Cover model
title: "Cover model" type: doc version: 1 created: 2026-02-28 author: "Wikipedia contributors" status: active scope: public tags: ["modeling-(profession)"] topic_path: "general/modeling-profession" source: "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cover_model" license: "CC BY-SA 4.0" wikipedia_page_id: 0 wikipedia_revision_id: 0
A cover model is a male or female whose photograph appears on the front cover of a magazine. The cover model is generally a fashion model, celebrity, or contest winner. Generally, cover models are depicted solitarily; however, on occasion magazines will present a front cover with multiple cover models. Female cover models are often referred to as cover girls.
Cover models generally take part in a fashion or portrait photography photo shoot for the magazine. When a magazine depicts a candid or stock image for the main cover image, the talent is referred to as the magazine "cover" rather than "cover model" or "cover girl".
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