Yes, Rihanna has light skin and green eyes, but is it necessary to put her in blonde wigs for photoshoots? Armani has whitewashed her, and Vogue, who has put Rihanna on two covers within the past year, is doing the same. Her photos are stunning, although her wig looks ridiculous, but Rihanna's fans know she's black and they like her various looks: With red hair, dark hair, or blonde hair, it doesn't matter. This isn't necessary.

Anyway, Rihanna says that she's not as sexual as she portrays herself to be in her music videos.

"That’s not me. That’s a part I play. You know, like it’s a piece of art … I just want to make music. See, people – especially white people – they want me to be a role model just because of the life I lead... But no, I just want to make music. That’s it." - Are we supposed to buy that?

On her hair color: I don’t ever want to be a theme because then it belongs to someone, and that’s not right. I want to cultivate something that’s part of my personal swagger – whatever my mojo tells me, that’s what I’m going to do…

On using the C-word: It’s funny. The word is so offensive to everyone in the world except for Bajans. You know African Americans use the n-word to their brothers? Well that’s the way we use the c-word. When I first came here, I was saying it like it was nothing, like, ‘Hey, ****,’ until my make-up artist finally had to tell me to stop. I just never knew.

On her maturity and attitude in her childhood: I saw too much. I was way too mature for my age.