The Big Four (fashion) facts for kids

Cover of Vogue, 1922

The Big Four, sometimes referred to as The Big 4, is the name given in fashion to the four most notable Vogue covers; American Vogue, British Vogue, Vogue France and Vogue Italia. The term is commonly used when a model completes all four covers and is considered one of the biggest achievements in the fashion industry.

Records

Most Vogue covers

The record of most Big 4 Vogue covers currently belongs to Kate Moss with 78 covers to date as of 2024.

Youngest Big 4

The youngest model to ever cover the Big 4 was Karolina Kurkova, who was 17. In 2020, at age 18, Kaia Gerber covered the Big 4. She is currently the second-youngest model to accomplish the Big 4. Kurkova has been the record holder since 2001, the same year Gerber was born.

Musicians

Madonna became the first musician to complete covers of the Big Four in 1993, then Beyoncé in 2018, followed by Rihanna in 2021.

List of models who covered all four