With great enthusiasm, Stephen Gan has a talent for featuring models as cover girls of V Magazine. Gan, who has led the New York-based fashion publication since its beginning, has welcomed stars like Gigi Hadid, Candice Swanepoel, Alex Consani, Naomi Campbell, and Irina Shayk (to name just a few) as recent cover girls. For the Fall Preview 2026 issue, it’s a repeat performance. This season’s model showcase includes Bhavitha Mandava, Libby Taverner, Ruth Deng, Candice Swanepoel, Natasha Poly, Liu Wen, Jacqui Hooper, Sascha Rajasalu, Amelia Gray, Anne Vyalitsyna, Noor Khan, Kristen McMenamy, Ella McCutcheon, Mica Argañaraz, and Lina Zhang gracing the cover(s) of V Magazine. The models elevate the glamour and pose across fifteen striking covers, styled by Bea Åkerlund.
Natasha Poly, Bhavitha Mandava, Candice Swanepoel & More for V Magazine #161 Fall Preview 2026
Read below the reactions of theFashionSpot’s forum members:
“WOW, this is really good,” praised Royal-Galliano after viewing the covers.
DK92 described the outcome as “beautiful.”
“This is how you do a glamorous cover!” oaklee91 exclaimed about the Bhavitha Mandava cover.
“Stunning Bhavitha Mandava! She is such a breath of fresh air,” Zorka expressed.
“Spectacular! All of the covers and photographs are worthy of a September issue. Absolutely sublime,” shared forum member MModa.
Vogue28 commented: “The Luigi & Iango covers are all so SPECTACULAR! High glamour, high fabulosity, high gloss, and high sex appeal. Absolutely in love with just about every single one of those covers – including the accompanying photographs from the story. Libby, Anne, Natasha, Noor, Candice, Mica… all KILLING it.”
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