Vogue/Mario Testino
According to Vogue Magazine, “There’s only on September issue, and there’s only one Beyoncé.” So it makes sense that the fashion bible of style and sartorial enthusiasts snagged the leader of the Beyhive to grace their popular September issue. A historical moment in itself as Beyoncé is the third Black woman to cover their September issue, following Naomi Campbell in 1989 and Halle Berry in 2010.
Amongst the trio, there have been a handful of other Black beauties spreading their #BlackGirlMagic on the cover of Vogue and it’s various international editions.
Continue clicking to check out 15 sistas that have graced the cover of the highly coveted, Vogue Magazine
Vogue/Annie Leibovitz
Tennis pro Serena Williams was first spotted on the cover of Vogue alongside Olympic stars Ryan Lochte and Hope Solo in June 2012. However, this April, the publication let the powerhouse rock the cover solo. And we must say, Serena’s photos were breathtaking, although we would have loved to see her a bit more glammed up on the cover.
Vogue/David Sims
Rihanna is no stranger to Vogue. In 2009, she made first appearance to the fashion-obsessed audience in a risqué, high fashion spread and cover for Vogue Italia. Ever since, she’s done photoshoots and covers for nearly every edition of the magazine, documenting her style transformation throughout the past six years from head to toe.
Vogue/Justin Ridler
Sudanese-born, Melbourne-based model Ajak Deng is a fashion favorite on luxury runways like Lanvin and Valentino. She appeared in the March 2011 issue of Vogue Australia as their cover girl.
Vogue/Mikeal Jansson
Hollywood’s breakout star Lupita Nyong’o was crowned the “it” girl of 2014, so it only makes sense that Vogue put her on the cover of their July issue that year too.
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Model Beverly Johnson made history when she became the first Black woman to cover Vogue in 1974. In total, she landed three Vogue covers during her career.
Vogue/Sebastian Kim
Joan Smalls has been a very familiar name in the modeling world for the past few years. The Puerto Rican beauty has been seen on the cover of Vogue US, Brasil, Japan, Australia, Russia and more.
Vogue/Peter Lindbergh
Karen Alexander was popping in the late 80s. Her successful 20-year career included a number of magazine covers including Vogue U.S., Britain and Italia.
Vogue/Mario Testino
Hollywood veteran Halle Berry is the envy of women and in the hearts of all men. Vogue loves her too. She was the second Black woman to cover their September issue (2010), following Naomi Campbell’s 1989 debut. She was also shot by legendary photographer Annie Leibovitz for their December 2012 issue.
Vogue Brazil/Tom Munro
Naomi Campbell, internationally known veteran model and ultimate slayer, is rightfully a legend when it comes to this modeling game. The stunning 45-year-old has graced just about every edition of Vogue there is, including Thailand.
Vogue/Annie Leibovitz
Powerhouse vocalist and actress Jennifer Hudson was all laughs and smiles during her Vogue debut, fresh from Dream Girls success in 2007.
Vogue/Patrick Demarchelier
Fresh-faced beauty Jourdan Dunn made history in the UK as the first, solo Black model on the cover of Vogue UK in twelve years. At just 25 years old, Dunn has racked up a number of Vogue international covers.
Vogue/Steven Meisel
In 1998, media maven Oprah covered Vogue 20 pounds lighter than normal–as advised by editor in chief Anna Wintour. And she looked d*mn good, too!
Vogue/Patrick Demarchelier
Kebede’s 2015 Vogue Paris cover is signifcant as she was the first model of color on the cover in nearly five years. She has graced the covers of Vogue U.S., Italia and more.
Vogue/Richard Avedon
Shari Belafonte Harper stunned on the June 1986 cover of Vogue. Throughout her modeling career she scored five covers with the publication.
Vogue/Irving Penn
Dutch model Louise Vyent’s time to shine was on the February 1987 cover.
