Taylor Swift Tops Maxim’s 2015 ‘Hot 100’ List, Explains The Importance Of Feminism
It’s Taylor Swift’s world and we’re just living in it. The singer has topped Maxim’s 2015 “Hot 100” list for the first time. Taylor Swift also lands the cover of the men’s magazine with a different look.
Swift, 25, graces the cover with an androgynous look. Swifties may notice the photo from Swift’s Wonderland photo shoot. The singer appears childlike and innocent on the cover. Some would say that Swift’s photo is an odd choice for the cover.
It’s probably because Maxim is revamped. Kate Lanphear was announced as the magazine’s new editor-in-chief last year. Maxim is replacing its cleavage and bikini-filled photos for more mature and conservative editorial shoots. For this year’s “Hot 100” list, the magazine selected women based on their relevance and accomplishments. That’s what makes a woman “Hot,” according Maxim. It’s a no brainer why Taylor Swift would make the list. In an interview with WWD, Lanphear explains why she chose Swift.
“I was really determined with the issue to try and redefine what hot means for the brand. For me, the barometer of hot isn’t just beauty; it’s relevance. Our audience likes to look at beautiful things and, among them, beautiful women, but they are interested in so much more than that. … (Taylor) was my dream cover, and she was chosen based on her accomplishments and upcoming projects. Taylor is hot in every sense of the word.”
Taylor Swift doesn’t mind being this new version of “Hot.” The magazine adds that the singer isn’t “deeply unconcerned with whether or not you consider her attractive, which of course only makes her more so.”
“It’s really nice and such an incredible compliment. This year has been my favorite year of my life so far. I got to make an album exactly the way I wanted to make it. I got to put it out exactly the way that I dreamed of putting it out. Every one of these kinds of whims and ideas came to fruition. The videos—I’m proud of those, I’m proud of the tour, I’m proud of the way this has all happened. In the midst of all that, this is really nice. It really feels like a wonderful celebration of my favorite year.”
In the brief interview, the “Bad Blood” singer also explains why she had a recent change of heart for feminism. In her response, Swift explains the double standards that women – including herself – go through in the music industry.
“A man writing about his feelings from a vulnerable place is brave; a woman writing about her feelings from a vulnerable place is oversharing or whining. Misogyny is ingrained in people from the time they are born. So to me, feminism is probably the most important movement that you could embrace, because it’s just basically another word for equality.”
Taylor Swift has had a pretty good weekend. As previously reported via the Inquisitr, she won eight out of 14 nominations at the 2015 Billboard Music Awards. Swift also premiered her “Bad Blood” music video at the awards show, which is unheard of for an artist. Not to mention, she brought Calvin Harris along as her date even though they avoided the red carpet.
Taylor Swift follows in the footsteps of other famous faces and beautiful women, including arch-rival Katy Perry.
- Candice Swanepoel (2014)
- Miley Cyrus (2013)
- Bar Refaeli (2012)
- Rosie Huntington-Whiteley (2011)
- Katy Perry (2010)
- Olivia Wilde (2009)
- Marisa Miller (2008)
- Lindsay Lohan (2007)
- Eva Longoria (2006 and 2005)
- Jessica Simpson (2004)
- Christina Aguilera (2003)
- Jennifer Garner (2002)
- Jessica Alba (2001)
- Estella Warren (2000)
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