Although the recent LeBron James Vogue cover didn’t do so well on the stands for what, perhaps, are obvious reasons, there’s a lot of speculation that the all-black issue of Vogue Italia will exceed money-making expectations. For one thing the issue — see sneak-peek pics* from Naomi Campbell’s Vogue Italia spread above and below — has received international attention. For another thing, far more ads were sold for this special issue than normal. Sure, part of it is the novelty aspect. But it also dispels the myth that black models can’t sell magazines or products.

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