Selena Gomez is celebrating another major career milestone as she graces the cover of PEOPLE and becomes the first-ever recipient of the magazine’s Beauty Impact Award.
The singer, actress and beauty mogul is front and center in the new issue, serving up a series of striking looks as she is recognized for using her platform to create meaningful change in the mental health space.
Gomez dazzles in vibrant shades of yellow and red, before turning heads in a dramatic fully feathered coat for the exclusive cover story.
The honor comes in recognition of her work with Rare Beauty and the Rare Impact Fund, the charitable organization she launched alongside the cosmetics brand in 2020. The fund supports mental health initiatives and has raised more than $30 million, backing organizations across five continents.
For Gomez, the recognition is about much more than beauty.
“I want products that are easy to use and not complicated,” she tells PEOPLE, while highlighting the success of the Rare Impact Fund. “That makes me the happiest.”
She added that her goal has always been to build a community where people “actually feel seen and loved,” stressing that improving the mental health space remains extremely important to her.
But the PEOPLE cover story also offers a glimpse into Gomez’s personal life, including her marriage to music producer Benny Blanco. Reflecting on their relationship, Gomez revealed that the couple are still very much enjoying their honeymoon phase.
“It just feels so wonderful to have a partner that genuinely listens and meets you right where you are,” she said, describing Blanco as “very joyful,” “fun,” and “spontaneous.”
Despite the enormous success of Rare Beauty, Gomez admitted that stepping into the world of entrepreneurship initially came with plenty of fear.
“I was very petrified over everything going wrong,” she confessed, adding that becoming an entrepreneur required courage and personal growth. Now, with Rare Beauty thriving and her mental-health mission reaching millions, Gomez is proving that her impact extends far beyond the makeup counter.
Selena Gomez’s PEOPLE cover story is available in the new issue, with the magazine hitting newsstands Friday.
