The May 2009 issue of Vogue US features a pull-out cover with nine of today’s top models.
Dubbed "Faces of the Moment," three models appear on the front cover with six others in the folded cover.
Shot by the brilliant Steven Meisel, the nine models are Anna Jagodzinska, Liya Kebede, Natalia Vodianova (on the front cover), Caroline Trentini, Isabeli Fontana, Jourdan Dunn, Lara Stone, Natasha Poly, and Raquel Zimmermann (on the pull-out).
The previous group model Vogue cover (images 6-8) was in May 2007 and featured 10 models: Lily Donaldson, Hilary Rhoda, Doutzen Kroes, Sasha Pivovarova, Caroline Trentini, Raquel Zimmermann, Jessica Stam, Chanel Iman, Coco Rocha, and Agyness Deyn.
Images 9 & 10 shows Vogue's first group-models cover. The November 1999 cover featured 13 models: Kate Moss, Lauren Hutton, Iman, Gisele Bundchen, Naomi Campbell, Stephanie Seymour, Claudia Schiffer, Amber Valletta, Christy Turlington, Patti Hansen, Lisa Taylor, Paulina Porizkova, and Carolyn Murphy.
9-Model Magazine Covers
Vogue Showcases the Faces of the Moment
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