Rihanna x ELLE.

Meet ELLE's July 2010 cover girl.

Rihanna; Ms. Sunshine.

Rihanna shares with ELLE a new look and speaks of her new man.

On her new beau: "I have such a chaotic life, but at the end of the day, that is just my peace. It keeps me sane, really, talking to him and talking to my family.”

On Chris Brown: "Because he was my best friend. All of a sudden, one night changed our whole lives—not only our friendship, but our lives. I wanted to wake up one day and just not have that pain anymore. I wanted to be with him again or get over him—it was either-or. I just didn’t want to feel the pain, the confusion.”

Inside her shoot we go!

Photographer: Tom Munro

Wearing: Stretch satin bra, Blush, $36. Microfiber panty, La Perla, $51. Woven hat, Jacques Le Corre, $370. Diamond earrings, Anita Ko, $4,600. Her own Neil Lane rings.

Wearing: Georgette dress, Roberto Cavalli, $2,042, at Roberto Cavalli boutiques nationwide. Cocktail hat, Noel Stewart Millinery, $500. Diamond earrings, Anita Ko, $4,600. Tube link necklace, Mawl, $670. Stockings, Falke, $34. Her own Neil Lane Rings.

Wearing: Printed trench coat, Lanvin, $3,990, at Maxfield, L.A. Silk-blend briefs, 3.1 Phillip Lim, $75. Gazar veil, Noel Stewart Millinery. Diamond earrings, Anita Ko, $4,600. Her own Neil Lane rings.

Wearing: Draped silk dress, $4,993, head scarf, $645, both, Lanvin, collection at Bergdorf Goodman, NYC. Diamond earrings, Anita Ko, $4,600. Yellow gold necklace, Cartier.

Courtesy of ELLE