Diddy was as dashing as ever for his Vanity Fair “Party Like It’s 1999” cover shoot, however his 15-year-old daughter, Chance Combs, and his 14-year-old twins, D’Lila Star and Jesse James Combs were extraordinary, possibly stealing a bit of the spotlight from their famous father.
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Sean “Love” Combs’ photos for VF, shot by Carlos “Kaito” Araujo ooze with regality. The music industry mogul wears an Alexander McQueen coat, a Valentino Sweater, Dolce & Gabbana pants, and jewels by David Webb, L’Enchanteur, and Lorraine Schwartz.
But despite looking like a true king, his photo with his three girls really took everyone’s breath away. Each daughter dons a dress by Maria Lucia Hohan, and is styled with their own jewelry, with creative vision coming from stylist, Bryon Javar.
As fans and readers have watched Diddy’s daughters grow up many were enthralled with their striking photograph and amazed at how they have become independent young women and "THE COMBS QUEENS."
In 2006, Combs and Sarah Chapman welcomed their daughter Chance into the world. And in December of 2006, Sean and Kim Porter had their twins, D’Lila and Jesse. Kim passed away in 2018 and comes up in the VF article.
Combs’ daughters tell journalist, Tressie McMillan Cottom, that they want their father “to settle down and get out of these streets.” Plus, Diddy revealed that Porter was the only woman with who he could have settled down with, saying, “And so, you know, I had to start to deal with it when I lost Kim.”
“Cause I was like, man, you had it. I’m not saying I would do any of it differently. God willing—I would have had more time…I look at my life as I got a second chance. I’m on my second mountain,” explains Diddy.
The Bad Boy Records founder also tells McMillan Cottom that he “wants his daughters to inherit the keys to his kingdom in equal parts with his three sons,” Justin Dior Combs, King Combs, and Quincy Taylor Brown. Brown is the son that Porter had with Albert “Al B. Sure!” Brown III who Combs adopted into his family.
Additionally, the artist spoke about entering into the “Love Era” and what changing his middle name truly stands for.
On Tuesday, Combs reintroduced himself as “Sean “Love” Combs” on Instagram. In the post he explains, “I’ve spent the last 10 years in and out of a dark place, struggling to find the meaning in everything happening to me and around me. I stepped away from music, I moved across the country and tried to escape the heartbreak I was feeling. I needed to get off the floor, get up and get closer to GOD! And really discover my reason for being here!”
In the VF article, he says that his purpose is largely related to “saving the Black race” through professional and personal endeavors. Between a new music label and plan for Black culture, Combs’ goal is to achieve a higher being for himself and his people.
“I feel like God sent me, God, put on my heart, ‘What’s your purpose?’ I was looking at all these things, it’s preachers and just different people talking about purpose because I was like, man, purpose is something deep. Have I really found my purpose? I know I’m making money and I’m successful and I’m changing the game so called, but is that my purpose? And then I really prayed on it and God told me, ‘Your purpose is to play a part in saving the Black race.’”
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