Candice Huffine has achieved her long-held dream of being an Elle cover star.
As part of a diverse line up of six models - including Hailey Baldwin, Bella Hadid and Maria Borges - Huffine posed in a powder pink one-piece for the publicationβs May swimsuit issue.
Huffine is the only cover star whose full body is shown - without a single reference to βplus-sizeβ or βcurveβ in sight - and we think thatβs progress for body positivity.
The model took to Instagram to share why sheβs so proud of her cover image:
βFor as long as I can remember, I dreamt of being a model,β Huffine wrote. βSo my body type wasnβt ideal measurements, minor detail.
βI refused to be told I couldnβt become what I had always imagined and committed myself to working tirelessly for the day when my size wouldnβt dictate my possibility.β
βI hope this cover can serve as a symbol for anyone who believes they can, that they are, that they will be,β Huffine continued.
βIf you wake up every morning and can think of nothing but your dream, follow it and never stop.β
And the publication marked another milestone for diversity. As reported by The Huffington Post, model Maria Borges is the first African model to appear on Elleβs cover this century.
Similarly, Borges - who walked for Victoriaβs Secret last year - took to Instagram to celebrate her dream coming true too:
βThank you, Elle. Iβll cherish this moment forever,β she wrote.
Victoriaβs Secret Angel Elsa Hosk also shared a snap of her cover shot with her 3.5 million Instagram followers, saying:
βNever dared to dream this big!β
Model Hailey Baldwin gushed about having been given the chance to work with the other women:
βSo excited and happy to be on the May cover of Elle USA alongside these amazing, beautiful girls,β she wrote.
The issue will be available to buy from 18 April.