CELINE DION HARPER'S BAZAAR SEPTEMBER 2026

 

CELINE DION HARPER'S BAZAAR SEPTEMBER 2026

 

Harper’s BAZAAR September 2026 "Icons" Issue

Céline Dion is an open book: “I’m honest, and it’s not always pretty…”

As the pop icon makes her highly anticipated return to the stage, she talks candidly about the devastating health crisis that nearly derailed her career

Somewhere in the bowels of Palms Casino Resort, just off the Las Vegas Strip, is a recording studio that has seen countless victories. Michael Jackson laid down tracks for the reissue of his seminal Thriller album here; Lady Gaga recorded Harlequin, the first compelling concept album tied to a Hollywood film in years. One evening in June, though, something even more extraordinary is happening: Céline Dion is doing Pilates. She stands with her leg up on a ballet barre, wearing a nude leotard with a lace-trimmed high neck. The singer is lithe and poised, her hair in a perfect bun, mascara coating her lashes. With ease, she slides her leg along the barre, stretching into a wide split.

This victory is hard-won: in 2022, Dion was diagnosed with stiff-person syndrome (SPS), an extremely rare autoimmune neurological disorder that can cause muscle stiffness tantamount to paralysis. At times, she was in such debilitating pain that she could barely walk. Some days, she’d have to take a high dose of Valium simply to function. “It is a progressive condition. I don’t like to say ‘disease’. Disease makes you go like this,” she says, scrunching her nose and quoting Home Alone: “Kevin, you’re such a disease.” Though she has the bearing of royalty, Dion has the personality of a Muppet, never leaving much time between cracking a joke or Tetris-ing her body into another position. (Because SPS can freeze her muscles into place, she likes to keep moving.)

CELINE DION HARPER'S BAZAAR SEPTEMBER 2026

CELINE DION HARPER'S BAZAAR SEPTEMBER 2026

 

CELINE DION HARPER'S BAZAAR SEPTEMBER 2026

Céline Dion is an open book: “I’m honest, and it’s not always pretty…” 

Céline Dion Goes On

And as she prepares to return to the stage following the devastating health crisis that nearly derailed her career, the pop icon is ready to show the world that her heart does too

Story by Jazmine Hughes; Photographs by Robin Galiegue; Styling by Malina Joseph Gilchrist

Hair: Shay Ashual; makeup: Lauren Parsons; production: Casa

Projects. Special thanks to Caesars Palace Las Vegas.

CELINE DION HARPER'S BAZAAR SEPTEMBER 2026

 

Harper’s BAZAAR September 2026

 "Icons" Issue 

Photography: ROBINGALIEGUE

Styling: Malina Joseph Gilchrist

Creative Director: Laura Genninger

Story: Jazmine Hughes

Hair: shayashual

Makeup: LAUREN PARSONS

Entertainment Director: Andrea Cuttler 

Visual Director: Natasha Lunn

Production: Casa Projects

Special thanks: Caesars Palace Las Vegas

CELINE DION : LOUIS VUITTON REBONDS

 

Louis Vuitton Rebonds

A ball passing from hand to hand. In REBONDS, Louis Vuitton transforms this simple object into a unifying symbol. First published in 1998 with proceeds donated to UNICEF, this iconic book is now available in a new edition to celebrate ten years of partnership between Louis Vuitton and UNICEF. It features portraits of more than 100 well-known personalities, friends of the House who agreed to show their support by posing with a Monogram ball. From the K-pop superstar Felix to Takashi Murakami, Julia Roberts, Céline Dion and Pedro Almodóvar, the diversity of their profiles nourishes a mutual vision and values. As Louis Vuitton CEO Pietro Beccari puts it, “Each portrait reveals a unique energy, yet all share the same strength: that of connection.” More than a photography book, REBONDS is a vehicle for transmission, anchored in a commitment to helping children around the world.

24.2 x 34.6 cm / 9.5 x 13.6 inches

REBONDS

260 pages

Forewords by Pietro Beccari and Felix

English version

Cloth binding

Cardboard slipcase

Printed in Italy

All proceeds from the sale of this book will be donated to UNICEF

Louis Vuitton Rebonds