The Big Four, is the name given to the four most notable editions of fashion magazine Vogue. These editions (American Vogue, British Vogue, Vogue France, and Vogue Italia) are considered to be some of the most important magazines to the fashion industry.
The term is most commonly associated with fashion models being featured on the cover of all four editions. A model being featured on the cover of all four editions is considered one of the most significant achievements in the modelling industry. If a non-model is featured on the cover of all four editions it is considered a significant achievement in the fashion industry due to the notability needed in the fashion industry to be on the cover of all four editions.
The Big Four are considered to be notable due to their coverage of the four fashion capitals (New York City, London, Paris, and Milan). An editor-in-chief of a big four Vogue (as of 2026, Chloe Malle, Chioma Nnadi, Claire Thomson-Jonville, and Francesca Ragazzi) is automatically considered to be an important fashion tastemaker.
Records
Most Big Four covers The model who is featured on the most Big Four Vogue covers as of 2025 is Kate Moss, Moss has been featured on 78 covers. Gisele Bündchen holds the record for the most Vogue covers (139 as of 2025), however Bündchen has only been featured on 48 big four covers.
Youngest models The youngest models to complete the Big Four are Karolína Kurková and Gemma Ward, they both completed the Big Four at 17 years and 5 months old. Followed by Renée Simonsen (at 17 years and 11 months old), Twiggy (at 18 years and 1 month old), and Kaia Gerber (at 18 years and 7 months old).
Non-Models In 1993, Madonna became the first non-model and musician to be featured on the big four, followed by Rihanna in 2021, and Dua Lipa in 2026.
List of record holders and timeline of achievement List of "Big Four" record holders and timeline of their achievement by date of completion:
1960s ModelFirst IssueSecond IssueThird IssueFourth IssueNotesRef.Wilhelmina CooperUK Vogue, 1 February 1961US Vogue, 15 January 1962Vogue Paris, September 1962Vogue Italia, October 1964First model to complete the Big FourDeborah DixonUS Vogue, 15 November 1960UK Vogue, December 1961Vogue Paris, May 1965Vogue Italia, June 1965Jean ShrimptonUK Vogue, June 1962US Vogue, 1 April 1963Vogue Paris, April 1963Vogue Italia, January 1967TwiggyUS Vogue, April 1967Vogue Italia, May 1967Vogue Paris, May 1967UK Vogue, October 1967VeruschkaUS Vogue, October 1964Vogue Italia, July/August 1965UK Vogue, February 1966Vogue Paris, August 1968Marisa BerensonUS Vogue, September 1965Vogue Paris, April 1966Vogue Italia, June 1967UK Vogue, September 1968
1970s ModelFirst IssueSecond IssueThird IssueFourth IssueNotesRef.Donna MitchellVogue Paris, October 1966UK Vogue, October 1966US Vogue, August 1971Vogue Italia, May 1972Margaux HemingwayUS Vogue, March 1975UK Vogue, September 1975Vogue Paris, October 1976Vogue Italia, November 1976
1980s ModelFirst IssueSecond IssueThird IssueFourth IssueNotesRef.Carol AltUK Vogue, March 1980Vogue Italia, November 1980US Vogue, March 1981Vogue Paris, May 1981Gia CarangiUK Vogue, April 1979Vogue Paris, April 1979US Vogue, August 1980Vogue Italia, February 1981Eva VoorheesUK Vogue, August 1979US Vogue, April 1980Vogue Paris, March 1981Vogue Italia, October 1981Kim AlexisUK Vogue, December 1978US Vogue, August 1979Vogue Paris, November 1980Vogue Italia, January 1982Renée SimonsenVogue Italia, November 1982UK Vogue, February 1983Vogue Paris, February 1983US Vogue, April 1983Rosemary McGrothaVogue Italia, April 1981US Vogue, January 1982Vogue Paris, September 1982UK Vogue, August 1983Jacki AdamsVogue Paris, February 1982Vogue Italia, April 1982UK Vogue, May 1982US Vogue, January 1984Isabella RosselliniUS Vogue, March 1982Vogue Paris, April 1982Vogue Italia, February 1984UK Vogue, July 1984Estelle LefébureVogue Paris, April 1986US Vogue, July 1986Vogue Italia, July/August 1986UK Vogue, May 1987Linda EvangelistaVogue Paris, September 1987US Vogue, December 1988UK Vogue, January 1989Vogue Italia, February 1989Cindy CrawfordUS Vogue, August 1986UK Vogue, January 1987Vogue Paris, February 1987Vogue Italia, 15 February 1989Tatjana PatitzUK Vogue, October 1985Vogue Italia, April 1986US Vogue, May 1987Vogue Paris, June/July 1989Naomi CampbellUK Vogue, December 1987Vogue Italia, June 1988Vogue Paris, August 1988US Vogue, September 1989First black model to complete the Big Four
1990s ModelFirst IssueSecond IssueThird IssueFourth IssueNotesRef.Christy TurlingtonVogue Italia, March 1986UK Vogue, July 1986Vogue Paris, November 1986US Vogue, April 1990Claudia SchifferUK Vogue, October 1989Vogue Italia, March 1990US Vogue, August 1990Vogue Paris, May 1992MadonnaUK Vogue, February 1989US Vogue, May 1989Vogue Italia, February 1991Vogue Paris, October 1993First celebrity to complete the Big FourNadja AuermannUK Vogue, January 1992Vogue Paris, June/July 1992Vogue Italia, July 1992US Vogue, November 1993Meghan DouglasVogue Italia, November 1991US Vogue, January 1993UK Vogue, October 1993Vogue Paris, February 1995Stephanie SeymourVogue Italia, June 1987US Vogue, March 1988UK Vogue, December 1988Vogue Paris, May 1995Kate MossUK Vogue, March 1993Vogue Paris, March 1994Vogue Italia, October 1994US Vogue, July 1995Shalom HarlowUS Vogue, January 1993Vogue Italia, May 1993UK Vogue, April 1995Vogue Paris, March 1996Amber VallettaUS Vogue, February 1993Vogue Italia, May 1993UK Vogue, December 1994Vogue Paris, September 1996Carolyn MurphyVogue Paris, February 1996Vogue Italia, October 1996US Vogue, April 1997UK Vogue, May 1998Gisele BündchenUK Vogue, August 1998Vogue Italia, June 1999US Vogue, July 1999Vogue Paris, August 1999Angela LindvallVogue Italia, June 1997US Vogue, February 1998UK Vogue, September 1998Vogue Paris, November 1999
2000s ModelFirst IssueSecond IssueThird IssueFourth IssueNotesRef.Bridget HallVogue Italia, June 1993US Vogue, April 1994UK Vogue, September 1998Vogue Paris, November 2000Frankie RayderVogue Italia, January 1999Vogue Paris, April 1999UK Vogue, July 1999US Vogue, November 2000Karolína KurkováUS Vogue, February 2001Vogue Paris, March 2001UK Vogue, May 2001Vogue Italia, July 2001Shortest time (6 months) to complete the Big FourCarmen KassVogue Paris, November 1997US Vogue, May 1999UK Vogue, January 2001Vogue Italia, January 2002Karen ElsonVogue Italia, February 1997Vogue Paris, December 1997/January 1998UK Vogue, January 2002US Vogue, September 2004Natalia VodianovaVogue Italia, December 2002Vogue Paris, March 2003UK Vogue, September 2003US Vogue, September 2004Daria WerbowyVogue Italia, July 2003US Vogue, September 2004UK Vogue, January 2005Vogue Paris, March 2005Gemma WardUK Vogue, April 2004US Vogue, September 2004Vogue Paris, February 2005Vogue Italia, April 2005Jessica StamVogue Italia, September 2003UK Vogue, August 2006Vogue Paris, November 2006US Vogue, May 2007Sasha PivovarovaVogue Italia, December 2005Vogue Paris, September 2006US Vogue, May 2007UK Vogue, September 2007
2010s ModelFirst IssueSecond IssueThird IssueFourth IssueNotesRef.Lara StoneVogue Paris, April 2007Vogue Italia, December 2007US Vogue, May 2009Vogue Italia, December 2010Arizona MuseVogue Italia, January 2011Vogue Paris, November 2011UK Vogue, February 2012US Vogue, September 2014Edie CampbellUK Vogue, April 2013Vogue Italia, April 2013US Vogue, September 2014Vogue Paris, February 2016Gigi HadidVogue Italia, November 2015UK Vogue, January 2016Vogue Paris, March 2016US Vogue, August 2016Helena ChristensenUK Vogue, March 1990Vogue Paris, November 1992US Vogue, January 1993Vogue Italia, October 2016Longest time to complete the big four (26 years)Vittoria CerettiVogue Italia, July 2016US Vogue, March 2017Vogue Paris, May 2017UK Vogue, May 2018
2020s ModelFirst IssueSecond IssueThird IssueFourth IssueNotesRef.Adut AkechVogue Italia, April 2018UK Vogue, May 2018Vogue Paris, April 2019US Vogue, April 2020Kaia GerberVogue Paris, April 2016Vogue Italia, July 2018UK Vogue, October 2019US Vogue, April 2020RihannaUS Vogue, April 2011UK Vogue, November 2011Vogue Paris, December 2017/January 2018Vogue Italia, June 2021Second celebrity to complete the Big FourImaan HammamUS Vogue, September 2014Vogue Italia, April 2016UK Vogue, February 2017Vogue Paris, June/July 2021Bella HadidVogue Italia, September 2016Vogue Paris, September 2016UK Vogue, March 2018US Vogue, September 2021Jill KortleveVogue Paris, February 2020US Vogue, April 2020Vogue Italia, May 2021UK Vogue, April 2023Anok YaiVogue Italia, May 2019US Vogue, April 2020UK Vogue, February 2022Vogue France, October 2024Joan SmallsVogue Italia, March 2012US Vogue, September 2014UK Vogue, September 2020Vogue France, May 2025Dua LipaUK Vogue, January 2019US Vogue, June/July 2022Vogue France, September 2023Vogue Italia, September 2026Third celebrity to complete the Big Four
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