The Beyoncé-Chicken Photo Came First

Nigerian critic thinks chicken 'has clearly seen better days.'

HouseofMaliqOctober2016Nine months after the concept was essayed by Beat magazine for a January 2016 cover story, another publication has paired a popular performer with a chicken. But in Nigeria, at least so far, the combo is not being viewed as the sincerest form of Beyoncé flattery.

Nigerian dancer Kafayat Shafau Ameh, a.k.a. Kaffy, posed for several other October 2016 issue House of Maliq covers besides the one pictured at right. A reviewer on the website Pulse.ng has a pretty funny takedown of this particular cover.

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