Rihanna on Allure January 2008

I love Allure, I've been a faithful reader since '93- have gone through the supermodel on the cover phase and now the actress and singer covers.
My relationship with Linda Wells is bittersweet. Why? because the last Black woman on the cover was Eve in 2005. Instyle has a woman of color on their covers more often than Allure, same with Cosmo and Self.
Finally, we can start the 2008 with Rihanna. I'm happy but also question, why hasn't Halle been on the cover of Allure yet? and Are women of color like the trends featured in the mag- an every 2-3 year phase?

I still ponder.