Pop superstar Rihanna has come a long way since exploding on the scene back in 2005 under the guidance of then Def Jam head Shawn "Jay Z" Carter. Over the past 7 years she's enjoyed countless hits and few misses, countless links to some of Hollywood's leading bachelors and a rocky relationship that ended in a very public domestic incident with then boyfriend Chris Brown. But her star has only shined brighter with a new hit record, movie rolls and and a new sense of freedom and self worth. All of this topped off by one of the world's biggest magazines taking notice, by naming her one of their most influential people in the world. Her friend, designer and daughter of Sir Paul, Stella McCartney writes about how and where she first met the singer and the person, we rarely if ever get to see off stage and out of the limelight.
