Misty Copeland, American Ballet Theatre's first black principal dancer, is 'Misty on Pointe' for the December 2016 of Self Magazine. The spectacular talent and role model for young women -- with a special place in the hearts and minds of young women of color --is styled by Akari Endo-Gaut for images by Raf Stahelin./ Hair by Takuya Sugawara; Georgi Sandev

Self's February 2017 issue represents the last print issue of the women's health, wellness and fitness publication. With the exception of special issues devoted to core topics important to readers, Self will move to a strictly digital platform, facing the reality that its print advertising pages were down 32% through October. Note that speculation around Self's print-edition closure may have fueled the decline.

In November, Condé Nast’s Teen Vogue magazine said it would reduce its print publication cycle to quarterly from nine times a year and focus on digital and video.

Related: Misty Copeland Is Promoted to Principal Dancer at American Ballet Theatre in AOC Women's News -- includes 60 Minutes Interview and multiple Copeland articles.

Read Misty Copeland's interview with Self.