Was Kim Kardashian too fat for Harper's Bazaar? How Vogue's rival hoped to feature then-pregnant reality star on its cover first - before deciding she looked too 'overweight'
Kim Kardashian may be on the cover of this month’s Vogue, but she was originally slated to star on the February cover of Harper’s Bazaar instead, it has been revealed.
According to WWD, Bazaar’s editor-in-chief Glenda Bailey had planned to feature Ms Kardashian in a close-up ‘beauty’ shot on the cover because the then-pregnant reality star appeared ‘overweight’.
Ms Kardashian was apparently unhappy with this treatment, as well as Bazaar’s idea to have the controversial photographer Terry Richardson produce the shoot.
Scroll down for video
Vogue prevails: After signing up to shoot with Harper's Bazaar, Kim Kardashian reportedly dropped the magazine for Vogue intead
A source tells the paper that Ms Kardashian had ‘concerns’ over Mr Richardson’s involvement in the shoot, and had preferred to collaborate with a new photographer as Mr Richardson had already shot Kardashian Kollection Sears line for fall.
Close to the time of Ms Kardashian’s Bazaar shoot, Vogue editor Anna Wintour had reportedly ‘warmed up’ to the idea of placing her on the magazine’s cover, with a shoot photographed by Anne Leibovitz.
Ms Kardashian then cancelled on Bazaar, also apparently citing the fact that ‘Glenda doesn’t go to the shoots,’ as a reason, according to a source.
At Vogue, Ms Kardashian was promised that respected editor Grace Coddington would be on-set.
When asked to comment on the matter, Bazaar's special projects editor Laura Brown said: 'Kim and Kanye are the greatest example of conscious coupling. We wish them all the best.'
But Ms Bailey and Ms Wintour were not the only top editors pining for Ms Kardashian’s face on their covers.
Pregnant appearance: Ms Kardashian reportedly did not appreciate how Ms Bailey only wanted to feature her face on the cover because her pregnant body appeared 'overweight'
Vanity Fair’s Graydon Carter was also reportedly interested in featuring Ms Kardashian, and held a one-hour meeting with senior staffers to debate the merits of putting her on the magazine’s cover, according to the paper.
These discussions ended when rumors of Ms Kardashian’s Vogue shoot began to enter the public conversation in early 2014.
During Ms Kardashian’s appearance on Late Night with Seth Myers earlier this week she told the host of her Vogue cover: ‘I didn't know it would be the cover. I knew I was doing it. It was such a secret that I didn't tell my sisters. It was this top secret mission.
Legendary personnel: Ms Kardashian was reportedly swayed by Vogue's promise that legendary stylist Grace Coddington (left, pictured with Anna Wintour), would be on-set at her shoot
Lost the race: Harper's Bazaar editor Glenda Bailey (left) and Vanity Fair's Graydon Carter (right) were also pining for Ms Kardashian to appear on their magazines' covers
‘Kanye is the first rapper to be on, I’m the first reality star, we're the first interracial couple to be on the cover. It all means so much to Kanye and I!’
While her Vogue issue isn’t officially out until March 31, advanced copies currently for sale at the Global News magazine shop in Manhattan are flying off shelves, a salesperson confirmed to MailOnline.
-
Instant karma for road rage driver in Florida
-
I don't want a girl! Boy discovers he's getting ANOTHER...
-
Dog shows its gratitude after being saved from canal
-
WARNING GRAPHIC: Usain Bolt 'daggers' a girl in Trinidad
-
Deaf woman hears for the first time after cochlear implant
-
Vietnam POW who blinked 'torture' dies aged 89
-
Three-year-old boy makes powerful plea for cupcakes
-
Crowd mobs pair who attempt to rob a bus conductor
-
Russell Crowe and Jimmy Fallon belt out Johnny Cash classic
-
People flee as earthquake strikes LA and Disneyland
-
NFL star Ray Rice drags unconscious fiancee from elevator...
-
It's not the size of the dog....Tiny pup holds his own
-
Mother arrested after 5 children are found living in...
-
Final note pinned to a planter, Washington state ID card and...
-
A warm up to the Big One? Fears another earthquake will hit...
-
Key stroke of genius from student, 14, who has found a...
-
Inside the world of San Francsico's dragonhead: FBI sting...
-
I caught TB from my pet cat: Teenager tells how she was...
-
Student sues for $40MILLION after being hauled from her car...
-
Road rage revenge: Woman films aggressive pickup truck...
-
Teen who spent $25,000 in days after it was mistakenly...
-
Monster 15-inch rat terrorises Swedish family after chewing...
-
Oregon mother 'fatally beat her four-year-old son until his...
-
Star Philadelphia Eagles wide receiver DeSean Jackson cut...
Comments (225)
Share what you think
The comments below have not been moderated.
This article is disgusting. The fact you would report such rubbish "a women too fat during pregnancy" is sickening. What kind of world are we living in?
The views expressed in the contents above are those of our users and do not necessarily reflect the views of MailOnline.
livedwell, Louisville KY, 8 minutes ago
The reality is that Kim is no longer a seller, in fact, quite the opposite since she's one of the most disliked people in the US. Considering the photos that appeared in Vogue I'm also wondering if this might have been a huge (private) joke among the fashion elite. That shot of Kanye in a hoodie standing over a splayed Kim on her back was a riot.