Major! Zendaya Lands Vogue Cover

Published: Thursday 15th Jun 2017 by Sam

If you think your eyes are deceiving you, think again. Zendaya has indeed landed on the cover of Vogue Magazine.

The 20-year-old singer/actress looks breathtaking a-front of the July 2017 issue of the fashion bible – and pairs the image with an equally engaging interview feature.

Peep this excerpt on how she had been making moves behind the scenes – dating back to her Disney Channel days:

“I got in a room with the heads of Disney Channel,” Zendaya says, recounting a meeting that took place four years ago, when she was sixteen. By this time she had already completed her first Disney show, Shake It Up, in which she costarred as an aspiring dancer alongside Bella Thorne. For her to sign on to K.C. Undercover, she decided, Disney would need to meet demands. First they would need to make her a producer. Next she objected to the show’s title, which at the time was Super Awesome Katy. “I was like, ‘The title is whack. That’s gonna change.’ ” She then rejected her character’s name (“Do I look like a Katy to you?”) and insisted that the show feature a family of color.

There were other conditions: “I wanted to make sure that she wasn’t good at singing or acting or dancing. That she wasn’t artistically inclined. I didn’t want them to all of a sudden be like, ‘Oh, yeah, and then she sings this episode!’ No. She can’t dance; she can’t sing. She can’t do that stuff. There are other things that a girl can be.” Zendaya issued some final requirements: “I want her to be martial arts–trained. I want her to be able to do everything that a guy can do. I want her to be just as smart as everybody else. I want her to be a brainiac. I want her to be able to think on her feet. But I also want her to be socially awkward, not a cool kid. I want her to be normal with an extraordinary life.”

In using her leverage to seize control in this manner, Ajamu says, “she broke all the rules.” To Zendaya, it was a no-brainer. “A lot of people don’t realize their power,” she says. “I have so many friends who say yes to everything or feel like they can’t stand up for themselves in a situation.” She is now pounding a fist on the dining table at Soho House. “No: You have the power.”

After such a huge look, here’s hoping she can leverage this to benefit her music and acting careers.

Presently, she skews more “it girl” than anything else. We do know she has talent beyond that, so fingers crossed this allows her to showcase that on a grander scale.

Your thoughts?

[Photographer: Mario Testino]

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  1. JustCoastWitHa June 15, 2017

    AHHHH!! In Love

  2. meme June 15, 2017

    This is so amazing. She really has something special. Im excited to see her in spiderman and hearing new music.

  3. THE REAL June 15, 2017

    This girl embodies ‘role model’, which I believe she is aiming for as her career progresses. Good for her. The cover is stunning.

  4. @ASAPicon June 15, 2017

    Its about time! She needed a Vogue cover a while back

  5. FAF June 15, 2017

    Her fashion line is really good as well

  6. SMH June 15, 2017

    I’m loving this young woman more and more every day. Zendaya seems to be the most woke black celebrity of this current generation of female celebrities.

  7. Starxavi June 15, 2017

    Love her since Shake it Up….shes funny and super smart and hella talented. Plus, shes gorgeous and very versatile. I see big things for her!

  8. ugo June 15, 2017

    Get it beautiful!

  9. Junior in Jamaica June 15, 2017

    She aiight.

  10. Beyond Amazing (Cause Beyonce really is!!!) June 16, 2017

    She looks beautiful on that cover. You better work Zey!

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