Gigi Hadid Accused Of Wearing Blackface On ‘Vogue’ Italia Cover

Gigi Hadid has been accused of wearing blackface for a magazine cover.

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The 23-year-old model shared a now-deleted picture on Instagram of the May 2018 Vogue Italia cover. The picture showed Hadid with dark hair and a complexion so much darker than her own she was barely recognizable.

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me tryna find where the hell gigi is. pic.twitter.com/w4NXdB4KEO

— dee (@royaIexos) May 2, 2018

 

Gigi is WHERE? Not on this cover that’s for sure pic.twitter.com/xp2m8NI5ft

— bella hadids old career (@houseofhazel) May 2, 2018

The photograph shot by Steven Klein had Hadid and male model Justin Martin‘s complexion so dark people were calling it blackface.

 

Gigi Hadid and Justin Martin for Vogue Italita. their natural skin tone is whiter than white so tell me why they appear so dark on the cover? whats the point? @vogue_italia pic.twitter.com/wjp3wEABIU

— sometimes (@dovetomyariana) May 2, 2018

 

Sozzani’s Vogue Italia made history with The All Black Issue, calling out the lack of diversity in the industry. Farneti’s Vogue Italia gave us black face GiGi Hadid. Shame. pic.twitter.com/fayrtJxG0g

— A.🕯 (@septemburissue) May 2, 2018

Some of her fans stood by her claiming it is just “a tan.”

 

It’s called a tan…

— My Name Is James 💚 (@_JamesGtfo) May 3, 2018

lmao thats a fake tan and poorly edited cover. its not gigis fault

— Sinem (@istanzain_) May 3, 2018

Stan twitter again trying to drag Gigi by lying and exaggerating to validate their unreasonable hatred against her. Gigi clearly was tanned and NOT black faced. Gigi’s vogue Italia cover was heavily edited, that’s only issue I can see which is the editor’s fault, not Gigi’s. pic.twitter.com/GGXXF8Alyz

— Willow (@zaynxriri) May 3, 2018

Hadid had previously been called out in 2015 for posing for a shoot with a different skin tone and wearing an afro for the same magazine.

 

gigi hadid doing blackface for Vogue Italia 2015/2018 pic.twitter.com/qSi1CTjDK3

— 🥂 (@blancapadillla) May 2, 2018