Vanity Fair a hundred years

de bene esse: literally, of well-being, morally acceptable but subject to future validation or exception

Hollywood siren: Model of the year Kate Upton, 21, is a modern-day Marilyn Monroe on the cover of the 100th anniversary issue of Vanity Fair, set to hit shelves on September 5

Blonde bombshell Kate Upton is photographed lounging on a crescent shaped moon, a tribute to Vanity Fair's first cover illustration in 1913 (below).

Vanity Fair's inaugural issue, 1913