Home • News Essence Visits Essence Visits By · Updated October 29, 2020 01 Anika Noni Rose Our ESSENCE January covergirl, Anika Noni Rose. Jennifer Cooper 02 Amerie 03 Kelly Rowland 04 Eva Marcille 05 Kandi Burruss 06 T-Boz Tionne 07 Fonzworth Bentley 08 Deborah Cox 09 Michael Ealy 10 Case 11 Sean Paul 12 Tichina Arnold 13 Keke Palmer 14 Tasha Smith 15 Tamela and David Mann 16 Ginuwine 17 Meagan Good 18 NeNe Leakes 19 Day 26 20 Lisa Wu-Hartwell and Ed 21 Chandra Wilson 22 Derek J 23 Tamala Jones 24 Thomas Jones 25 Niecy Nash 26 Smokie Norful 27 SWV’s Coko 28 214171 Essence 29 214091 Dsc 0531final 30 General William E. Ward The US Army’s fifth Black four-star general. 31 214071 Dsc 0868final 32 Kelly Rowland Kelly Rowland and ESSNCE.com’s Managing Editor Emil Wilbekin