Hillary to guest-edit Dec. issue of Teen Vogue
London: Hillary Clinton will guest-edit one of the last print editions of Teen Vogue, the magazine has announced. Clinton announced she would edit the Volume IV issue of Teen Vogue, which will include pieces about her childhood best friend, Betsy Ebeling, and her daughter, Chelsea.
The special Clintonthemed issue of Teen Vogue, due to appear on newsstands in the US on 5 December, will publish a letter from the former presidential candidate to her teenage self, and feature a montage of images representing different stages of her life on the cover.
She has added her latest book, What Happened, to the Teen Vogue book club reading list as part of her guest editorship.
Clinton writes that she “jumped at the chance” to guest-edit an issue after editor-in-chief Elaine Welteroth extended the invitation.
In an editor’s letter, published online ahead of the issue’s release, Clinton praised the magazine as well as the resilience of teen girls who have become involved in politics in the past year.
Clinton wrote: “I love seeing articles about the search for the perfect makeup remover next to essays about running for office … Teen girls are a powerful force for good in the world, and it’s refreshing to see that reflected in these pages.
“Have you ever noticed that whenever a teenage girl takes a stand on an important issue, people seem surprised?” she continued.
Along with Clinton’s letter from the editor, the issue features a letter from Clinton to her teenage self.
Welteroth, Teen Vogue’s usual editor, said that the issue would explore Clinton’s “impact, her style, and her grace under fire.” “That’s true even in 2017 – a year that has seen young women turning out in force at the Women’s Marches, smashing expectations in sports and STEM, demanding diversity in books and movies, rallying to protect affordable health care and planned parenthood, even holding a quinceanera on the steps of the Texas Capitol to protest attacks on immigrants’ rights.
“Girls are raising awareness about child marriage in Yemen and sex trafficking in Cambodia; speaking out for environmental justice in Flint, Michigan, and equality in Raleigh, North Carolina, and so much more.”