Nina Garcia continues to demonstrate significant influence as ELLE editor-in-chief. Throughout 2025, personalities such as Jennifer Aniston, Mia Goth, Victoria Beckham, Rosalía, Lindsay Lohan, Addison Rae, Daisy Edgar-Jones, Zoë Kravitz, and Lady Gaga graced the Hearst-owned fashion publication. Garcia, who has led the magazine since 2017, welcomed Raye onto ELLE last month and gives up the cover to Odessa A’zion, who features on the March 2026 edition of the magazine. The American “Marty Supreme” actress is profiled by photographer Carin Backoff for this occasion, with ELLE fashion director Alex White handling styling duties. White selected a look from Louise Trotter’s debut Bottega Veneta collection for A’zion to showcase in the cover shot.

Odessa A’zion for ELLE March 2026

Read below the reactions of theFashionSpot’s forum members:

MModa expressed their thoughts: “It is a nice cover, but I like it when magazines put more effort into the execution. It is Backoff’s style of photography that I do not necessarily love here.”

Hchloe declared: “It looks like a digital cover. Very low effort!”

Gary89 chimed in: “No wonder print is dying when this is deemed passable for a March cover.”

Lucien112 scoffed: “No budget.”

thenewclassic, also majorly underwhelmed, commented: “I like her, but yeah, surely they could’ve come up with something more interesting/better.”

vogue28 voiced their disappointment: “Genuinely had no clue who Odessa A’zion was until a quick Google search. As a result, this feels like a total non-event of a cover offering from American ELLE. This magazine has become very VERY hit and miss of late – and this is a massive miss.”

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