Part of the doubly edge-snatching September 2018 Vogue issue featuring Beyoncé has been elected to appear in the Smithsonian's National Portrait Gallery. 

On Tuesday, 24-year-old Tyler Mitchell, who was the first Black photographer to shoot a Vogue cover in the magazine's 127-year history, announced the news on Twitter on Tuesday.  

"A year ago we broke the flood gates open," Mitchell wrote. "Now I'm glad to share this picture is being acquired into the Smithsonian National Portrait Gallery's permanent collection."

The "Brown Skin Girl" singer was given full editorial control of the issue and personally tapped Mitchell to shoot her cover. The young creative told the magazine how momentous the occasion had been for him in an August 2018 interview. 

“You’d imagine someone as famous as Beyoncé to be protective of her image, but she was really an open book— and that’s exactly what you want as a photographer," he told Vogue.

The Brooklyn-based artist also heralded the significance of the history-making shoot. 

“For so long, Black people have been considered things,” he said. “We’ve been thingified physically, sexually, emotionally. With my work I’m looking to revitalize and elevate the black body.”

It's safe to say the Smithsonian is more than elated to include Bey in their prestigious collection of esteemed public figures. 

The date the photo is to be premiered at the exhibit has yet to be announced, but the museum said they'll keep anxious fans in the loop. 

Who runs the world? Bey. 

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