October Covers '94 - '09

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Updated Nov 23, 2009 @ 6:03 pm

October Covers '94 - '09

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October 1994

WHO Sharon Stone, 36
WHY The actress was starring in The Specialist, Casino and The Quick and the Dead.
WEARING A Van Cleef & Arpels necklace
NOTABLE QUOTE "[Life] is hectic and sometimes quite exhausting. I've developed a love of hairdos that require me to sit under the dryer, so I can have 20 minutes of peace!"

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October 1995

WHO Jackie Onassis, 33
WHY Designer Oleg Cassini wrote about the First Lady, their relationship and collaborations in A Thousand Days of Magic: Dressing Jacqueline Kennedy.
NOTABLE QUOTE "Over time [she had] gained the poise and influence of a major political force," said Cassini. "She was able to turn elegance into political power. She made America a more cultured society. Her legacy is one of beauty, grace, charm and elegance."

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October 1996

WHO Elizabeth Hurley, 31
WHY The model-actress was starring in Extreme Measures and Austin Powers: International Man of Mystery.
WEARING A Dolce & Gabbana dress
NOTABLE QUOTE "There were times early on when my career wasn't going so well, that I could easily lie on the sofa reading a book. Now I guess I'm making up for loss time."

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October 1997

WHO Meg Ryan, 36
WHY The actress was starring in City of Angels with Nicolas Cage.
WEARING A Lainey Keough dress
NOTABLE QUOTE "I just love being a mom. I know when he's a teenager he'll probably want to wear his hair down to his ankles, and that'll be fine."

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October 1998

WHO Sharon Stone, 40
WHY The actress was starring in The Mighty, Antz and The Muse.
WEARING A Halston dress
NOTABLE QUOTE "Let's face it, everyone said that I couldn't play a mother, that no one would believe me. So of course I thought, that's the next thing I should do."

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October 1999

WHO Kate Winslet, 24
WHY The actress was starring in Holy Smoke with Harvey Keitel.
WEARING A Suss Design sweater
NOTABLE QUOTE "It was my most challenging role ever, more exhausting than spending six days a week in the water. I just loved it."

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October 2000

WHO Demi Moore, 38
WHY The actress talked about taking a break from making movies to spend time at home with her daughters.
WEARING A Donna Karan New York dress
NOTABLE QUOTE "One of my goals is to build a loving relationship so that my children as adults will want to share their lives with me."

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October 2001

WHO Heather Graham, 31
WHY The actress was starring in From Hell and Killing Me Softly.
WEARING A Roberto Cavalli dress
NOTABLE QUOTE "I'd like to think I could do something great-a performance like Meryl Streep's Sophie's Choice- at some point in my life. At the same time though, I don't want to put too much pressure on myself to be great. That would be wonderful if it happened, but I'm happy to wake up and just see what the day brings."

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October 2002

WHO Reese Witherspoon, 26
WHY The actress was starring in Sweet Home Alabama.
WEARING A Dolce & Gabbana dress
NOTABLE QUOTE "I consider myself a character actor. I love losing myself, losing my voice, finding someone else's physicality. That's my passion."

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October 2003

WHO Ashley Judd, 35
WHY The actress was starring in De-Lovely and playing the role of Maggie in the Broadway play, Cat on a Hot Tin Roof.
WEARING A Donna Karan New York dress and Stephen Russell jewelry
NOTABLE QUOTE "It's a bit of a point of pride to do a play for that long. It's just Hollywood fluff if you do it for less than six months."

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October 2004

WHO Reese Witherspoon, 28
WHY The actress was starring in Vanity Fair and Walk the Line.
WEARING A Dolce & Gabbana dress
NOTABLE QUOTE "I have extreme anxiety in front of crowds, and I have to sing onstage in this new Johnny Cash movie, Walk the Line, with Joaquin Phoenix. I sweat in places I didn't know you can sweat. But the thing is, nervousness is sometimes a good thing. It pushes you forward."

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October 2005

WHO Sarah Jessica Parker, 40
WHY The Sex & the City actress was starring in Failure to Launch.
WEARING A Luisa Beccaria dress and a Fred Leighton bracelet
NOTABLE QUOTE "Having a child has curtailed my social life, but I'm happy to make the sacrifice if it means being home and putting my boy to bed."

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October 2006

WHO Scarlett Johansson, 21
WHY The actress was starring in Black Dahlia and The Prestige.
WEARING A Michael Kors dress and a Me amp Ro necklace
NOTABLE QUOTE "Do I ever get nervous about this, right now being at the pinnacle of my career? Yeah, I do. At the end of amp#91;filmingamp#93; every movie I think, 'Wow-this is the last one! Nice working with you.'"

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October 2007

WHO Katherine Heigl, 28
WHY The Grey's Anatomy actress was starring in Knocked Up and 27 Dresses.
WEARING A Diane von Furstenberg dress and an Erica Courtney necklace
NOTABLE QUOTE "I've always wanted to be a brunette because in a town of blondes, it makes me look a little more exotic-but my producers won't let me do it."

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October 2008

WHO Meg Ryan, 46
WHY The actress was starring in The Women with Annette Bening.
WEARING A Halston dress and Erica Courtney earrings
NOTABLE QUOTE "I've been famous for a long time, and these last years there's been a great lull. So it has been me throwing a backpack on, traveling a lot-it's been fantastic."

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October 2009

WHO Drew Barrymore, 34
WHY The actress is making her directorial debut and starring in Whip It.
WEARING A Valentino dress and Yves Saint Laurent jewelry
NOTABLE QUOTE "I love being the trippy one. I could never be conventional or prim."

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