Richie and Aguilera's People Cover
Nicole Outsells Christina on Magazine Racks
These ladies gave birth one day apart and both appeared on the cover of People Magazine. So why is one outselling the other?
The comparisons between Christina Aguilera and Nicole Richie started long ago and seem to be gaining some steam recently. Both women were engaged around the same time, Aguilera to husband Jordan Bratman and Richie to ex-fiancé Adam “DJ AM” Goldstein, they got pregnant around the same time and even gave birth at the same hospital one day apart. But when it comes to magazine cover sales Richie seems to be the victor.
Christina Aguilera and Nicole Richie have both recently graced the cover of People Magazine with their respective newborns. However, magazine sales were much higher for Richie’s cover with her daughter Harlow than Aguilera’s cover with her son Max. It seems Aguilera has an unpleasant history of underselling magazine covers.
Aguilera’s Diva Ways
The OK! Magazine cover of Aguilera’s wedding went undersold as did her Marie Claire cover with her naked and pregnant. While the writer of the Marie Claire article called her reserved and shy it seems others would beg to differ lately.
There have been reports recently of diva demands. One supposedly was about her People Magazine cover. At first there was a possibility Aguilera would share the cover with Richie but that didn’t seem to fly with Aguilera. Then there was speculation that she was angered over her poor magazine sales and the success of Richie’s cover. According to The New York Post, Aguilera fired her day-to-day manager, an assistant and her public relations firm after poor sales of her cover.
Why Richie Sells More Covers
So why would Richie’s cover sell more than Aguilera’s when Aguilera is a multi-platinum selling recording artist and Richie…well, she’s famous for being famous?
Aguilera doesn’t have an extraordinarily interesting life filed with drama and gossip. Aguilera got married to a relative unknown in Hollywood, settled down, bought a house and got pregnant. She’s never been to rehab, never been arrested and, besides the “X-Tina/Dirrty” phase, hasn’t made many waves throughout her time in the spotlight.
Aguilera was never big into the club scene and focused on her powerful voice that triumphed over all the other pop stars the media pitted her against.
Richie, however, is the complete opposite. She was half the wild and crazy duo on The Simple Life, went to rehab for cocaine addiction, had been arrested numerous times, and had a reputation for being quite the party girl. The fact that this girl got pregnant by a tattooed punk-rocker and settled down into domestic bliss is something to see. Magazine buyers want a peek into the life of Nicole Richie, reformed party girl turned mom/domestic goddess.
Readers want to see the face of the child that settled down two hard partiers and completely changed their lives. It's intriguing to people to see such a transformation in an individual rather than read about someone who was relatively domesticated to begin with.
