Celine Dion Is Living A Fab Second Act Life, Lensed By Tom Munro For ELLE US June 2019

Tom Munro captures Céline Dion in Armani Privé for Elle US June 2019.

Superstar Céline Dion is styled by Charles Verenne for ELLE US June, 2019 cover story. Tom Munro is behind the lens.

Céline Dion is living her fabulous, 51-year-old life, creating a field day for her 3 million followers, who comment, “SLAYYYYYY,” and “Omfg bitch, Je T’aime,” writes Katie Connor, who conducts the interview. And make no mistake — those followers expand far beyond suburban moms. Loving Céline Dion is cool at any age.

Tom Munro captures Céline Dion in Chanel Haute Couture for Elle US June 2019.

Even better, It’s Céline who’s having the most fun. “I am like a one-year-old!” she says. “I’m not saying that I don’t care what people think of me, but I’ve reached a point in my life where I can let myself make my own decisions and choices.” For years, she says, her vocal cords were the boss. All she did was practice. “Now I am discovering myself more and more. I am a woman assuming her own destiny, full of energy and in love with life. It’s never too late to start. At 51, I have the sense that I am at my pinnacle!”

Tom Munro captures Céline Dion in Givenchy Haute Couture for Elle US June 2019.

Dion’s cross-geeerational appeal just got another boost with her new role as global spokesperson for L’Oréal Paris. Forbes estimates Céline’s net worth at $430 million, so she hardly needs thye money. But L’Oréal Paris’s “I’m Worth It” tagline really resonated with her. 

“Telling other women that they, too, have self-worth, that they are strong, is obviously really important. You cannot limit yourself. My life started over at 50; I feel happy, I feel beautiful. I thought, ‘I must have done something right for this to be happening.’”

Tom Munro captures Céline Dion in Alexandre Vauthier Couture for Elle US June 2019.

Conorr writes: What Mickey Mouse is to Disney World, Céline Dion is to Vegas. Hear her echoing through McCarran International Airport. See her plastered tens of stories high, gazing upon all as they Uber onto the Strip. “What brings you to Vegas?” I overhear a receptionist at Caesars Palace ask a German woman checking into the hotel. “Céline!” she nearly shouts. “I came all this way to see Céline!”

Tom Munro captures Céline Dion in Dior Haute Couture for Elle US June 2019.

This part of Celine’s career is about to end. The star calles the end of ‘Céline’ “bittersweet, because it is a closure. This whole project started as a dream for René and me, but you know what? It’s a book. And in life, there are many books. So maybe we’ll meet again and talk about the next book, I hope?”

On September 18, Celine Dion kicks off her Courage World Tour. At present, she was no plans to relocate from Las Vegas. For a woman living life at a blistering pace, the glittering city is a refuge. Read the entire interview at ELLE US.

Tom Munro captures Céline Dion in Valentino Haute Couture for Elle US Cover June 2019.