Zheng QinWen Becomes the First Athlete to Grace the Covers of Vogue China

Rocco Liu continues to find his footing as editorial director of Vogue China. The editor, formerly of GQ China, replaced Margaret Zhang who parted ways with the Chinese fashion bible back in February. Since being installed at the top job, Rocco welcomed Liu Yifei as a cover star and paid tribute to a handful of Chinese talent with last month’s cover. Zheng QinWen fronts the cover of Vogue China for November 2024, becoming the first athlete within the magazine’s 19-year history. The Chinese professional tennis player (who won the gold medal in the women’s singles event at the 2024 Paris Olympics) poses for photographer Wang Ziqian. Across a quartet of covers, the tennis superstar is styled by Vivienne Sun in pieces from the Balenciaga Cruise 2025 collection.

The November 2024 Covers of Vogue China with Zheng QinWen:

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Read below the reactions of theFashionSpot’s forum members:

“I like the third cover,” stated Kimy Jo upon checking out the covers.

“Me too,” replied vogue28. “My biggest pet peeve has become when magazine editors seemingly cannot decide to select one cover image and resort to printing an insipid collection. The third cover here is the standout of the bunch. It’s strong, the coloring is lovely, and it’s kinda giving me Patrick Demarchelier vibes!”

“Covers are rather generic, especially for Vogue China,” voiced Urban Stylin.

“Nothing exciting. Glad to see Vogue China continue to represent their culture,” jeremydante said.

See more of Zheng QinWen for Vogue China November 2024 and join the conversation, here.