The cover girls that have caused the biggest stir on newsstands around the globe

WE'RE all hanging out to see Lena Dunham on the cover of Vogue's February edition, but is she likely to cause as much uproar as these cover girls? Time will tell.

A surprisingly covered up look for Miley. Picture: Harper's Bazaar ...

IT WAS recently announced that Lena Dunham will be on the cover of February Vogue. If you're asking yourself why, you've got plenty of company.

Here are the female celebs who have caused the biggest stir when they fronted various magazine covers:

When Lena Dunham showed up on the arm of Vogue editor-at-large Hamish Bowles at last year's Met Gala, we all knew a Vogue cover couldn't be far off. But how does the girl that prides herself on being a "real" girl - indeed, who dons purposefully unflattering clothing on her hit show Girls - land the most covetable fashion magazine cover ever? The math just doesn't add up.

Kim Kardashian, W, November 2010

She might not have a single talent in life, but apparently that doesn't matter (even to W magazine) when you have "ass-sets" like Kim's to show off. According to Kanye, she deserves the cover of Vogue over Michelle Obama, since "No one is looking at what Obama is wearing." Can you say reality check?

Kim's racy cover for W magazine quickly became infamous. Picture: W magazine

Paris Hilton and Nicole Richie, Harper's Bazaar, June 2007

While Nicole Richie has redeemed herself many times over since her days on The Simple Life with partner-in-crime Paris Hilton, that still can't erase the shock of the pair appearing on the cover of Harper's Bazaar with their pooches. Even in fashion, two wrongs don't make a right.

Two dogs don't make a right, more like it. Picture: Harper's Bazaar magazine

Lindsay Lohan, New York, Spring 2008

Lindsay Lohan's love of Marilyn Monroe came full circle with the cover and recreation of some of Marilyn's most famous nude photos in the Spring Fashion issue of New York Magazine. Similarities between the two do exist - but there's only one Marilyn.

Lindsay Lohan channelled Marilyn for this cover, but did she pull it off? Picture: New York magazine

Miley Cyrus, Harper's Bazaar, October 2013

Miley twerked her way right off the cover of Vogue after her over-the-top appearance at the VMAs - and onto the cover of Harper's Bazaar instead. While controversy is clearly the name of the game with Miss Miley, she did look quite put together.

A surprisingly covered up look for Miley. Picture: Harper's Bazaar magazine