Serena Williams in Vibe Magazine
February 8, 2010 in Serena Williams by Versus
At request, here’s tennis player Serena Williams (28) in a photo-shoot for Vibe Magazine, where she’s wearing everything from leotards that reveal her strong legs to feminine dresses.
How do you guys like it?
Click here if you want to see Serena in a bikini!
Lots more after the jump!
The “first”...
She looks fantastic
this girl is flyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyy!
before the comments i am expecting of ‘she is fat’ etc.
I just want to point out one thing.. she is of west african descent(most carribeans and african americans are because that is the place in africa where the slaves were brought from).
sorry accidently press send but i wasn’t finish-
As someone who is part east-african I can tell you that west africans are generally bigger and taller than other africans. noticeably so (particulary compared to my grandmother’s tribe who are noted for being petite- short and very skinny).
serena has the build of a typical west african women.
I think she looks good- she makes the most of her build.
moreover she is a professional athlete and i bet you she takes better care of her health than many hollywood starlets.
I think Serena looks awesome, and she’s an athlete so yes, muscles and endurance are more important to her than being skinny or whatever, but that’s not why i replied to you. I’m just curious as to your comment about west africans being taller than east africans.. I’ve been under the impression that ppl in Kenia, Ethiopia and Somalia for example are usually rather tall, and then in Gambia and Senegal the average height is usually a bit shorter. And that applies to at least the ppl i know come from said countries. But maybe i’m wrong, i’ve never been to any african cournty so i don’t know how the demographic really looks like.
there are people descended from different tribes.
People from the horn of africa (somalia etc.) are usually tall and thin.
I’d rather not specify where my family is exactly from because I prefer to keep anon on the internet(I already feel i’ve said too much) but they are from southern east africa.
different tribes/countries tend to have different characteristics.
oh and anyway height aside for a moment.
West africans tend to have larger frames- I don’t know whether that is due to a different diet or genetics but its something i have observed.
agreed about west africans having larger frames, im born in canada but parents from the west of africa, every woman in my family, including me has large frames trust me it’s genetics cause no matter how much weight we could lose, it’s still going to be visible that we’re big boned as my dad always says
wtf?!?! most ignorant comment ever (or one of them!). gosh, i hate it when people stereotype! west-africans, east-africans, Caucasian, asian, whatever it doesn’t matter what type of body type is “considered” the norm it all comes down to your genes!! i would know i’m east-african and i’m not too tall 5″7 and not only that most of my family, guys included aren’t tall. so yeah pls don’t stereotype.
I agree! I am a mix of southern and east africa (my Father is from East and Mother form Southern) so i’m not typicially east african looking, except my height but my shape is more southern. But it is true, West africans are generally bigger than others. But I do love Serena’s shape!
however, I love mine too!
Before the comments you should mention the most important thing:
She’s a freaking ATHLETE. She has muscle. A lot of it. She is not fat in any concievable way.
Maybe you shouldn’t be so presumptuous. I skimmed through all the comments and didn’t see one person call her fat. She’s obviously pure muscle, I don’t think anyone is that blind.
I’m not presumptious, why don’t you read some of the other posts who featured her. There were dozens of comments about how big, and fat she is.
Yah agree with Suzu,
someone will nail Ms Williams about her thighs or something like that…
Someone just called her a man a few posts down.. a little harsher than fat I think, though they’d never have the guts to say it to her face
Girl knows how to model! I love the first picture, her legs look so long!
She looks great. I love her body cause it’s similar to mine so I’m bias, lol. I love the look of strong thighs. She works hard for her body and although she may not be slim I’m pretty sure she’s healthy and well toned.
I love her body. We have the same structure (which is why I have to be careful when I do my upper body workouts).
She looks great!
She looks like a MAN
I don’t know any men who look like that?
I wouldn’t say she looks like a man but that she is rather masculine. She still looks amazing but she”s one of those women I would describe as handsome vs. beautiful ( I mean that in a good way!).
I wouldn’t go as far to say she looked like a man but that she is rather masculine. She looks absolutley amazing but she’s one of the very few women I would describe as handsome vs. beautiful simply because of how powerful her body and face are (I mean that in a good way!)
So when someone says a woman is handsome they mean she’s masculine? Interesting.
No thats just my opinion.
Sorry to type that twice, it would’nt show up that I wrote anything.
you obviously are r*tar*e*
she looks amazing!! a beautiful woman, and she has a great, strong body
ok, so a lot of people were complaining about that there do not exist any models in between size 0 and 16… okay guys! here you go, a normal-shaped woman, wouldn’t it be rude to call her fat? even though i prefer to be skinny, i soooo wish i was as athletic as serena is!!! and actually in my opinion she looks gorgeous in these pictures!
no, no, no, NO !
yes, yes, yes, yes YES!
LOL LOL LOL
I’m sorry to say this, but there isn’t anything particularly pretty about her figure. She is thick and heavy everywhere, has a very manly musculature and HUGE thighs with small, short ankles – which doesn’t look well at all.
I have to wonder how she will look once she stops exercising so much, because now she must follow a very strict diet and a frequently engage in strenuous physical activity and yet, she has a significant layer of fat covering her muscles; especially around her thighs. Once she stops exercising, she is going to gain weight extremely fast.
you’re right
… I prefer women with delicate build
I don’t want to imagine how she looks without make up.
Uh-oh, it’s a female athlete who has the gall to look like an athlete, let’s all comment on how HUGE her thighs are and how she’ll definitely get fat when she retires so we don’t have to address the enormity of her achievements and the paucity of our own.
@wtf
Can I get an Amen….
yeah, she looks trim and firm – her body is slammin’ (Grand slammin’) and if she ever stopped playing tennis, she would probably look a lot sleeker like she did early on in her career, not lumpy as you suggest.
fat? wheres the fat? i see pure muscle
Do you even follow tennis??? Judging by your comments, you don’t. Her style of play is very taxing on the body and she has had several injuries to come back from. It’s amazing that she’s had so many injuries and continues to win Grand Slam championships.
OMG once again dis wedsite has shown how IGNORANT and DUMB ppl can be . there isnt anything wrong with her legs or thighs and what are you talking about her ankles for o you think there too small in comparison with her legs and thighs DUH!!!!!!! there supposed 2 be eveybobys ankles are small and short compared 2 their thighs and legs.Its so SAD and PITIFUL how ppl just try and find things to pick at
This body just won the freakin australian open; you go do that and call her fat afterwards. Stupid blind brainless hypocrites.
Cheers for people knowing what they’re talking about and appreciating this woman. She IS a role model!
amen to that. serena looks good.
She’s doing the best with what she’s got (large frame/bone structure/athletic build).
And those eyebrows look great!
I agree! I have seen women body builders who look way more revolting than Serena, and I am not saying her body is revolting AT ALL. But her muscly body would be considered small next to them. Many people would of course not find her body appealing, but she is an athlete and she is doing the best she can with what she was given.
I have never really seen her as having an ‘appealing’ body type until now. Then again, I don’t follow tennis, and I only see Serena when I catch her on ESPN news or something. But DAYUM, she looks amazing. All of these people calling her fat are close-minded and ignorant. This woman is muscular, athletic, and HEALTHY. I think she looks fantastic.
Someone made a comment about her thighs being too big. Honey, that’s genetics. I run/weight train everyday with goals to get lean thighs, and it’s just not going to happen. Sure, they get leaner than where I started, but my legs will never be lean. My mom is built the exact same way. I am so sorry to disappoint you
If you have ever seen her in real life, WHOA. The definition in her body is insane- anyone who thinks her thighs are too big or whatever is pathetic and needs a reality check ASAP. Serena is all muscle, and not to mention has actually achieved some pretty remarkable things in non-beauty related fields (yeah, they actually exist. OMGZ.)
beatiful strong woman.
What an amazing athletic body she has, and she looks great as a model too!
Some of the comments above make me want to scream…
Wow. She’s a gorgeous lady! She looks very strong, but manages to still look like a woman..unlike some other celebrities…*cough P!nk cough*
XD
Did you see pink at the grammy’s? She was amazing. I don’t get the bad blood behind pink sometimes. When she came out in 2000, guys were all over her. Even my don at Uni had her poster..
I don’t like her body. too manly.
I don’t like her body. too manly. She’s like… Ashley Greene in stereoids…
hey, dont be so mean. she looks amazingly sexy, especially for a tennisist!
I’m loving the last close up photo of her face, where she’s not looking at the camera. Anyone else think “lioness” when looking at her face? I think she looks amazing, and has managed to stay feminine with all that muscle, good on her.
me too! she looks gorgeous. She does a good job working with what she has, and that body has taken some discipline!
Both the third shot and the last are my favorites. She looks amazing.
Aside from being insanely talented and accomplished, she is absolutely beautiful, and I think she looks great in these clothes too.
Her body is her tool, and for anyone to say she should lose weight has to have their priorities dreadfully out of whack. Proves the point this isnt about health, its about aesthetics and in the worst way. Here is a woman who’s body has to be in absolute top condition. She cannot, CANNOT go on a piddly diet or her game will suffer. I’d say its mysodgenistic to suggest that a woman should be thin above all else. Take away our ability to achieve and make us focus on one thing only: thinness. Castrate women with paranoia and useless concerns.
We use our bodies. We look after our bodies. We will be the shape we are genetically meant to be, when we do those things and for goodness sake- the majority of women will not be fashionably thin!
‘Proves the point this isnt about health, its about aesthetics and in the worst way.”
You are so right! It’s so frustrating to read some of the comments.
I dare any of these “healthy” girls to try to play a game of tennis, or go for a jog or go to the gym with Serena and see who has a stronger heart, lungs, mind and body. Please!
i want to say is: serena looks great. i don’t think she’s the most beautiful woman in the world but she is a pretty girl and for people to say she’s fat or has a manly body needs to shut up. i don’t know many men that have boobs and a big butt like serena. plus she’s an athlete for christ’s sake. of course she’s going to be muscular because she’s work out a lot to maintain her figure and stay in shape to play games. i say cheers for serena and about time we see someone who has talent instead of bragging about their body all the time and taking crazy pictures.
Hey VERSUS, there were some pictures of Serena from one of her games where she wore flesh coloured shorts, and you could clearly see she had cellulite all over her thighs.
It would be nice if you posted them to show once and for all, NO, people who have cellulite are NOT slobs. If a world class athlete has it, then it’s not something you can control.
Actually the flesh-coloured undies/shorts were worn by Venus, not Serena during the Australian Open. I believe it was in a quarter final round.
she is damn beautiful and had a well shaped body
you wouldnt want to spill her pint