She’s a noted activist, Nobel Peace Prize winner and Oxford University graduate, and Malala Yousafzai has just added another string to her bow: Vogue cover star. The Pakistani education campaigner, who in 2014 became the youngest Nobel Prize laureate, is the face of British Vogue’s July issue. The activist, who rose to prominence aged 11 after blogging about life under the Taliban, wears a sustainable shirt and headscarf, in a striking scarlet, by Stella McCartney in the cover shot. Yousafzai, 23, revealed she was “thrilled and humbled” to feature on the magazine’s cover as she shared a photo of the publication on her social media channels. “I know the power that a young girl carries in her heart when she has a vision and a mission тАУ and I hope that every girl who sees this cover will know that she can change the world,” she wrote.
Yousafzai also thanked editor-in-chief Edward Enninful “for creating a British Vogue where all of us belong”. The fashion magazine shared further shots of the activist taken for the issue, as she posed for a series of portraits. “When it comes to people I admire, Malala Yousafzai is right at the top. At 23, the worldтАЩs most famous university graduate has already lived so many lives,” Enniful said in his editor’s letter.
In an accompanying interview, Yousafzai тАУ who in 2012 survived an attack by a Taliban gunman тАУ opened up about her faith, family life and hopes for the future. тАЬWhere do I live next? Should I continue to live in the UK, or should I move to Pakistan, or another country?” she pondered. “The second question is, who should I be living with? Should I live on my own? Should I live with my parents? IтАЩm currently with my parents, and my parents love me, and Asian parents especially, they want their kids to be with them forever.тАЭ Yousafzai graduated from the University of Oxford in 2020 with a degree in philosophy, politics and economics. She has spent more than 10 years campaigning for girlsтАЩ educational rights but has many other projects under her belt, such as recently inking a production deal with Apple TV+. The activist also founded the Malala Fund, an organisation offering education opportunities to girls around the globe.
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