List of W cover models
W is a women's beauty magazine published by Condé Nast Publications. A famous person, usually an actress, singer, or model, is featured on the cover of each month's issue. Following are the names of each cover subject from the most recent issue to the first issue of W under editorship of Patrick McCarthy in August 1993. Since September 2010, Stefano Tonchi became the editor-in-chief of W.[1]
Since 2013, the magazine will combine the January/December and June/July issues so as to free up money to invest in the magazine's digital brand.[2]
1993
| Issue |
Cover model |
Photographer |
|---|---|---|
| August |  Nadège du Bospertus &  Claudia Mason |
Dewey Nicks |
| September |  Kate Moss |
Michael Thompson |
| October |  Karen Mulder |
J.R. Duran |
| November | Cecilia Chancellor |
Perry Ogden |
| December | Michael McCraine |
Raymond Meier |
1994
| Issue |
Cover model |
Photographer |
|---|---|---|
| January | Cecilia Chancellor |
Raymond Meier |
| February |  Linda Evangelista |
Michael Thompson |
| March | Kate Moss |
Kim Knott |
| April | Bridget Hall |
Martin Brading |
| May | Stephanie Seymour |
Wayne Maser |
| June | Amber Valletta |
Craig McDean |
| July |  Phoebe O'Brien |
Marc Hom |
| August |  Claudia Schiffer |
Michael Thompson |
| September |  Helena Christensen |
Miles Aldridge |
| October | Bridget Hall |
Robert Erdmann |
| November | Kirsty Hume |
Miles Aldridge |
| December | Karen Mulder |
1995
| Issue |
Cover model |
Photographer |
|---|---|---|
| January | Christy Turlington |
Michael Thompson |
| February | Kate Moss |
Miles Aldridge |
| March | Niki Taylor |
Miles Aldridge |
| April | Nadja Auermann |
Craig McDean |
| May | Kate Moss |
Craig McDean |
| June | Linda Evangelista |
Miles Aldridge |
| July | Nadja Auermann |
Miles Aldridge |
| August | Shalom Harlow |
Miles Aldridge |
| September | Kate & Nick Moss |
Mario Testino |
| October | Claudia Schiffer |
Miles Aldridge |
| November | Amber Valletta |
Miles Aldridge |
| December | Stella Tennant & Kate Moss |
Mario Testino |
1996
| Issue |
Cover model |
Photographer |
|---|---|---|
| January | Christy Turlington |
Michael Thompson |
| February | Shalom Harlow |
Miles Aldridge |
| March | Guinevere Van Seenus & Amy Wesson |
Mario Testino |
| April | Demi Moore |
Matthew Rolston |
| May | Kate Moss |
Nathaniel Goldberg |
| June | Guinevere Van Seenus |
Michael Thompson |
| July | Kate Moss |
Michael Thompson |
| August | Carolyn Murphy |
Michael Thompson |
| September | Shalom Harlow |
Michael Thompson |
| October | Stella Tennant |
Michael Thompson |
| November | Tasha Tilberg & Sharon van der Knaap |
Michael Thompson |
| December | Kate Moss |
Michael Thompson |
1997
| Issue |
Cover model |
Photographer |
|---|---|---|
| January | Tom Cruise |
Michael Thompson |
| February | Linda Evangelista |
Michael Thompson |
| March | Shalom Harlow |
Mario Testino |
| April | Amber Valletta |
Michael Thompson |
| May | Christy Turlington |
Michael Thompson |
| June | Kate Moss |
Michael Thompson |
| July | Christy Turlington |
Michael Thompson |
| August | Shalom Harlow |
Michael Thompson |
| September | Carolyn Murphy |
Michael Thompson |
| October | Angela Lindvall |
Craig McDean |
| November | Stella Tennant |
Michael Thompson |
| December | Angela Lindvall |
Michael Thompson |
1998
| Issue |
Cover model |
Photographer |
|---|---|---|
| January | Shalom Harlow |
Michael Thompson |
| February | Christy Turlington |
Michael Thompson |
| March | Kate Moss |
Michael Thompson |
| April | Amber Valletta |
Michael Thompson |
| May | Milla Jovovich |
Michael Thompson |
| June | Claudia Schiffer |
Michael Thompson |
| July | Liv Tyler |
Michael Thompson |
| August | Stephanie Seymour |
Michael Thompson |
| September | Christy Turlington |
Michael Thompson |
| October | Carolyn Murphy |
Michael Thompson |
| November | Angela Lindvall |
Michael Thompson |
| December | Gwyneth Paltrow |
Michael Thompson |
1999
| Issue |
Cover model |
Photographer |
|---|---|---|
| January |  Gisele Bündchen |
Michael Thompson |
| February | Michelle Pfeiffer |
Michael Thompson |
| March | Kate Moss |
Michael Thompson |
| April | Christy Turlington |
Michael Thompson |
| May | Gisele Bündchen |
Michael Thompson |
| June | Cindy Crawford |
Michael Thompson |
| July | Brad Pitt |
Steven Klein |
| August | Bridget Hall |
Michael Thompson |
| September | Kate Moss |
Michael Thompson |
| October | Kristin Scott Thomas |
Michael Thompson |
| November | Jennifer Aniston |
Michael Thompson |
| December | Jodie Foster |
Michael Thompson |
2000
| Issue |
Cover model |
Photographer |
|---|---|---|
| January | Gisele Bündchen |
Michael Thompson |
| February | Gisele Bündchen |
Michael Thompson |
| March | Christy Turlington |
Michael Thompson |
| April | Calista Flockhart |
Michael Thompson |
| May | Claudia Schiffer |
Michael Thompson |
| June | Cindy Crawford |
Michael Thompson |
| July | Amber Valletta |
Craig McDean |
| August | Jennifer Lopez |
Michael Thompson |
| September | Kate Moss |
Michael Thompson |
| October | Stephanie Seymour |
Michael Thompson |
| November | Meg Ryan |
Michael Thompson |
| December | Hilary Swank |
Michael Thompson |
2001
| Issue |
Cover model |
Photographer |
|---|---|---|
| January |  Cate Blanchett |
Michael Thompson |
| February | Tasha Tilberg |
Craig McDean |
| March | Gisele Bündchen |
Michael Thompson |
| April | Kate Moss |
Craig McDean |
| May | Amber Valletta |
Craig McDean |
| June |  Karolína Kurková |
Michael Thompson |
| July | Christy Turlington |
Michael Thompson |
| August | Gisele Bündchen |
Michael Thompson |
| September | Gwyneth Paltrow |
Michael Thompson |
| October | Gisele Bündchen |
Michael Thompson |
| November | Liv Tyler |
Michael Thompson |
| December | Renée Zellweger |
Michael Thompson |
2002
| Issue |
Cover model |
Photographer |
|---|---|---|
| January | Carolyn Murphy |
Michael Thompson |
| February | Gisele Bündchen |
Michael Thompson |
| March | Julia Roberts |
Michael Thompson |
| April | Hugh Grant |
Michael Thompson |
| Lauren Bush |
Michael Thompson | |
| May | Beyoncé |
Michael Thompson |
| June | Winona Ryder |
Michael Thompson |
| July | Tom Cruise |
Michael Thompson |
| August | Shalom Harlow  Natalia Vodianova Naomi Campbell Kate Moss Cindy Crawford Patti Hansen Gisele Bündchen Christy Turlington  Iman Claudia Schiffer Stephanie Seymour |
Michael Thompson |
| September | Reese Witherspoon |
Michael Thompson |
| October | Natalia Vodianova |
Mario Testino |
| November | Travis Fimmel & Gisele Bündchen |
Michael Thompson |
| December | Julianne Moore |
Michael Thompson |
2003
| Issue |
Cover model |
Photographer |
|---|---|---|
| January | Selma Blair |
Michael Thompson |
| February | Jennifer Aniston |
Michael Thompson |
| March | Gisele Bündchen |
Inez & Vinoodh |
| April | Madonna |
Steven Klein |
| May | Pamela Anderson |
Bruce Weber |
| June | Sarah Jessica Parker |
Michael Thompson |
| July | Kate Hudson |
Michael Thompson |
| August | Britney Spears |
Michael Thompson |
| September | Kate Moss |
Bruce Weber Craig McDean David Sims Inez & Vinoodh Juergen Teller Mario Sorrenti Mert & Marcus Michael Thompson Steven Klein |
| October | Jennifer Lopez |
Michael Thompson |
| November | Jennifer Garner |
Michael Thompson |
| December | Nicole Kidman |
Inez & Vinoodh |
2004
| Issue |
Cover model |
Photographer |
|---|---|---|
| January | Gisele Bündchen |
Michael Thompson |
| February | Cameron Diaz |
Michael Thompson |
| March | Naomi Watts |
Michael Thompson |
| April | Gemma Ward |
Paolo Roversi |
| May | Uma Thurman |
Michael Thompson |
| June | Gwyneth Paltrow |
Michael Thompson |
| July | Catherine Zeta-Jones |
Michael Thompson |
| August | Scarlett Johansson |
Craig McDean |
| September | Julianne Moore |
Michael Thompson |
| October |  Élise Crombez |
Steven Meisel |
| November | Natalia Vodianova |
Michael Thompson |
| December | Daria Werbowy |
Michael Thompson |
2005
| Issue |
Cover model |
Photographer |
|---|---|---|
| January | Julia Roberts |
Michael Thompson |
| February | Renée Zellweger |
Michael Thompson |
| March | Kate Moss |
Mert & Marcus |
| April | Lindsay Lohan |
Michael Thompson |
| May |  Natalie Portman |
Mert & Marcus |
| June | Gisele Bündchen |
Michael Thompson |
| July | Angelina Jolie & Brad Pitt |
Steven Klein |
| August | Katie Holmes |
Michael Thompson |
| September | Kirsten Dunst |
Mert & Marcus |
| October | Kate Hudson |
Michael Thompson |
| November | Kate Moss |
Mario Sorrenti |
| December | Karen Elson |
Michael Thompson |
2006
| Issue |
Cover model |
Photographer |
|---|---|---|
| January | Mary-Kate Olsen |
David Sims |
| February | Reese Witherspoon |
Michael Thompson |
| March | Kate Moss |
Craig McDean |
| April | Jessica Simpson |
Michael Thompson |
| May | Meryl Streep & Lindsay Lohan |
Michael Thompson |
| June | Madonna |
Steven Klein |
| July | Kate Bosworth |
Michael Thompson |
| August | Natalia Vodianova |
Mert & Marcus |
| September | Christina Ricci |
Mert & Marcus |
| October | Janet Jackson |
Michael Thompson |
| November | Freja Beha Erichsen |
Mario Sorrenti & Richard Tuttle |
| December | Cameron Diaz |
Mert & Marcus |
2007
| Issue |
Cover model |
Photographer |
|---|---|---|
| January | Sienna Miller |
Craig McDean |
| February | Daniel Craig & Nicole Kidman |
David Sims |
| March | Ellen DeGeneres |
Michael Thompson |
| April | Kirsten Dunst |
Craig McDean |
| May | America Ferrera |
Michael Thompson |
| June | Naomi Campbell |
Steven Klein |
| July | Gisele Bündchen |
Michael Thompson |
| August | David & Victoria Beckham |
Steven Klein |
| September | Gwyneth Paltrow |
Steven Klein |
| October | Cate Blanchett |
Michael Thompson |
| November | Angelina Jolie |
Richard Prince |
| Britney Spears |
Richard Prince | |
| Cameron Diaz |
Richard Prince | |
| Jennifer Aniston |
Richard Prince | |
| Jessica Simpson |
Richard Prince | |
| Julia Roberts |
Richard Prince | |
| Katie Holmes |
Richard Prince | |
| Lindsay Lohan |
Richard Prince | |
| Madonna |
Richard Prince | |
| Nicole Kidman |
Richard Prince | |
| December | Renée Zellweger & George Clooney |
Michael Thompson |
2008
| Issue |
Cover model |
Photographer |
|---|---|---|
| January | Hilary Swank |
Steven Klein |
| February | Keira Knightley & James McAvoy |
Steven Klein |
| March | Scarlett Johansson & Natalie Portman |
Steven Klein |
| April | Kate Moss |
Mert & Marcus |
| May | Cameron Diaz |
Michael Thompson |
| June |  Charlize Theron |
Craig McDean |
| July | Daria Werbowy Kate Moss Lara Stone |
Bruce Weber |
| August |  Penélope Cruz |
Mert & Marcus |
| September | Kate Hudson |
Mert & Marcus |
| October | Anne Hathaway |
Mario Sorrenti |
| November | Angelina Jolie |
Brad Pitt |
| December | Blake Lively |
Inez & Vinoodh |
2009
| Issue |
Cover model |
Photographer |
|---|---|---|
| January | Christy Turlington |
Mario Sorrenti |
| February | Brad Pitt |
Chuck Close |
| March | Madonna |
Steven Klein |
| April | Drew Barrymore |
Mert & Marcus |
| May | Amy Adams |
Craig McDean |
| June | Ginnifer Goodwin |
Steven Klein |
| July | Bruce & Emma Willis |
Steven Klein |
| August | Lara Stone |
Steven Klein |
| September | Kate Moss |
Mert & Marcus |
| October | Uma Thurman |
Steven Klein |
| November | Linda Evangelista |
Pierpaolo Ferrari |
| December | Demi Moore |
Mert & Marcus |
2010
| Issue |
Cover model |
Photographer |
|---|---|---|
| January | Jennifer Garner |
Craig McDean |
| February |  Rihanna |
Craig McDean |
| March | Megan Fox |
Craig McDean |
| April | Gerard Butler & Jennifer Aniston |
Steven Klein |
| May | Julianna Margulies |
Nathaniel Goldberg |
| June | Cate Blanchett |
Craig McDean |
| July | Eva Mendes |
Mert & Marcus |
| August | Rebecca Hall & Jon Hamm |
Nathaniel Goldberg |
| September | Emma Roberts Zoë Kravitz Mary Elizabeth Winstead |
Inez & Vinoodh |
| Kat Dennings & Jessica Chastain |
Inez & Vinoodh | |
| Yaya DaCosta Jennifer Lawrence Greta Gerwig |
Inez & Vinoodh | |
| October | Michelle Williams & Ryan Gosling |
Inez & Vinoodh |
| November | Kim Kardashian |
Mark Seliger |
| December | Katherine Heigl |
Patrick Demarchelier |
2011
| Issue |
Cover model |
Photographer |
|---|---|---|
| January | Emma Stone |
Inez & Vinoodh |
| Garrett Hedlund |
Inez & Vinoodh | |
| February | Rooney Mara |
Jean-Baptiste Mondino |
| March |  Mila Kunis |
Craig McDean |
| April | Mia Wasikowska & Michael Fassbender |
Jean-Baptiste Mondino |
| May | January Jones |
Craig McDean |
| June | Julia Roberts & Tom Hanks |
Mario Sorrenti |
| July | Beyoncé |
Patrick Demarchelier |
| Christina Aguilera |
Daniele & Iango | |
| August | Tilda Swinton |
Tim Walker |
| September | Kristen Stewart |
Mert & Marcus |
| October | Justin Timberlake & Amanda Seyfried |
Michael Thompson |
| November |  Nicki Minaj |
Francesco Vezzoli |
 Sui He |
Max Vadukul | |
| December | Elle & Dakota Fanning |
Mario Sorrenti |
2012
| Issue |
Cover model |
Photographer |
|---|---|---|
| January | Carey Mulligan |
Michael Thompson |
| February | Brad Pitt |
Mario Sorrenti |
| Charlize Theron |
Mario Sorrenti | |
| March | Kate Moss |
Steven Klein |
| April | Jessica Biel |
Mikael Jansson |
| May | Clive Owen & Nicole Kidman |
Emma Summerton |
| June |  Edita Vilkevičiūtė Tom Cruise Abbey Lee Kershaw |
Mario Sorrenti |
| July |  Joan Smalls |
Steven Meisel |
| Karlie Kloss |
Steven Meisel | |
| August | Charlize Theron & Michael Fassbender |
Mario Sorrenti |
| September | Penélope Cruz |
Mert & Marcus |
| October | Jennifer Lawrence |
Tim Walker |
| November | Keira Knightley |
Steven Klein |
| Mia Wasikowska |
Steven Klein | |
| Rooney Mara |
Steven Klein | |
| Scarlett Johansson |
Steven Klein | |
| December | Marion Cotillard |
Tim Walker |
2013
| Issue |
Cover model |
Photographer |
|---|---|---|
| January | Jessica Chastain |
Chantal Joffe Max Vadukul Mickalene Thomas Rineke Dijkstra |
| February | Emma Stone |
Juergen Teller |
| March | Kate Moss |
Mert & Marcus |
| Lara Stone |
Mert & Marcus | |
| Natalia Vodianova |
Mert & Marcus | |
| April | Brit Marling & Eddie Redmayne |
Alasdair McLellan |
| May | Tilda Swinton |
Tim Walker |
| June/July | Emma Watson |
Michael Thompson |
| August | Jennifer Lopez |
Mario Sorrenti |
| September | Cara Delevingne |
Mert & Marcus |
| October | Chloë Grace Moretz |
Craig McDean |
| Léa Seydoux |
Craig McDean | |
| November | Katy Perry |
Mario Sorrenti |
| December/January 2014 | George Clooney |
Emma Summerton |
2014
| Issue |
Cover model |
Photographer |
|---|---|---|
| February | Amy Adams |
Juergen Teller |
| Cate Blanchett |
Juergen Teller | |
| Jennifer Lawrence |
Juergen Teller | |
 Lupita Nyong'o |
Juergen Teller | |
| Matthew McConaughey |
Juergen Teller | |
| Oprah Winfrey |
Juergen Teller | |
| March | Miley Cyrus |
Mert & Marcus |
| April | Amanda Seyfried |
Craig McDean |
| May | Rosamund Pike |
David Fincher |
| June/July | Amber Heard |
Steven Klein |
| August | Mila Kunis |
Michael Thompson |
| September | Rihanna |
Mert & Marcus |
| October | Cara Delevingne |
Inez & Vinoodh |
 Charlotte Casiraghi |
Inez & Vinoodh | |
| Ellen Page |
Inez & Vinoodh | |
| Kristen Wiig |
Inez & Vinoodh | |
| Naomi Campbell |
Inez & Vinoodh | |
| November | Daan van der Deen Daria Werbowy Kate Moss Lara Stone Raquel Zimmermann |
Mert & Marcus |
Saskia de Brauw  Mariacarla Boscono  Steve Milatos |
Mert & Marcus | |
 Suvi Koponen Riley Montana  Karmen Pedaru Anna Ewers |
Mert & Marcus | |
| December/January 2015 | Margot Robbie |
Bill Viola |
2015
| Issue |
Cover model |
Photographer |
|---|---|---|
| February | Amy Adams |
Tim Walker |
| Benedict Cumberbatch & Keira Knightley |
Tim Walker | |
| Bradley Cooper |
Tim Walker | |
| Emma Stone |
Tim Walker | |
| Julianne Moore |
Tim Walker | |
| Reese Witherspoon |
Tim Walker | |
| Shailene Woodley |
Tim Walker | |
| March | Scarlett Johansson |
Mert & Marcus |
| April |  Alicia Vikander |
Willy Vanderperre |
| May | Charlize Theron |
Mert & Marcus |
| June/July | Jane Fonda |
Steven Meisel |
| August | Taraji P. Henson |
Mert & Marcus |
| September | Gigi Hadid |
Steven Meisel |
| October | Adam Driver |
Inez & Vinoodh |
| Allison Williams |
Inez & Vinoodh | |
| Claire Danes |
Inez & Vinoodh | |
| Greta Gerwig |
Inez & Vinoodh | |
| Jourdan Dunn |
Inez & Vinoodh | |
| Julianne Moore |
Inez & Vinoodh | |
| November | Jessica Chastain |
Steven Klein |
| December/January 2016 | Cate Blanchett |
Tim Walker |
2016
| Issue |
Cover model |
Photographer |
|---|---|---|
| February | Alicia Vikander |
Peter Lindbergh |
| Brie Larson |
Peter Lindbergh | |
| Carey Mulligan |
Peter Lindbergh | |
| Eddie Redmayne |
Peter Lindbergh | |
| Rooney Mara |
Peter Lindbergh | |
| Saoirse Ronan |
Peter Lindbergh | |
| March | Selena Gomez |
Steven Klein |
| April | Kiernan Shipka Zendaya Willow Smith |
Willy Vanderperre |
| May | Jennifer Lopez |
Inez & Vinoodh |
| June/July | Cara Delevingne |
Mario Sorrenti |
| August | Eva Green |
Mert & Marcus |
| September | Rihanna |
Steven Klein |
| October | Chris Evans |
Mario Sorrenti |
| Elle Fanning |
Mario Sorrenti | |
| Ethan Hawke |
Mario Sorrenti | |
| Halle Berry |
Mario Sorrenti | |
| Irina Shayk |
Mario Sorrenti | |
| Jodie Foster |
Mario Sorrenti | |
| Julia Louis-Dreyfus |
Mario Sorrenti | |
| Kanye West |
Mario Sorrenti | |
| Kit Harington |
Mario Sorrenti | |
 Priyanka Chopra |
Mario Sorrenti | |
| Rami Malek |
Mario Sorrenti | |
| November | Kendall Jenner & Gigi Hadid |
Jason Kibbler |
| December | Barbra Streisand |
Steven Meisel |
2017
2018
| Issue |
Cover model |
Photographer |
|---|---|---|
| Vol. 1 |  Daniela Vega & Robert Pattinson |
Juergen Teller |
| Gal Gadot & James Franco |
Juergen Teller | |
| Jennifer Lawrence & Emma Stone |
Juergen Teller | |
| Margot Robbie & Nicole Kidman |
Juergen Teller | |
| Saoirse Ronan & Andrew Garfield |
Juergen Teller | |
| Tom Hanks & Mary J. Blige |
Juergen Teller | |
| Vol. 2 | Florence Welch |
Greta Gerwig |
| Janelle Monáe |
Jordan Peele | |
| Rianne van Rompaey & Adwoa Aboah |
Luca Guadagnino | |
| Vol. 3 | Tiffany Haddish |
Ethan James Green |
| Tye Sheridan |
Ethan James Green | |
| Vol. 4 |  Letitia Wright |
Alasdair McLellan |
| Millie Bobby Brown |
Alasdair McLellan | |
| Vol. 5 | Cate Blanchett |
Alex Prager Jackie Nickerson Rineke Dijkstra Shirin Neshat |
| Vol. 6 | Bradley Cooper |
Inez & Vinoodh |
| Carey Mulligan |
Alasdair McLellan | |
| Vol. 7 | Cardi B |
Mickalene Thomas |
| Vol. 8 | Gigi Hadid |
Mert & Marcus |
2019
| Issue |
Cover model |
Photographer |
|---|---|---|
| Vol. 1 | Claire Foy & Emily Blunt |
Tim Walker |
| Eddie Redmayne & Rami Malek |
Tim Walker | |
| KiKi Layne & Jonah Hill |
Tim Walker | |
| Mahershala Ali & Amy Adams |
Tim Walker | |
| Margot Robbie & Michael B. Jordan |
Tim Walker | |
| Nicole Kidman |
Tim Walker | |
| Saoirse Ronan |
Tim Walker | |
| Vol. 2 | Angela Bassett |
Spike Lee |
| Bel Powley |
Marielle Heller | |
| Emma Stone |
Yorgos Lanthimos | |
 Yalitza Aparicio |
Alfonso Cuarón | |
| Vol. 3 | Henry Golding |
Alasdair McLellan |
| Naomi Scott |
Alasdair McLellan | |
| Vol. 4 | Cole Sprouse & Lili Reinhart |
Steven Klein |
| Vol. 5 |  Anok Yai |
Mert & Marcus |
| Laura Harrier |
Angelo Penetta | |
| Lily-Rose Depp |
Tim Walker | |
| Margaret Qualley |
Inez & Vinoodh | |
| Vol. 6 | Frank Ocean |
Tim Walker |
| Rosalía |
Willy Vanderperre | |
| Vol. 7 | Kate Moss |
Nikolai von Bismarck |
| Vol. 8 | Nicole Kidman Margot Robbie Charlize Theron |
Colin Dodgson |
2020
References
- ^ Stephanie Clifford (March 23, 2010), A Times Editor Is Named to Lead W for Condé Nast, The New York Times
- ^ Emma Bazilian (January 31, 2013), Condé Nast's W Cuts Frequency, Ups Digital Focus Magazine to move to responsive digital design, Adweek, retrieved 2013-05-16