Why Melania Trump won't be on the covers of Vogue? The controversy between Anna Wintour and the first lady
In an interview with the well-known director of the fashion magazine, she assured that to appear on her pages you have to defend what you believe and have a point of view.
Apparently the relationship between the first lady of the United States, Melania Trump and one of the most important women in fashion, Anna Wintour director of Vogue magazine, would continue to generate friction between the fashion icons.
This, as a result of an interview given by one of the most feared Britons in the industry, Anna Wintour, where she spoke about some women related to politics who have appeared on the cover of her magazine, including Michelle Obama and Hilary Clinton. , while their husbands were US presidents.
In this Wintour hinted that Melania would not be worthy of appearing on the cover of the magazine, after assuring that to be chosen, "you have to defend what you believe and you have to have a point of view" in relation to her husband's policies. Donald, and this would be the reason for rejecting the model in their pages.
"Obviously, these are women who we consider to be icons and who inspire women from a global perspective. I think it has to be fair, you have to look everywhere, but I don't think this is a time not to take a stand," she said. the fashion director
She also explained how each person who represents the cover of the well-known international magazine is chosen, where "a profile of women who believe in the position on the issues they support and who believe they are leaders" is presented.
For her part, the spokeswoman for the US first lady, Stephanie Grisham, responded to Wintour's words, and assured that "being on the cover of Vogue does not define Mrs. Trump, she has already been there long before being first lady ". In 2005, Melania appeared in the well-known magazine after marrying Donald where she appears in a wedding dress with a veil.
"Her role as the first lady of the United States and everything she does is much more important than a photo shoot and a superficial cover (...) This further demonstrates how biased the fashion magazine industry is and shows how insecure and carefree Anna Wintour is," Grisham said, assuring that if Melania was presented with the option of appearing in the magazine again, it would not be available.
In contrast, when Barack Obama was in office, his wife Michelle appeared on three magazine covers. During the interview released by El País of Spain, the British pointed out that at the time Michelle "redefined" what the role of the first lady means.
Hilary Clinton was also a magazine cover star in 1998 during her husband's second term and Vogue even endorsed her presidential bid for the White House in 2016.
