"Will Melania Trump appear on the cover of Vanity Fair? The question has been the source of much media gossip this week, after Semafor reported that the magazine's new global editorial director Mark Guiducci has "told people he's potentially interested" in putting the First Lady on the cover as part of a broader effort to woo conservative readers. Within hours, The Daily Mail reported that Vanity Fair staffers were threatening to revolt if Giuducci followed through with the idea:"
"'I will walk out the motherf***ing door, and half my staff will follow me,' a mid-level editor told the Daily Mail on Monday, hours after Semafor reported the magazine's new global editorial director Mark Guiducci was trying to woo Melania to star on his cover. 'We are not going to normalize this despot and his wife; we're just not going to do it. We're going to stand for what's right,' the staffer continued."
"The prospect of unrest at the publication made MAGA world salivate. Fox & Friends co-host Ainsley Earhardt promised to "buy several [copies] if they would do this, just to prove a point." And several Trump influencers, including Charlie Kirk and Laura Ingraham, were apparently duped by an obviously fake mock-up of a Melania Vanity Fair cover: Let the meltdown begin. Love it. pic.twitter.com/6IjOajexGE- Laura Ingraham (@IngrahamAngle) August 29, 2025"
Mark Guiducci, Vanity Fair's new global editorial director, was reported to be potentially interested in putting Melania Trump on the magazine's cover to appeal to conservative readers. Several Vanity Fair staffers reacted with threats to resign rather than 'normalize' the First Lady, describing plans as sickening and vowing to walk out. Conservative commentators and influencers celebrated the possibility, with some praising and others sharing a fake mock-up that duped supporters. Page Six reported that Melania Trump is too busy to sit for a photo shoot and has no interest in doing a Vanity Fair cover.
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