Isn't that a look of confidence? Here's Madonna, staring down the lens of the camera with a smoldering look that suggests she's irritated at the interruption. Madonna is so famous that if alien life landed on our planet and scanned our media to work out who was in charge, there's every chance she's the one they would go looking for. A master of reinvention, Madonna is the ultimate musical chameleon, moving with and kickstarting whole changes in sound and style across four decades - and staying relevant the whole time.
This picture finds her at the start of her journey. In New York in 1979. All of her future successes were just dreams at this point, but there's no doubt that she knew, one hundred percent, that she was going to achieve them. A blend of naked ambition, unparalleled drive, and raw talent, took her all the way from a Material Girl to the undisputed Queen of Pop.