‘When did she become black?’: Ariana Grande is unrecognizable on the cover of ‘Vogue’
Ariana Grande is making people do a double-take of the cover of Vogue ‘s August 2019 issue, where the pop star looks unrecognizable.
The 26-year-old, known for her oversized clothing and long ponytail, is showcasing a more toned-down version of herself on the cover. Seen alongside her famous dog, Toulouse, and beneath a giant hat, Grande is surprising people with visible wisps of her naturally curly hair. But some have been more taken aback — and downright upset — about Grande’s tanned complexion.
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In her cover story, the singer talks about “having my funny character that I play,” with her often heavy makeup and bubbly clothing. But throughout the comments of Vogue’s Instagram post of the cover, people are criticizing this seemingly new look.
“Noooo, sorry this is not ok. Ari does not look like this at all,” noted one commenter, with others claiming, “All I see is plastic surgery,” and, “I didn’t recognize her!”
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NEW YORK – OCTOBER 30:Actress Ariana Grande from ’13’ A new musical’ visits Planet Hollywood Times Square on October 30, 2008 in New York City.(Photo by Joe Corrigan/Getty Images)(Photo by Joe Corrigan/Getty Images)
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However, a number of those weighing in went so far as to say that Grande’s complexion is misleading, and even controversial.
“When did she become black?” and “Why is she brown?” two commenters questioned. Another wrote, “Why tf does she look like a woman of color tho? Chill with the tanning Ari.”
Still, plenty of Grande’s fans, known as Arianators, came fiercely to her defense, with one writing, “It looks like her to me, it’s Summertime, she peeped a tan, and her hair isn’t in that ponytail, stop reaching people.” Another told critiques to “chill the hell out.”
“She seems so natural, I love this,” one wrote, while someone remarked, “God really is a woman.”
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NEW YORK – OCTOBER 30:Actress Ariana Grande from ’13’ A new musical’ visits Planet Hollywood Times Square on October 30, 2008 in New York City.(Photo by Joe Corrigan/Getty Images)(Photo by Joe Corrigan/Getty Images)
LOS ANGELES, CA – OCTOBER 30:Actress Ariana Grande arrives at the AFI FEST 2009 Opening Night Gala Screening of 20th Century Fox’s ‘Fantastic Mr. Fox’ at the The Grauman�s Chinese Theatre on October 30, 2009 in Los Angeles, California.(Photo by Frazer Harrison/Getty Images)
HOLLYWOOD – NOVEMBER 28:Actor Paul McGill and singer Ariana Grande speak at Hollywood & Highland Center and One Heartland’s ‘Holiday of Hope’tree lighting celebration on November 28, 2009 in Hollywood, California.(Photo by Alberto E. Rodriguez/Getty Images)
SANTA MONICA, CA – MARCH 14:Acrtess Ariana Grande (L) attends the Make-A-Wish Foundation’s Day of Fun hosted by Kevin & Steffiana James held at Santa Monica Pier on March 14, 2010 in Santa Monica, California.(Photo by Charley Gallay/Getty Images for Kevin & Steffiana James)
LOS ANGELES, CA – MARCH 27:Actress Ariana Grande arrives at Nickelodeon’s 23rd Annual Kid’s Choice Awards held at UCLA’s Pauley Pavilion on March 27, 2010 in Los Angeles, California.(Photo by Michael Buckner/Getty Images)
NEW YORK – APRIL 21:Actress Ariana Grande attends the 2010 Tribeca Film Festival opening night premiere of ‘Shrek Forever After’ at the Ziegfeld Theatre on April 21, 2010 in New York City.(Photo by Andrew H. Walker/Getty Images For Tribeca Film Festival)
LOS ANGELES, CA – JUNE 13:Ariana Grande participates at the Oopsy daisy Art Booth at Elisabeth Glaser Pediatric Aids Carnival at Wadsworth Theater on June 13, 2010 in Los Angeles, California.(Photo by Jordan Strauss/Getty Images for Oopsy daisy)
NEW YORK, NY – SEPTEMBER 13:Ariana Grande attends the Malan Breton Spring 2012 fashion show during Mercedes-Benz Fashion Week at The Studio at Lincoln Center on September 13, 2011 in New York City.(Photo by Cindy Ord/Getty Imagesfor Mercedes-Benz Fashion Week)
WASHINGTON, DC – SEPTEMBER 23:Ariana Grande from the cast of Nickelodeon’s ‘Victorious’ visit Duke Ellington School of the Arts on September 23, 2011 in Washington, DC.(Photo by Brendan Hoffman/Getty Images for Nickelodeon)
Ariana Grande attends Nickelodeon’s celebration of the 8th Annual Worldwide Day of Play at The W Hotel on September 23, 2011 in Washington, DC.
LOS ANGELES, CA – MARCH 26:Actress/singer Ariana Grande attends Twentieth Century Fox Home Entertainment’s ‘Alvin and the Chipmunks: Chipwrecked’ Blu-ray and DVD release party at El Rey Theatre on March 26, 2012 in Los Angeles, California.(Photo by Alberto E. Rodriguez/Getty Images)
LOS ANGELES, CA – DECEMBER 03:Actress/singer Ariana Grande attends KIIS FM’s 2012 Jingle Ball at Nokia Theatre L.A. Live on December 3, 2012 in Los Angeles, California.(Photo by Imeh Akpanudosen/Getty Images)
LOS ANGELES, CA – MARCH 26:Actress/singer Ariana Grande performs Twentieth Century Fox Home Entertainment’s ‘Alvin and the Chipmunks: Chipwrecked’ Blu-ray and DVD release party at El Rey Theatre on March 26, 2012 in Los Angeles, California.(Photo by Alberto E. Rodriguez/Getty Images)
LAS VEGAS, NV – MAY 19:Actress/singer Ariana Grande arrives at the 2013 Billboard Music Awards at the MGM Grand Garden Arena on May 19, 2013 in Las Vegas, Nevada.(Photo by Jason Merritt/Getty Images)
NEW YORK, NY – SEPTEMBER 04:Actress Ariana Grande attends the 10th annual Style Awards during Mercedes Benz Fashion Week Spring 2014 at Lincoln Center on September 4, 2013 in New York City.(Photo by Astrid Stawiarz/Getty Images for Mercedes-Benz Fashion Week)
LOS ANGELES, CA – NOVEMBER 24:Singer Ariana Grande performs onstage during the 2013 American Music Awards at Nokia Theatre L.A. Live on November 24, 2013 in Los Angeles, California.(Photo by Kevin Winter/Getty Images)
DALLAS, TX – DECEMBER 02:Recording artist Ariana Grande poses backstage at 106.1 KISS FMÂs Jingle Ball 2013 American Airlines Center on December 2, 2013 in Dallas, Texas.(Photo by Gary Miller/Getty Images for Clear Channel)
SUNRISE, FL – DECEMBER 20:Ariana Grande attends Y100Âs Jingle Ball 2013 Presented by Jam Audio Collection at BB&T Center on December 20, 2013 in Miami, Florida.(Photo by Gustavo Caballero/Getty Images for Clear Channel)
LOS ANGELES, CA – MARCH 29:Actress/singer Ariana Grande attends Nickelodeon’s 27th Annual Kids’ Choice Awards held at USC Galen Center on March 29, 2014 in Los Angeles, California.(Photo by Mark Davis/Getty Images)
LOS ANGELES, CA – MAY 01:Singer Ariana Grande performs onstage during the 2014 iHeartRadio Music Awards held at The Shrine Auditorium on May 1, 2014 in Los Angeles, California. iHeartRadio Music Awards are being broadcast live on NBC.(Photo by Kevin Winter/Getty Images for Clear Channel)
LAKE BUENA VISTA, FL – JUNE 24:In this handout photo provided by Disney Parks, singer Ariana Grande gives Mickey Mouse a kiss in front of Cinderella Castle in the Magic Kingdom June 24, 2014 in Lake Buena Vista, Florida.Grande is celebrating her 21st birthday with dozens of family and friends at Walt Disney World.(Photo by Chloe Rice/Disney Parks via Getty Images)
NEW YORK, NY – AUGUST 29:Ariana Grande performs on NBC’s ‘Today’ at the NBC’s TODAY Show on August 29, 2014 in New York, New York.(Photo by Jamie McCarthy/Getty Images)
LOS ANGELES, CA – OCTOBER 24:Singer/songwriter Ariana Grande performs onstage during CBS Radio’s We Can Survive at the Hollywood Bowl (presented by 5 Hour Energy) on October 24, 2014 in Los Angeles, California.(Photo by Frazer Harrison/Getty Images for CBS Radio Inc.)
GLASGOW, SCOTLAND – NOVEMBER 09:Singer Ariana Grande attends the MTV EMA’s 2014 at The Hydro on November 9, 2014 in Glasgow, Scotland.(Photo by Tristan Fewings/Getty Images for MTV)
ST PAUL, MN – DECEMBER 08:Recording artist Ariana Grande performs onstage at 101.3 KDWB’s Jingle Ball 2014 presented by Sky Zone Indoor Trampoline Park and Allstate at Xcel Energy Center on December 8, 2014 in St Paul, Minnesota.(Photo by Daniel Boczarski/Getty Images for iHeartMedia)
LOS ANGELES, CA – FEBRUARY 08:Recording Artist Ariana Grande attends The 57th Annual GRAMMY Awards at the STAPLES Center on February 8, 2015 in Los Angeles, California.(Photo by Larry Busacca/Getty Images for NARAS)
NEW YORK, NY – FEBRUARY 15:Singer Ariana Grande performs during the 2015 NBA All-Star Game at Madison Square Garden on February 15, 2015 in New York City.NOTE TO USER: User expressly acknowledges and agrees that, by downloading and/or using this photograph, user is consenting to the terms and conditions of the Getty Images License Agreement.(Photo by Elsa/Getty Images)
NEW YORK, NY – MARCH 20:Ariana Grande performs onstage at Madison Square Garden on March 20, 2015 in New York City.(Photo by Larry Busacca/Getty Images)
NEW YORK, NY – SEPTEMBER 16:Singer Ariana Grande performs at Ariana Grande ‘ARI By Ariana Grande’ Fragrance Launch Macys Herald Square on September 16, 2015 in New York City.(Photo by Gilbert Carrasquillo/FilmMagic)
Ariana Grande performs “Focus” during the 2015 American Music Awards in Los Angeles, California November 22, 2015.REUTERS/Mario Anzuoni
Singer Ariana Grande arrives at the 58th Grammy Awards in Los Angeles, California February 15, 2016.REUTERS/Danny Moloshok
Singer Ariana Grande performs during KIIS-FM Wango Tango concert at StubHub Center in Carson, U.S., May 14, 2016. REUTERS/Mario Anzuoni
Cast member Ariana Grande answers questions during the panel for “Hairspray Live!” at the NBC Universal Television Critics Association press tour in Beverly Hills, California, U.S. August 2, 2016.REUTERS/Phil McCarten
Singer Ariana Grande performs on ABC’s ‘Good Morning America’ show in Central Park in New York City, U.S. May 20, 2016. REUTERS/Brendan McDermid 
Singer Ariana Grande arrives at the 2016 MTV Video Music Awards in New York, U.S., August 28, 2016.REUTERS/Eduardo Munoz
Ariana Grande performs during the 2016 MTV Video Music Awards in New York, U.S., August 28, 2016. REUTERS/Lucas Jackson
Singer Ariana Grande arrives at the 2016 American Music Awards in Los Angeles, California, U.S., November 20, 2016. REUTERS/Danny Moloshok
Singer Ariana Grande performs the song “Be Alright” as students and gun control advocates hold the “March for Our Lives” event demanding gun control after recent school shootings at a rally in Washington, U.S., March 24, 2018. REUTERS/Aaron P. Bernstein
Singer Ariana Grande arrives at the Metropolitan Museum of Art Costume Institute Gala (Met Gala) to celebrate the opening of ?Heavenly Bodies: Fashion and the Catholic Imagination? in the Manhattan borough of New York, U.S., May 7, 2018. REUTERS/Eduardo Munoz
Singer Ariana Grande arrives at the Metropolitan Museum of Art Costume Institute Gala (Met Gala) to celebrate the opening of ?Heavenly Bodies: Fashion and the Catholic Imagination? in the Manhattan borough of New York, U.S., May 7, 2018. REUTERS/Eduardo Munoz
NEW YORK, NY – August 20: Pete Davidson, Ariana Grande attends the 2018 MTV Video Music Awards at Radio City Music Hall on August 20, 2018 in New York City. Photo Credit: John Palmer/MediaPunch /IPX
FILE – In this Dec. 6, 2018 file photo, Ariana Grande attends the 13th annual Billboard Women in Music event in New York. Grammys producer Ken Ehrlich says the show had multiple conversations with Grande about performing at the awards show on Sunday but the singer “felt it was too late for her to pull something together.” (Photo by Evan Agostini/Invision/AP, File)
LOS ANGELES, CALIFORNIA – MAY 07: Ariana Grande performs onstage during Ariana Grande Sweetener World Tour at Staples Center on May 07, 2019 in Los Angeles, California. (Photo by Kevin Mazur/Getty Images for AG)
LOS ANGELES, CA – AUGUST 25:Pete Davidson and Ariana Grande onstage at American Express and Ariana Grande present ‘The Sweetener Sessions’ at Ace Hotel on August 25, 2018 in Los Angeles, California.(Photo by Kevin Mazur/Getty Images for American Express)
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NEW YORK, NY – JUNE 25:Ariana Grande and Pete Davidson seen out and about in Manhattan onJune 25, 2018 in New York City.(Photo by Robert Kamau/GC Images)
NEW YORK, NY – JUNE 25:Ariana Grande and Pete Davidson out and about on June 25, 2018 in New York City.(Photo by Gotham/GC Images)
NEW YORK, NY – JUNE 20:Ariana Grande and Pete Davidson onJune 20, 2018 in New York City.(Photo by Robert Kamau/GC Images)
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NEW YORK, NY – AUGUST 20:Pete Davidson and Ariana Grande attends the 2018 MTV Video Music Awards at Radio City Music Hall on August 20, 2018 in New York City.(Photo by Nicholas Hunt/Getty Images for MTV)
NEW YORK, NY – AUGUST 20:Pete Davidson and Ariana Grande attend the 2018 MTV Video Music Awards at Radio City Music Hall on August 20, 2018 in New York City.(Photo by Jamie McCarthy/Getty Images)
NEW YORK, NY – JUNE 29:Pete Davidson and Ariana Grande seen in Manhattan on June 29, 2018 in New York City.(Photo by Robert Kamau/GC Images)
NEW YORK, NY – AUGUST 20:Pete Davidson (C) and Ariana Grande (R) attend the 2018 MTV Video Music Awards at Radio City Music Hall on August 20, 2018 in New York City.(Photo by Jeff Kravitz/FilmMagic)
LOS ANGELES, CA – AUGUST 25:Pete Davidson and Ariana Grande onstage at American Express and Ariana Grande present ‘The Sweetener Sessions’ at Ace Hotel on August 25, 2018 in Los Angeles, California.(Photo by Kevin Mazur/Getty Images for American Express)
Former US President Bill Clinton takes a picture with singer Ariana Grande and her fiancee Pete Davidson at Aretha Franklin’s funeral at Greater Grace Temple on August 31, 2018 in Detroit, Michigan. (Photo by Angela Weiss / AFP)(Photo credit should read ANGELA WEISS/AFP/Getty Images)
Singer Ariana Grande and her fiancee Pete Davidson attend Aretha Franklin’s funeral at Greater Grace Temple on August 31, 2018 in Detroit, Michigan. (Photo by Angela Weiss / AFP)(Photo credit should read ANGELA WEISS/AFP/Getty Images)