's style has evolved, by checking out some of her album covers.

Diana Ross (1970)

Skinny little arms, bare feet, coy eyes as she sits on the floor with a hunched frame. There is no way you can't acknowledge Diana Ross' first album cover as pure art. The sepia-toned album cover features an awkward and girly Ross--completely opposite of the glamorous diva to which the world is accustomed. Without the big hair, she literally oozes humility.

Baby It's Me (1977)

This has got to be one of the sexiest covers, the pure epitome of human femininity. Squint, and you might be able to tell that this is Diana Ross on the cover. But even if it were not, it wouldn't matter. Adorned in a slinky, Champale-colored number, clutching some large furry (PETA-unfriendly) thing in her right hand---the singer eschews massive curls for a sleek look. The background is stark, dark, and reeks of 70s glamour.

The Boss (1979)

The "Mahogany" actress revved up the sex appeal in 1979. Little army-green shirt, open and tied down to there-one exposed thigh propped up, thick brown mane blowing in the sunlight against lush foliage. Diana Ross really was The Boss on this album cover.

Diana (1980)

She looks like she just threw on a white shirt after a summertime shower. Or perhaps the camera caught her as she was getting up from the shampoo chair at the salon. In any case, this moment captured in time featured Ms. Ross with some serious wet head. And it looks great. With those cheekbones on display front and center, she channels the kind of allure that comes easily to only a chosen few.

Take Me Higher (1995)

Diana had a lot of different looks over the years, fusing her personal shtick with the trend of the decade. Spiked hair, kinky waves, and huge hairpieces have all been par for the course. But in 1995, we saw another glimpse of that raw honesty from her 1^st cover.

Leaning over the railing on the porch of a clapboard house, she gazes off. The film is grainy. The house looks old. But standing there barefoot in her gauzy white slipdress, cloud of hair hugging those famous cheekbones, she is a true photographer's muse. Maybe it is this Diana, buried beneath the gossip and glitz of Hollywood fame, that fans have cherished all along.

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