Paloma made many important statements during her interview that were empowering to hear. It was shot by Annie Leibovitz and that's just about the wildest thing I've ever heard.' This is the first Vogue cover styled by a black woman.

Gabriella's Instagram caption was just an emotional as she wrote, 'I'm happy for the little black girls who can go to the newsstand and buy the world's most powerful fashion magazine and see themselves on the cover and in the creative team that brought it to life.

Our eyes welled up while seeing the pure love and excitement present in that moment. for all of you.' As soon as Paloma opened the magazine, she burst into tears as both of her family members lovingly cheered on. She captioned the video, 'for my grandparents. Paloma posted an IGTV revealing her Vogue cover to her mother and grandmother, and it was emotional, to say the least. We're hoping that 2021 will bring more exciting moments like this one to the forefront. While this is most definitely an exciting feat, it's pretty wild that this is 2020 and we're just reaching this mark. Not only does the beautiful cover showcase a curve model who is Black and Latinx, but it also happens to be the first Vogue cover styled by a Black woman. The curve model posed in gorgeous gowns for the cover story, which was shot by famed photographer Annie Leibovitz and styled by Gabriella Karefa-Johnson.

Paloma Elsesser is the third of Vogue's four January 2021 cover stars.

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