Laverne Cox among 40 ‘legendary’ women to grace iconic British Vogue cover

Laverne Cox has once again solidified her ‘it girl’ status by appearing in a jaw-dropping British Vogue cover celebrating 40 “legendary” women.

The transgender actor and trailblazing activist is no stranger to making waves, whether it’s carving out iconic characters – like Sophia Burset in Orange Is The New Black and Kacy Duke in Inventing Anna – or receiving medals, awards, and honorary doctorates for her work to spread awareness of transgender culture.

It’s no wonder, then, that she was among British Vogue Editor-in-Chief Edward Enninful’s top 40 chosen cover stars for his final cover.

Bidding farewell to one of the most coveted roles in fashion journalism after six-and-a-half years, Enninful explained how he and his team managed to get 40 of the most booked and busy women in the world into one room for a cover shoot like no other, and how he decided who would get the invite.

“It was clear to all of us on the team that no one woman could or should encapsulate these past few years for the magazine,” Enninful writes.

“What we needed was a group, to lean into the power of the collective to bring to life what I hope has been a daring, disruptive, and evolutionary period in Vogue’s history. 

“They also – by dint of extraordinary impact, the force of personality, style, and influence – needed to have reached beyond fashion and culture to change the fabric of society in the 2020s, in ways small and large and always positive.”

Alongside Laverne Cox, Enninful chose equally impactful superstars like Victoria Beckham, Jane Fonda, Oprah Winfrey, Dua Lipa, Miley Cyrus, Salma Hayek Pinault, Rina Sawayama, Jodie Comer, Serena Williams, Cynthia Erivo, Gigi Hadid, Simone Ashley, and Anya Taylor-Joy – to name but a few.