Gayle King is ecstatic that she finally made the cover of TIME magazine. King took to Instagram to celebrate making the cover of TIME’s 2019 100 Most Influential People issue.
“It feels surreal & WONDERFUL to not only be included #time100 list but to make one of the covers,” she wrote in the caption. King, 64, thanked director Ava DuVernay who wrote a tribute to King in the issue.
“Wow! thank YOU @ava for a tribute that moved me tears .. to @cbsthismorning team who cheers me on ..to @eneida821 & @laz2020 who killed it on hair & make up, & photographer @paridukovic who said he had the perfect photo. Thinkin’ I’ll get extra copies of @ @TIME this week .. thanx time editors!!! Swipe left for happiness. Link in bio for Ava’s tribute”.
King’s cover is one of just 6 covers shot by Pari Dukovic. The other 5 cover stars are actor Dwyane Johnson, musician Taylor Swift, House speaker Nancy Pelosi, comedienne Sandra Oh, and soccer star Mohamed Salah.
Time’s list of 100 most influential people includes Supreme Court Justice Brett Kavanaugh and his accuser Christine Blasey Ford; and 2019 Masters golf champion Tiger Woods.
