Jourdan Dunn & The Weeknd Join 'Empire Cast' In Vogue US September 2015

Mario Testino captures the cast of ‘Empire’, model Jourdan Dunn and musician The Weeknd, styled in unadulterated glamour by Camilla Nickerson for Vogue magazine’s September issue.

Creator Lee Daniels with the Lyon clan, clockwise from top left: Camilla Marks (Naomi Campbell), Lucious (Terrence Howard), his ex-wife, Cookie (Taraji P. Henson), and their sons, Andre (Trai Byers), Jamal (Jussie Smollett), and Hakeem (Bryshere Y. Gray). On Campbell: Emilio Pucci dress. On Henson: Michael Kors Collection cape. Boss dress. Far right: The Weeknd and model Jourdan Dunn (in a Balmain bodysuit and pants).

Nielsen reports that over 17 million viewers tuned in for the season finale of ‘Empire’, making it the first show in the history of Nielsen ratings to gain viewers with each episode.

Empire is not just a success, it’s a cultural touch point, the opposite of a generation gap—a TV show for the whole motherlovin’ family.