Meghan Markle's 'Vogue' video is basically a who's who of empowering women

Starring Jameela Jamil, Greta Thunberg, Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie, Laverne Cox, Jacinda Ardern, and Jane Fonda.
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The September issue of Vogue is always an important one. But this September's issue will be extra-special because Meghan Markle guest-edited it.

Not only that: the issue also happens to feature a conversation between Markle and former U.S. First Lady Michelle Obama.

The Duchess of Sussex chose not to put herself on the cover because, according to British Vogue Editor-in-Chief Edward Enninful, she felt it would be a "boastful thing to do."

On the cover of the issue you'll see the faces of some of the most inspiring women in the world: Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie, Greta Thunberg, Laverne Cox, Jameela Jamil, Jacinda Ardern, Gemma Chan, Adwoa Aboah, Jane Fonda, Salma Hayek Pinault, Yara Shahidi, Christy Turlington Burns, and Adut Akech.

Here's a look at the cover of British Vogue's September issue. September issues are, in the fashion industry, considered to be the most significant of the year as they contain the most advertising and usually have high-profile cover stars.

The September issue hits newsstands on Friday 2 August.

Rachel Thompson, sits wearing a dress with yellow florals and black background.
Rachel Thompson
Features Editor

Rachel Thompson is the Features Editor at Mashable. Rachel's second non-fiction book The Love Fix: Reclaiming Intimacy in a Disconnected World is out now, published by Penguin Random House in Jan. 2025. The Love Fix explores why dating feels so hard right now, why we experience difficult emotions in the realm of love, and how we can change our dating culture for the better.

A leading sex and dating writer in the UK, Rachel has written for GQ, The Guardian, The Sunday Times Style, The Telegraph, Cosmopolitan, Glamour, Stylist, ELLE, The i Paper, Refinery29, and many more.

Rachel's first book Rough: How Violence Has Found Its Way Into the Bedroom And What We Can Do About It, a non-fiction investigation into sexual violence was published by Penguin Random House in 2021.

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