Viola Davis, Anna Wintour Cozy Up At Vera Wang... But Will Davis Land A 'Vogue' Cover? (PHOTOS)

When Viola Davis appeared alongside Anna Wintour at the Vera Wang Fall 2012 show on Tuesday, many asked the inevitable question: is a Viola Vogue cover on the way?

Maybe. But it's the same question everyone asked last season, when unlikely Wintour pal Nicki Minaj sat beside the editirix at several high-profile fashion shows, including Carolina Herrera and Oscar de la Renta. And so far, no Nicki cover to be seen.

So with just a few more chances for celebs to take their coveted seat next to Anna at New York Fashion Week, we decided to dig a bit deeper: is a seat next to Anna Wintour at Fashion Week a true stepping stone to the pages of Vogue?

Below, a (highly unscientific) study of the Wintour's front row friends.

Comments

[Aditi Patanjali]

05:28 PM on 02/16/2012

Actually LeBron James has been on the cover of vogue with Gisele- http://www.google.com/imgres?imgurl=http://i.usatoday.net/life/_photos/2008/03/24/Vogue-Coverx.jpg&imgrefurl=http://www.usatoday.com/life/people/2008-03-24-vogue-controversy_N.htm&h=344&w=245&sz=35&tbnid=AVla6bPiUpC7wM:&tbnh=90&tbnw=64&prev=/search%3Fq%3Dlebron%2Bjames%2Bgisele%2Bvogue%2Bcover%26tbm%3Disch%26tbo%3Du&zoom=1&q=lebron+james+gisele+vogue+cover&docid=sR4VVxUE2aFp7M&sa=X&ei=xYI9T5mmDYLb0QHWq4W5Bw&ved=0CDEQ9QEwAQ&dur=537

[Kaleidoscope1]

11:28 AM on 02/16/2012

Hopefully that pathetic Lively girl won't get any cover.

[Iris Wills]

08:53 PM on 02/20/2012

She has been on the cover of US Vogue twice.

[Iris Wills]

01:20 AM on 02/16/2012

Nicki is in the March 2012 issue of Vogue.

[Firehorsegirl]

11:55 PM on 02/15/2012

No cover for you -- and that is all.

[Leviathan21]

11:19 PM on 02/15/2012

So, 4 out of the 15 here have gotten covers. Wow, what a correlation! *rolls eyes*

[thejadedentrepreneur]

09:52 AM on 02/16/2012

They have to string *something* together loosely in order to take up space.

[Char den]

09:43 PM on 02/15/2012

Which came first the chicken or the egg? A seat next to Anna may be promotion for a cover deal already in the works or it could be a great place to promote getting a cover deal in the works. Things that make you go...hmmmm!

[lefty81]

08:17 PM on 02/15/2012

If you're a black celebrity and you sit next to Anna, it all ends with a friendly "bye, bye" after the show's over.

[Skiwee]

05:47 PM on 02/15/2012

Anna Wintour's body language speaks volumes, in that picture of her and Nicki Minaj.

[Marla Broyer]

06:23 PM on 02/15/2012

True story!

[Firehorsegirl]

11:54 PM on 02/15/2012

I thought the same thing!! Any correlation between her wearing dark glasses and her feelings toward her guest, I wonder?

[LiberalLee]

05:27 PM on 02/15/2012

Does Manaj HAVE to look like a walking joke?

[hopein2012]

03:50 AM on 02/16/2012

agreed. the poor gal needs a new mgr.

[MyrtleJune]

04:07 PM on 02/15/2012

Did someone forget to tell Ann that Nikki is OVER. Ooops.

[Jeffin90019]

03:49 PM on 02/15/2012

I would like to ask women how they can support/buy a magazine that, for example, takes a photo of Adele and Photoshops the singer into a gaunt, bosomy skeleton. Wintour is on a mission to tell women they aren't pretty enough, thin enough, sexy enough, and dress badly. And women nod and put their money on the counter. WTF is wrong with women?

[Cinquopated]

05:09 PM on 02/15/2012

And on top of that, Wintour herself looks like a wizened old crone. Apparently she is very difficult to work with and she's been wearing the same styles since 1983.

[Pennsylvanianne]

07:51 PM on 02/15/2012

I have no idea. I never buy "Vogue." I also never saw the appeal of "Sex and the City."

[ninjacb]

03:48 PM on 02/15/2012

ha ha ha. pic #10 - anna's body language says it all.

[mukTech]

05:25 PM on 02/15/2012

Says what?

[Pennsylvanianne]

07:52 PM on 02/15/2012

"The woman sitting next to me looks utterly ridiculous."