The full title of this article by Mark Eglon (The FashionSpot) “Joan Smalls Might Have Deserved Better as Vogue Brazil’s October 2025 Cover Girl.” The article refers to the recent cover image featuring supermodel Joan Smalls, of Puerto Rican and U.S. Virgin Islands heritage. [See photos and full article at The FashionSpot.]
Vogue Brazil’s 50th anniversary celebrations remain on-ogin, with the magazine having been in full celebration mode since the start of the year. Names like Alessandro Ambrosio, Camilla Pitanga, Adriana Lima, Daiane Sodré, Irina Shayk, and Naomi Campbell have helped the magazine commemorate 50 years of print as cover girls. Up next on the cover of Vogue Brazil is Joan Smalls, who takes to the October 2025 issue of the magazine. Paula Merlo, who has served as editor-in-chief since 2018, called upon the photographer Lufré to profile the Puerto Rican model. Across a duo of collectable cover offerings, the industry icon is dressed by stylist Rita Lazzarotti in looks from Chloé and Pucci.
Read below the reactions of the FashionSpot’s forum members:
“The retouching is at a criminal level. Look at those legs. There’s no way people find this acceptable!” exclaimed DK92 upon checking out the cover.
“It’s giving Angela Bassett, which I’m not against, but something seems a little stiff with Joan here,” noted forum member marsnoop2.
“I’m truly angry when I see such cheap results! Joan Smalls is a top international fashion model, and you do this? The stylist should be fired and never work again. The retouching is crazy bad!” complained Bertrando3.
Vogue28 wasn’t best impressed either. “A megawhatt smile would’ve elevated that second cover SO much. The first cover should never have even seen the light of day. The retouching is awful, I hate those cushions, and it’s reading like a last-minute decision to make that shot the cover,” vogue28 voiced. [. . .]
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The full title of this article by Mark Eglon (The FashionSpot) “Joan Smalls Might Have Deserved Better as Vogue Brazil’s October 2025 Cover Girl.” The article refers to the recent cover image featuring supermodel Joan Smalls, of Puerto Rican and U.S. Virgin Islands heritage. [See photos and full article at The FashionSpot.] Vogue Brazil’s 50th anniversary
