Kendall Jenner’s Vogue cover sparks major backlash

JUST weeks after the Pepsi fiasco, Kendall Jenner’s latest job has landed her back in hot water. This time the problem is her Vogue magazine cover.

VOGUE India’s latest cover girl is a bit off-brand.

The magazine chose American supermodel Kendall Jenner as the face of its 10th anniversary issue, prompting a number of readers to vent their disappointment.

“Vogue ‘India’, celebrating its 10th anniversary in ‘India’, in a historic Indian palace … featuring an American model …..is it just me or did @vogueindia failed to see the irony in that …” one reader commented on Instagram.

Other commenters accused the magazine of “terrible marketing” and called out an alleged “hunger to become more westernised.” They also suggested alternative cover models such as Indian actresses Priyanka Chopra or Deepika Padukone.

According to Women’s Wear Daily, the spread was shot in Jaipur, India, and also features Indian actor Sushant Singh Rajput. Famed photographer Mario Testino took the pictures.

Vogue India has not addressed the social media uproar.

This is the latest controversy the 21-year-old supermodel has found herself in, after starring in a tone-deaf Pepsi commercial that was later yanked. She was also linked to the failed Fyre Festival, having reportedly been paid $US250,000 for an Instagram post about the event that went horrendously wrong.

Jenner has yet to post a photo of her Vogue India cover — another issue readers are criticising.

This story originally appeared in the NY Post and is republished here with permission.

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