Mario Testino (fashion photographer) said to the Wall Street Journal On Madonna...

"I've had a few lucky breaks. One of them was Madonna asking me to photograph her for Versace.... She spoke with a hairdresser who I work with a lot, called Orlando Pita, and asked him if he could introduce us. We spoke on the phone and she arrived to see me at the Chateau Marmont driving herself in a convertible car. I was so shocked when I saw her. I imagined her arriving with security."