List of Vogue Japan cover models

This list of Vogue Japan cover models is a catalog of cover models who have appeared on the cover of Vogue Japan, the Japanese edition of Vogue magazine, starting with the magazine's first issue in September 1999.

1990s

1999

Issue Cover model Photographer
September Kate Moss & Miki Craig McDean
October Jacquetta Wheeler Mario Testino
November Naomi Campbell Mario Testino
December Milla Jovovich

2000s

2000

Issue Cover model Photographer
January Maggie Rizer Tom Munro
February Carolyn Murphy Mario Testino
March Trish Goff Wayne Maser
April Angela Lindvall Craig McDean
May Gisele Bündchen Sean Ellis
June Ayumi Tanabe Raymond Meier
July Hilary Swank Craig McDean
August Maggie Rizer Richard Burbridge
September Kirsty Hume
Donovan Leitch		 Mario Testino
October Christy Turlington Craig McDean
November Claire Danes Michael Thompson
December Ai Tominaga Raymond Meier

2001

Issue Cover model Photographer
January Angela Lindvall Thomas Schenk
February Caroline Ribeiro Tom Munro
March Kate Moss Tesh Patel
April Tetyana Brazhnyk
May Devon Aoki Michael Thompson
June Maggie Rizer Koto Bolofo
July Olga Smagina Koto Bolofo
August Anne-Catherine Lacroix
Hannelore Knuts
Kim Peers
Anouck Lepere
Delfine Bafort		 Tesh Patel
September Tasha Tilberg Tesh Patel
October Stella Tennant Nathaniel Goldberg
November Trish Goff Nathaniel Goldberg
December Peace & Love

2002

Issue Cover model Photographer
January An Oost Tom Munro
February Anouck Lepere Craig McDean
March Beth Houfek Richard Burbridge
April Carolyn Murphy Craig McDean
May Audrey Marnay
June Bridget Hall Tesh Patel
July Carmen Maria Hillestad Mikael Janssen
August Shalom Harlow Tim Walker
September Carmen Kass Craig McDean
October Natalia Vodianova Craig McDean
November Angela Lindvall Craig McDean
December Bridget Hall Craig McDean

2003

Issue Cover model Photographer
January Linda Evangelista
February Trish Goff Craig McDean
March Élise Crombez David Sims
April Élise Crombez
May Jessica Miller David Sims
June Natalia Vodianova David Sims
July Karolína Kurková David Sims
August Adina Fohlin Sølve Sundsbø
September Hana Soukupová Sølve Sundsbø
October Eugenia Volodina Sølve Sundsbø
November Stella Tennant Sølve Sundsbø
December Diana Dondoe Sølve Sundsbø

2004

Issue Cover model Photographer
January Liya Kebede Sølve Sundsbø
February Louise Pedersen Craig McDean
March Daria Werbowy Craig McDean
April Carmen Kass Craig McDean
May Angela Lindvall Craig McDean
June Élise Crombez Craig McDean
July Gisele Bündchen Craig McDean
August Julia Stegner Craig McDean
September Gemma Ward Craig McDean
October Natalia Vodianova Craig McDean
November Jessica Stam Craig McDean
December Natalia Vodianova Craig McDean

2005

Issue Cover model Photographer
January Natasha Poly Craig McDean
February Lily Donaldson Craig McDean
March Julia Stegner Craig McDean
April Gemma Ward Craig McDean
May Gemma Ward Craig McDean
June Luca Gadjus
July Karen Elson Craig McDean
August Doutzen Kroes Craig McDean
September Hana Soukupová Craig McDean
October Jeísa Chiminazzo Craig McDean
November Julia Stegner Craig McDean
December Daria Werbowy Craig McDean

2006

Issue Cover model Photographer
January Caroline Trentini Craig McDean
February Nicole Kidman Craig McDean
March Gemma Ward Craig McDean
April Sasha Pivovarova Craig McDean
May Jessica Stam Craig McDean
June Lily Donaldson Craig McDean
July Julia Stegner Craig McDean
August Natalia Vodianova Craig McDean
September Natalia Vodianova Craig McDean
October Stella Tennant Craig McDean
November Doutzen Kroes Craig McDean
December Gemma Ward Craig McDean

2007

Issue Cover model Photographer
January Gisele Bündchen Craig McDean
February Sasha Pivovarova & Coco Rocha Craig McDean
March Vlada Roslyakova Craig McDean
April Jessica Stam Craig McDean
May Coco Rocha Craig McDean
June Doutzen Kroes Craig McDean
July Lara Stone Craig McDean
August Jessica Stam Craig McDean
September Sasha Pivovarova Craig McDean
October Jessica Stam Craig McDean
November Tanya Dziahileva Craig McDean
December Lily Donaldson Craig McDean

2008

Issue Cover model Photographer
January Snejana Onopka Craig McDean
February Kate Moss Inez & Vinoodh
March Angela Lindvall Inez & Vinoodh
April Daria Werbowy Inez & Vinoodh
May Christy Turlington Inez & Vinoodh
June Stella Tennant Inez & Vinoodh
July Raquel Zimmermann Inez & Vinoodh
August Sasha Pivovarova Inez & Vinoodh
September Natasha Poly Inez & Vinoodh
October Lily Donaldson Inez & Vinoodh
November Freja Beha Erichsen Inez & Vinoodh
December Raquel Zimmermann Inez & Vinoodh

2009

Issue Cover model Photographer
January Daria Werbowy Inez & Vinoodh
February Freja Beha Erichsen Inez & Vinoodh
March Anna Selezneva Inez & Vinoodh
April Lara Stone Inez & Vinoodh
May Enikő Mihalik Inez & Vinoodh
June Natasha Poly Inez & Vinoodh
July Kate Moss Inez & Vinoodh
August Anja Rubik Inez & Vinoodh
September Iris Strubegger Inez & Vinoodh
October Raquel Zimmermann Mario Sorrenti
November Tao Okamoto Inez & Vinoodh
December Sasha Pivovarova Inez & Vinoodh

2010s

2010

Issue Cover model Photographer
January Daria Werbowy Inez & Vinoodh
February Abbey Lee Kershaw Inez & Vinoodh
March Isabeli Fontana Inez & Vinoodh
April Daria Werbowy Mikael Jansson
May Lily Donaldson Inez & Vinoodh
June Raquel Zimmermann Inez & Vinoodh
July Alessandra Ambrosio Inez & Vinoodh
August Abbey Lee Kershaw Inez & Vinoodh
September Natasha Poly Inez & Vinoodh
October Raquel Zimmermann Mario Sorrenti
November Lily Donaldson Inez & Vinoodh
December Sasha Pivovarova Inez & Vinoodh

2011

Issue Cover model Photographer
January Gisele Bündchen Mario Sorrenti
February Karen Elson Inez & Vinoodh
March Izabel Goulart Inez & Vinoodh
April Bambi Northwood-Blyth
Britt Maren
Milou van Groesen
Fei Fei Sun		 Inez & Vinoodh
May Kate Moss Mert & Marcus
June Naomi Campbell Inez & Vinoodh
July Abbey Lee Kershaw Mario Sorrenti
August Daphne Groeneveld Mario Sorrenti
September Karolína Kurková Inez & Vinoodh
October Florence Welch Karl Lagerfeld
November Lara Stone Mario Sorrenti
December Aymeline Valade Giampaolo Sgura

2012

Issue Cover model Photographer
January Maryna Linchuk Giampaolo Sgura
February Saskia de Brauw Sølve Sundsbø
March Bianca Balti Giampaolo Sgura
April Kate Moss Mert & Marcus
May Natasha Poly Daniele & Iango
June Candice Swanepoel Terry Richardson
July Daria Werbowy Inez & Vinoodh
August Anja Rubik Giampaolo Sgura
September Karlie Kloss Mikael Jansson
October Daria Strokous Inez & Vinoodh
November Aymeline Valade Patrick Demarchelier
December Kendra Spears Giampaolo Sgura

2013

Issue Cover model Photographer
January Joan Smalls Terry Richardson
February Vanessa Axente Patrick Demarchelier
March Lindsey Wixson Patrick Demarchelier
April Doutzen Kroes Mikael Jansson
May Kati Nescher Mikael Jansson
June Karlie Kloss Hedi Slimane
July Bette Franke Giampaolo Sgura
August Sasha Pivovarova Patrick Demarchelier
September Cara Delevingne Patrick Demarchelier
October Tao Okamoto Patrick Demarchelier
November Karlie Kloss Patrick Demarchelier
December Daria Strokous Sølve Sundsbø

2014

Issue Cover model Photographer
January Karlie Kloss Patrick Demarchelier
February Natasha Poly Patrick Demarchelier
March Ondria Hardin Giampaolo Sgura
April Edie Campbell Patrick Demarchelier
May Vanessa Axente Willy Vanderperre
June Doutzen Kroes Patrick Demarchelier
July Georgia May Jagger Willy Vanderperre
August Lindsey Wixson Giampaolo Sgura
September Claudia Schiffer
Nadja Auermann
Stephanie Seymour
Linda Evangelista
Naomi Campbell
Carolyn Murphy
Eva Herzigová
Guinevere Van Seenus
Karen Elson
Maggie Rizer
Saskia de Brauw
Tao Okamoto
Małgosia Bela
Mariacarla Boscono
Natasha Poly		 Luigi & Iango
October Cara Delevingne Patrick Demarchelier
November Miranda Kerr Mario Testino
December Joan Smalls Giampaolo Sgura

2015

Issue Cover model Photographer
January Sasha Pivovarova Patrick Demarchelier
February Rinko Kikuchi Tom Craig
March Natalia Vodianova Patrick Demarchelier
April Vanessa Moody
Amanda Murphy
Lexi Boling
Suvi Koponen
Binx Walton
Liu Wen
Daria Strokous
Ondria Hardin
Natalie Westling
Malaika Firth
Sam Rollinson
Issa Lish
Jamie Bochert
Maartje Verhoef
Chiharu Okunugi		 Luigi & Iango
May Léa Seydoux Paolo Roversi
June Natasha Poly Giampaolo Sgura
July Rosie Huntington-Whiteley Giampaolo Sgura
August Riccardo Tisci
Jessica Chastain
Kanye West
Jamie Bochert
Joan Smalls
Kendall Jenner
Mica Argañaraz
Akimoto Kozue		 Luigi & Iango
September Katy Perry Giampaolo Sgura
October Caroline Trentini Giampaolo Sgura
November Kendall Jenner Luigi & Iango
December Freja Beha Erichsen Patrick Demarchelier

2016

Issue Cover model Photographer
January Jourdan Dunn Giampaolo Sgura
February Doutzen Kroes Patrick Demarchelier
March Fernanda Ly Ezra Petronio
April Edie Campbell Luigi & Iango
May Natasha Poly Luigi & Iango
June Binx Walton Giampaolo Sgura
July Mica Argañaraz Richard Burbridge
August Irina Shayk Giampaolo Sgura
September Bella Hadid Giampaolo Sgura
October Kendall Jenner Luigi & Iango
November Grace Hartzel Patrick Demarchelier
December Gigi Hadid Luigi & Iango

2017

Issue Cover model Photographer
January Anna Ewers Luigi & Iango
February Agnes Åkerlund
Odette Pavlova
Vittoria Ceretti
Yasmin Wijnaldum
Ruth Bell
Faretta
Yoon Young Bae
Selena Forrest
Jessie Bloemendaal
Ellen Rosa
Camille Hurel
Stella Maxwell
Birgit Kos
Imaan Hammam
Marjan Jonkman		 Luigi & Iango
March Irina Shayk Luigi & Iango
April Vittoria Ceretti Luigi & Iango
May Imaan Hammam Giampaolo Sgura
June Rila Fukushima
Nicolas Ghesquière
Léa Seydoux
Jennifer Connelly
Michelle Williams		 Patrick Demarchelier
July Anna Cleveland
Molly Bair
Georgia Howorth		 Paolo Roversi
August Delilah Belle
Kenya Kinski-Jones
Corinne Foxx
Marina Ruy Barbosa
Caroline Daur
Harley Viera-Newton
Danni Li
Chloe Bailey
Halle Bailey
Helena Bordon
Aimee Song
Kendall Visser
Maria Olympia
Oliver Cheshire
Pixie Lott
Sailor Brinkley-Cook
Lady Kitty Spencer
Lana El Sahely
Marcus Butler
Stefanie Giesinger
Marie-Ange Casta
Phoebe-élena Merryweather
Eugenia Weinstein
Rose Gilroy
Sasha Spilberg
Roos Abels
Bianca Balti
Maria Bogdanovich
Iara Jereissati
Stella Aminova
Charlotte Olympia
Andrea Dellal
Lele Pons
Marjorie Elaine Harvey
Natasha Lau
Yumi Dondo
Maddi Waterhouse
Michelle Salas
Fil Xiaobai
Kang Seung Hyun
Lady Amelia Windsor
Praya Lundberg
Lisa Rinna
Lori Harvey
Viva Gore
Adriana Mora
Renee Stewart
Mackinley Hill
Sylvie Makower
Coco König
Grazi Massafera
Amanda Harvey
Izzy Getty
Karsen Liotta
Alexandra Pereira
Madison Beer
Olivia Banks
Ella Hope Merryweather
Shea Marie
Kristina Bazan
Rachel Yeoh
Michelle Yeoh
Negin Mirsalehi
Taro Pedersen
Sofia Richie
KOM I
Alice Dellal		 Luca & Alessandro Morelli
September Lara Stone
Joan Smalls
Natasha Poly
Doutzen Kroes
Vittoria Ceretti
Anna Ewers		 Luigi & Iango
October Mica Argañaraz & Yoshiki Luigi & Iango
November Gigi Hadid Luigi & Iango
December Nikolai Danielsen
Taylor Hill
Jonathan Bellini
Jhonattan Burjack		 Giampaolo Sgura

2018

Issue Cover model Photographer
January Lily-Rose Depp Peter Lindbergh
February Gisele Bündchen Luigi & Iango
March Luna Bijl
Lexi Boling
Kiki Willems
Selena Forrest		 Luigi & Iango
April Christy Turlington Inez & Vinoodh
May Bella Hadid Patrick Demarchelier
June Gigi Hadid Luigi & Iango
July Lexi Boling Giampaolo Sgura
August Faretta
Joan Smalls
Amber Valletta
Anna Ewers		 Luigi & Iango
September Hailey Baldwin Luca & Alessandro Morelli
October Namie Amuro Luigi & Iango
November Elle Fanning Mert & Marcus
December Kaia Gerber Luigi & Iango

2019

Issue Cover model Photographer
January Tilda Swinton Peter Lindbergh
February Nicki Minaj Mariano Vivanco
March Mariacarla Boscono
Chiharu Okunugi
Irina Shayk
Natasha Poly
Imaan Hammam		 Luigi & Iango
April Shalom Harlow Luigi & Iango
May Miki Ehara & Uta Uchida Giampaolo Sgura
June Naomi Campbell Luigi & Iango
July Bella Hadid Luigi & Iango
August Kim Kardashian
Vittoria Ceretti		 Luigi & Iango
September Rebecca Leigh Longendyke
Hikari Mori
Anok Yai
Adut Akech
Kris Grikaite
Fran Summers 		Luigi & Iango
October Alicia Vikander Collier Schorr
November Adut Akech Albert Watson
December Shota Matsuda & Kozue Akimoto Juergen Teller

2020s

2020

Issue Cover model Photographer
January Grace Elizabeth & Anok Yai Nick Knight
February Irina Shayk Giampaolo Sgura
March Adriana Lima
Doutzen Kroes
Candice Swanepoel
Sui He
Joan Smalls
Stella McCartney 		Luigi & Iango
April Candice Swanepoel Luigi & Iango
May Cocomi Luigi & Iango
June Abby Champion
Bente Oort
Hannah Motler
Mika Schneider
Shanelle Nyasiase		 Luigi & Iango
July Kendall Jenner
Stella Maxwell		 Giampaolo Sgura
August Binx Walton
Felize Kolibius
Jill Kortleve
Mika Schneider
Sacha Quenby
Sora Choi
Valerie Scherzinger		 Luigi & Iango
September Aliet Sarah
Amar Akway
Kaia Gerber
Mayowa Nicholas
Shanelle Nyasiase		 Luigi & Iango
October HOPE (print) Takashi Murakami
Vittoria Ceretti (digital) Luigi & Iango
November Vittoria Ceretti Luigi & Iango
December Bella Hadid Luigi & Iango

2021

Issue Cover model Photographer
January Mona Tougaard Giampaolo Sgura
February Rianne Van Rompaey Luigi & Iango
March Shanelle Nyasiase
He Cong
Natasha Poly
Edita Vilkevičiūtė
Kayako Higuchi		 Luigi & Iango
April Lila Moss Luigi & Iango
May Imaan Hammam Luigi & Iango
June Lisa Kim Hee June
July Mica Argañaraz (print) Inez & Vinoodh
Vittoria Ceretti (digital) Luigi & Iango
August Naomi Osaka (print) Zoey Grossman
Ugbad Abdi
Sora Choi
Leon Dame
Kayako Higuchi
Malika Louback
Daein Moon
Yura Nakano
Britt Oosten
Vilma Sjöberg		 Luigi & Iango (digital)
September Vilma Sjöberg
Amane Taniguchi
Britt Oosten
Sora Choi
Malika Louback
Ugbad Abdi
Leon Dame		 Luigi & Iango
October Haruka Toyoda Yasutomo Ebisu
November Cara Delevingne Camilla Åkrans
December Kayako Higuchi Juergen Teller

2022

Issue Cover model Photographer
January Ai Hashizume
Danil Uspenskiy
Kanon Hirata
Kohei Takabatake
Miyu Onodera		 Yasutomo Ebisu
February Mika Schneider Camilla Åkrans
March Hoyeon Jung Harley Weir
April Yumi Nu Nathaniel Goldberg
May Mika Schneider Nathaniel Goldberg
June Maryel Uchida Hanna Moon
July Hikaru Utada Shoji Uchida
August Stella Maxwell Tanya and Zhenya Posternak
September Tsubasa Honda Takuya Uchiyama
October Eve Jobs Heji Shin
November Grace Valentine
Janet Jumbo
Natalie Nootenboom
Amber Later		 Cruz Valdez
December Rei (IVE) Yoon Song-yi

2023

Issue Cover model Photographer
January Lulu Wood Hugo Comte
Rie Miyazawa Kishin Shinoyama
February Iris Law Marie Higuchi
March Momo
Sana
Mina		 Yeongjun Kim
April Amelia Gray Hamlin Heji Shin
May Ai Tominaga Lee Sang Hun
June Kristen McMenamy Paul Kooiker
July Jennie Hong Janghyun
August Suga Won Tae Go
September Hailey Bieber Richard Burbridge
October Mona Tougaard Hugo Gomte
November Devon Aoki
Eleanor Talitha Bailey		 Theo Liu
December Abény Nhial
Mary Ukech 		Hugo Comte

2024

Issue Cover model Photographer
January XG Kizen
February Selena Gomez Michael Bailey-Gates
March Sora Choi Peter Ash Lee
April Anok Yai Heji Shin
May Jang Won-young Kim Heejune
June Kate Moss Nikolai von Bismarck
July Angelina Jolie Takuya Uchiyama
August Sho Hirano Kizhen Zhao
September Yumi Nu Felicity Ingram
October Lisa Go Won-tae
November Kayako Higuchi Nick Yang
December Jin Kim Heejune

2025

Issue Cover model Photographer
January - Special 25th Anniversary issue Ai Tominaga Nick Yang
January Nana Komatsu Joshua Woods