Crystal Renn Covers Vogue Mexico (PHOTO)

Crystal Renn has scored her very first Vogue cover, striking a pose in a long-sleeved, orange sheath and marking, apparently, a return to neon for the April issue.

Now that she's stuck her toe into the glossy's front page waters, will an American Vogue cover be far behind?

(Photo by David Roemer, via TFS)

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Comments

[hema333]

08:56 PM on 03/28/2011

good cover...

[sigh-ence]

03:40 PM on 03/28/2011

I can't believe she's considered "overweight". She's beautiful! I'd love to have her body!

[deven61]

06:07 PM on 03/28/2011

This photo is of her post weight loss...I'd say she's down 40 to 75 pounds from her "overweight" days.

[Tiffany Towns]

01:32 PM on 03/26/2011

During a bad time, I gained a lot of weight. My body reacted by beginning to shut down. I developed diabetes, sleep apnea, I was having chest pains, etc. I wasn't even what anyone would call fat, maybe chunky. But MY body made it clear I had to take control and lose the weight. Oddly enough (or maybe not so much), it was some of the people closest to me that tried to keep me overweight and I believe that some of the comments here are born out of jealousy even if you do not personally know Ms Renn. You would feel better about YOURSELF if she was gorgeous and fat, not gorgeous and thin. Being overweight and eating whatever you want may be easier, but it's not healthier. Ms Renn is doing what is right for HER.

To the person who commented that she's not Mexican: I am sorry that you feel that way. I'm American and in American Vogue we have people of all backgrounds on our version's cover, including Mexicans.

[SuperMoncho]

12:29 AM on 03/26/2011

So Hott, Skinny of not

[Save Creatively]

08:25 PM on 03/25/2011

I think she looks a little ghostly and pale. When will we get to put life back into models. Is the ultimate model achievement to look like a mannequin?

[FPhoebe]

09:42 PM on 03/25/2011

Pale is beautiful. So much better than getting orange from laying in cancer-inducing tanning beds everyday.

[cherieamour]

07:02 PM on 03/25/2011

...i miss her lushfulness as a PSM, but she's still good model material...

[Andrea Barela]

04:29 PM on 03/25/2011

Ren is beautiful but why didn't they choose a Mexican model for the cover?

[Nor Cal Mom]

04:26 PM on 03/25/2011

So what? It's not like she's plus sized anymore.

[thehappymos]

02:56 PM on 03/25/2011

i don't really understand why this is news. Crystal Renn can no longer be considered an advocate for average-sized women. She's a MODEL. And now, she's a regular, size-small model. Her job is wearing clothes and looking pretty. This would only be news-worthy if she was STILL 70 lbs heavier. As it stands, she's just another Vogue cover model, doing her job.

[dre31]

02:25 PM on 03/25/2011

No this picture of her she is thin. She did lose a lot of weight from what I heard. Its sad what these girls go through in order for this to make it in this business of modeling.

[americancolonyinhell]

11:53 AM on 03/25/2011

I prefer Crystal as a BBW.

[ChaiKat]

11:53 AM on 03/25/2011

Yeah, and she had to lose like 70 some odd pounds to do it. So much for her advocacy for "plus" models.

[Sunflo]

06:11 AM on 03/25/2011

Horrible unflattering pose.

[ChaiKat]

11:54 AM on 03/25/2011

I believe it's the standard Haute Coutour(sp?) pose.

[Rachel Ann Kelson]

12:27 PM on 03/25/2011

It's standard to put women into poses that make them look fragile. This pose certainly does that.

[Sunflo]

01:00 PM on 03/25/2011

I find that idea beyond repugnant.

[Anna Cora]

03:47 AM on 03/25/2011

Perhaps it's just the angle, but she seems much thinner than she used to be. I thought she was prettier as a plus size model, with all those gorgeous curves. Or were they photoshopped off?

[Melpomene42]

10:20 AM on 03/25/2011

No, she lost a LOT of weight, saying it was "too much pressure" to stay plus-sized. if you can believe that!

[dyanswan]

11:54 AM on 03/25/2011

She sold out and looks worse for it.

I was hoping that she was special and would make in-roads for a more realistic and inclusive definition of high fashion beauty, but . . .

[Knothare1230]

03:24 AM on 03/25/2011

Is her stance telling us she has a switchblade ready for use in her other hand? Other then that she looks nice.