Meet Hari Nef: actor, model – and Elle’s first transgender cover girl in UK

The Guardian reports:

When [Elle] decided to print special collectors’ covers for the magazine’s  September issue, all about “icons of change”, the publishers of Elleknew immediately who the stars should be: the actors Kristen Stewart and Amandla Stenberg, both of whom have made headlines for their refusal to conform to traditional notions of sexuality; the singer Zayn Malik, who walked away from One Direction, the biggest pop band in the world, at the height of its fame; and the transgender model Hari Nef.

Nef’s cover is arguably the most radical of the four. It marks the first time a transgender woman has been on the cover of a major commercial British magazine. 

See also Elle’s interview with Hari Nef: “Icon Of Change! Hari Nef’s ELLE UK September Cover”