Rihanna covers the January issue of ALLURE magazine. Rihanna is transformed into the ageless beauty Josephine Baker. In the magazine, Rihanna says she was cursed at and teased by children while growing up in her native Barbados. She said other children bullied her for being light skinned. I find that hard to believe considering the majority of Barbadians are mixed. Rihanna says she strives to be accepted by her friends which left her feeling inadequate. Maybe that’s why her image is so raunchy now?