Best Magazine Covers 2017: Emily Taylor, InStyle

Editors select their most significant covers from the past 12 months

Editors select their most significant covers from the past 12 months.

Emily Taylor, Editor, InStyle

In May, we celebrated the ninth annual InStyle and Audi Women of Style Awards with a gala dinner. The team set up a pop-up photo studio backstage to capture candid portraits of attendees.

There were countless lovely moments, from an embrace between celebrated film directors Gillian Armstrong and Rachel Perkins to a fun family portrait of Layne Beachley and husband Kirk Pengilly. But when model Jesinta Franklin stepped in front of photographer Harold David’s camera, magic happened: one striking, powerful image that really spoke to me.

With a little last-minute negotiation and a very quick turnaround, Franklin became our July cover girl – no location, no editorial hair and makeup, no hours of prep and days of styling, just one amazing shot.

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