To say Chioma Nnadi has underwhelmed us as British Vogue‘s head of editorial content would be an understatement. Perhaps an understatement of epic proportions. After all, from the get-go, not even covers starring Zendaya, Sophie Turner, Kylier Jenner, or Billie Eilish have managed to impress. This month, however, Nnadi must have heard our pleas for glamour as she calls upon none other than Steven Meisel as cover shoot photographer, bringing back some of that Edward Enninful magic. Bella Hadid is made British Vogue cover girl in the process, seven years after her last (also photographed by Meisel). For the full-length cover shot, the American beauty serves pure unapologetic glamour dressed in a floor-length embroidered velvet and satin crepe dress from Valentino (as selected for the occasion by stylist Ib Kamara).

Bella Hadid for British Vogue June 2025 IMAGE | VOGUE.CO.UK Read below the reactions of theFashionSpot’s forum members:

“Easily the best Chioma Nnadi’s had to offer thus far,” immediately called out aracic.

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“My sentiments exactly. The strongest cover of British Vogue in quite some time, and the inclusion of Steven Meisel feels like the good old days (like fourteen months ago). It looks like an Edward Enninful cover, and because Chioma Nnadi’s covers have been so dull and mundane – I’m here for it,” raved vogue28.

LastNight felt the same way, sharing: “Oh wow, I was not expecting something good from Chioma, but I love this!”

“When all else fails, bring in the big guns,” commented GivenchyHomme.

Also very much a fan was vogue22. “Wow, this is absolutely fabulous! The cover is stunning. She’s giving total 1960s Italian aristocrat model vibes,” they pointed out.

“Bella looks like a goddess and is definitely working it,” MModa enthused.

“Bella Hadid and Steven Meisel have great chemistry, and it shows,” noted thiago.

See more of Bella Hadid from the British Vogue June 2025 cover shoot and join the conversation, here.