PHOTOS: John Legend’s evolution to ‘Sexiest Man Alive’

PHOTOS: John Legend evolution to “Sexiest Man Alive”
PHOTOS: John Legend's evolution to "Sexiest Man Alive"
PHOTOS: A behind the scenes look as John Legend gets ready for the 2006 Grammy Awards
PHOTOS: A behind the scenes look as John Legend gets ready for the 2006 Grammy Awards
PHOTOS: John Legend’s evolution to ‘Sexiest Man Alive’
PHOTOS: John Legend’s evolution to ‘Sexiest Man Alive’
PHOTOS: John Legend’s evolution to ‘Sexiest Man Alive’
PHOTOS: John Legend’s evolution to ‘Sexiest Man Alive’
BEVERLY HILLS, CA - JANUARY 11: Recording artists John Legend (L) and Common, winners of Best Original Song - Motion Picture for 'Glory' (from 'Selma'), pose in the press room during the 72nd Annual Golden Globe Awards at The Beverly Hilton Hotel on January 11, 2015 in Beverly Hills, California. (Photo by Kevin Winter/Getty Images) Recording artists John Legend (L) and Common, winners of Best Original Song - Motion Picture for 'Glory' (from 'Selma'), pose in the press room during the 72nd Annual Golden Globe Awards at The Beverly Hilton Hotel on January 11, 2015 in Beverly Hills, California. (Photo by Kevin Winter/Getty Images)
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John Legend wrote in 1994 about the impact he planned to have on black history in this essay published in the Dayton Daily News when he was still known as John Stephens. BILL LACKEY/STAFF