Tracee Ellis Ross praises Samira Nasr for being named the new editor-in-chief at Harper’s Bazaar

Tracee Ellis Ross shared some great news with her followers, that her longtime friend Samira Nasr has been named the editor-in-chief at Harper’s Bazaar.

The  47-year-old Black-ish star took to Instagram on Tuesday night, sharing a recent photo of her and Nasr plus a throwback snap as well.

The news was officially announced by Harper’s Bazaar on Tuesday morning, with Nasr becoming the first black editor-in-chief in the publication’s 153-year history.

‘CONGRATULATIONS @samiranasr on being named the new EDITOR IN CHIEF OF @harpersbazaar!!!’ Ellis Ross gushed.

‘Please go to her page and listen to her beautiful words. My heart is bursting. I am so proud,’ she added.

‘I’ve never been shy about my love for this woman. I could not do this life thing without her,’ Ross concluded.

Nasr herself posted a video on Instagram, which Ellis Ross shared on her Instagram story, stating, ‘My heart bursts!’

‘At this particular moment in our nation’s history, I am honored to be at the helm of such an iconic brand,’ Nasr said in the video.

Nasr added that she is the ‘proud daughter of a Lebanese father and Trinidadian mother’ and that her worldview is ‘expansive’ and ‘rooted in the belief that representation matters.’

Nasr previously served as the executive fashion director at Vanity Fair, and she will start her new position on July 6. 

Ellis Ross most recently took part in the YouTube special Dear Class of 2020, which offered graduates a chance to celebrate at home due to COVID-19.

She most recently starred in the new movie The High Note, which debuted on digital formats in late May, starring with Ice Cube and Dakota Johnson.

She has also signed on to voice the title character in MTV’s Daria spin-off Jodie, playing an adult version of Jodie Landon from the original series. 

The show will follow Landon, ‘as she comes into her own and enters the workplace in her first post-college job in tech,’ with other characters from the original show appearing as well.

Ellis Ross also just wrapped up the sixth season of ABC’s Black-ish, which has been renewed for a seventh season.