Vice President-elect Kamala Harris. Photo: Tyler Mitchell/Vogue Continuing her string of notable firsts, Vice President-elect Kamala Harris has landed her first Vogue cover. Images of the February issue leaked online over the weekend, with the profile of Harris published on Sunday.
Although she and President-elect Joe Biden made for a more centrist ticket than some in the Democratic party initially envisioned, Harris was nonetheless an unprecedented choice for Vice-President: the first Black woman, and the first woman of South Asian descent, ever to have been nominated for the position.
“It was very important for me to speak to the moment, and the moment includes understanding that there is a great responsibility that comes with being a first,” Harris told writer Alexis Okeowo. “I always say this: I may be the first to do many things — make sure I’m not the last.” The cover’s release has created some controversy — for one thing, it came out days ahead of schedule, leaked Saturday night by the Twitter account Models Daily. The image, which features Harris standing against a backdrop of green and pink silk wearing black pants, a black blazer, and her signature Converse Chuck Taylors. On social media, some said Harris looked “washed out,” pointing to past shoots where white photographers have done a poor job lighting Black subjects.
Journalist Yashar Ali has also alleged that Harris’s team had “expected” and “agreed to” a different cover image, one that features Harris against a gold backdrop, dressed in a powder blue suit. Multiple sources at the magazine said that while high-profile subjects are sometimes shown cover options, final selection and approval remains with the magazine, and did here.
Beauty & Brawns! Nough said!
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I have so many questions.
she looks fab 💖
It doesn’t.
If that’s the cover she agreed upon, then I am fine with it. If they swapped covers on her, then no, I am not fine.
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