Three women of color have appeared on the cover of a Vogue Magazine in three consecutive monthsMichelle Obama appeared on the March issue of Vogue.

Annie Leibovitz photographed Obama at the Hay-Adams Hotel during the presidential inauguration, making her the second First Lady to be a cover subject, following Hillary Rodham Clinton in December 1998, also shot by Leibovitz.

Its a wonderful achievement for Vogue, said editor at large André Leon Talley.

Obamas cover portrait, said Talley, absolutely reflects who she is without any questions. Theres such a warmth that she emanates. Its the warmest cover youve seen in a long time on Vogue. Models pose, actresses pose. This is a real woman.

Id have to agree.

The story covers Obamas role as a mother and her romance with fashion.

I love clothes. First and foremost, I wear what I love, she said.

Beyonce appeared on the April issue of Vouge. Anna Wintour and crew apparently forced Beyoncé to abandon her fishtail-hemmed dresses for a minute or two, outfitting her in a gorgeous asymmetrical blue dress.

While Beyoncé's cover should be celebrated - this makes two African-American women featured on Vogue's cover in a row - some are already decrying it as racist. The issue? Beyoncé graces the 'Shape issue,' which some perceive as racially insensitive, as it could play into certain stereotypes about women of color and their curves.

Still, I think B looks spectacular, even with her hair pulled back in the same severe style she wore to the Academy Awards - somehow, in these pictures, it looks marvelous. Maybe it's the sort of hairstyle that photographs well, but doesn't work in real life.

and now Liya Kebede appears on the May cover of the magazine alongside other top models. Liya credits the Obamas for having an influence on diversity in the fashion industry. As she told NY Magazine, "I think its wonderful to have a beautiful, elegant man and woman in the White House," said Kebede.

"I think it changes the way we look at things. Already theyre attracting so much attention. I think fashion is following, and Im really glad that fashion is following what theyre doing and [that] its really helping diversity." Kebede added, "I think theres a lot more black models working and I think thats because of having Michelle and Barack out there. I mean theres been this issue, raised last yearhow there wasnt enough black models on the runwaysbut I think Barack and Michelle have really helped us, hopefully forever, to get over this hurdle for black models."

Liya Kebede is almost annoyingly PERFECT. Pretty, classic looks? Check. Handsome hedge-fund-manager husband and two adorable children? Check. Still in demand to open fashion shows despite being 15 years older than most other models? Check.

Earlier this month, supermodel Naomi Campbell told the German Glamour magazine that although politically times have changed and a black president is now in power in the United States, the modelling industry is behind the times and black women have to work harder in order to get equal treatment.

Can the new trend at Vogue to feature African-American women on the cover be attributed to the Michelle Obama effect? Last year Vogue Italia featured an entire issue with Black models photographed by famed photographer Steven Meisel. It's official: The "all black" issue of Italian Vogue is a hit. According to Time magazine's Jeff Israely, "After the original run of the July issue sold out in the U.S. and U.K. in 72 hours, Vogue Italia has just rushed to reprint 30,000 extra copies for American newsstands, another 10,000 for Britain and 20,000 more in Italy.

We're happy to see that fashion is featuring more diversity by showing the beauty of women of color. Congrats to Liya Kebede and Jourdan Dunn. Liya Kebede appears on the front of the May issue, while Jourdan Dunn appears on the foldout

Jourdan Dunn is nothing short of amazing. she was the first Black model to walk in a Prada show for 10 years - previously it was Naomi Campbell who last walked in that show. . Jordan also was the face of many campaigns. Most notably Topshop, Benetton, and Gap.