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Vogue to release new Kamala Harris cover after controversy

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<p>NEW YORK - Vogue will publish a limited edition of its latest issue featuring a different photo of Vice-President-elect Kamala Harris after the original cover image sparked controversy, the magazine said Tuesday.</p><p>Critics slammed the photo that graced the hard copy of the February issue, saying it was poorly composed and diminished Harris&#x27;s achievements as the first Black woman to be elected vice president.</p><blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p dir="ltr" lang="en">Vice President-elect <a href="https://twitter.com/KamalaHarris?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@KamalaHarris</a> is our February cover star!<br/><br/>Making history was the first step. Now Harris has an even more monumental task: to help heal a fractured America—and lead it out of crisis. Read the full profile: <a href="https://t.co/W5BQPTH7AU">https://t.co/W5BQPTH7AU</a> <a href="https://t.co/OCFvVqTlOk">pic.twitter.com/OCFvVqTlOk</a></p>— Vogue Magazine (@voguemagazine) <a href="https://twitter.com/voguemagazine/status/1348284503081574403?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">January 10, 2021</a></blockquote><div><script async="" src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charSet="utf-8" type="text/javascript"></script></div><p>Social media users criticized the lighting of the photo -- in which Harris wears a blazer, jeans and sneakers -- and also questioned whether the magazine had lightened her skin.</p><p>Following the backlash, Vogue announced it would release some copies with a more formal portrait of Harris wearing a light blue Michael Kors pantsuit. That image had been used for the digital cover.</p><p>&quot;In recognition of the enormous interest in the digital cover, and in celebration of this historic moment, we will be publishing a limited number of special edition inaugural issues,&quot; a spokesperson for Vogue said. </p><p>Editor Anna Wintour was forced to defend the original image after it circulated online earlier this month, insisting it was not the magazine&#x27;s intention to &quot;diminish&quot; Harris&#x27;s &quot;incredible&quot; election victory.</p><ul class="op-related-articles">	<li><a href="https://news.abs-cbn.com/life/01/13/21/vogues-wintour-defends-controversial-kamala-harris-cover">Vogue&#x27;s Wintour defends controversial Kamala Harris cover</a></li></ul><p>Writing in the Washington Post, fashion critic Robin Givhan said the print cover was &quot;overly familiar&quot; and did not give Harris &quot;due respect.&quot;</p><p>Both photos were taken by American photographer Tyler Mitchell, who in 2018 became the first Black photographer to shoot a Vogue cover with his portraits of music icon Beyonce.</p><p>Harris, 56, did not publicly react but sources close to her told US media that she was surprised by the choice of the more relaxed photo.</p><p>The controversy was the latest to hit Wintour, who found herself under pressure during the massive Black Lives Matter protests that swept the US last summer.</p><p>She apologized for not making enough room for Black stylists and photographers in the magazine. </p><p>Wintour added that she also took &quot;full responsibility&quot; for &quot;publishing images or stories that have been hurtful or intolerant.&quot;</p><div><strong>pdh/jm</strong></div><div><strong>© Agence France-Presse</strong></div><figure class="op-interactive"><iframe height="315" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/QIFDnIJDmms?enablejsapi=1" width="560"></iframe></figure><div class="iwantbar">Watch more in <a href="//www.iwantv.com.ph/">iWantv</a> or <a href="//tfc.tv/">TFC.tv</a></div>

<p>NEW YORK - Vogue will publish a limited edition of its latest issue featuring a different photo of Vice-President-elect Kamala Harris after the original cover image sparked controversy, the magazine said Tuesday.</p>

NEW YORK - Vogue will publish a limited edition of its latest issue featuring a different photo of Vice-President-elect Kamala Harris after the original cover image sparked controversy, the magazine said Tuesday.