Kamala Harris hailed "candidate for our times" as Vogue cover star

Washington DC - Vice President and Democratic White House hopeful appeared on the cover of Vogue magazine Friday, with the style bible calling her a "candidate for our times."

Vice President and Democratic White House hopeful Kamala Harris appeared on the cover of Vogue magazine Friday, with the style bible calling her a "candidate for our times." © IMAGO / Imagn Images

A cover shot by celebrity photographer Annie Leibovitz captured the 59-year-old in a chocolate-colored suit and a silk blouse, seated in an armchair.

A on Harris features a series of largely familiar anecdotes, including the story of her sudden rise to the top of the Democratic ticket after President Joe Biden's from the race in July.

Harris did speak in the article about the conflict in the Middle East, but gave little away about what she would do to end the crisis if elected in November's tight battle against 78-year-old .

Asked what "new element" she would bring to the table on the conflict, she replied that "I can't anticipate what the circumstances will be four months from now."

Harris then said that the US should provide a "pathway" for stability, particularly to end , even more so than in Lebanon, but provided few details.

Harris, the first female, Black and South Asian vice president in US history, previously starred on the cover of Vogue when she arrived at the White House in 2021.

Only rarely are individuals summoned for acts of national rescue, but in July, Vice President @KamalaHarris received one of those calls. With President Joe Biden’s decision to end his reelection campaign, the world looked to Harris with hopes and doubts. https://t.co/NtOIMM2L1R pic.twitter.com/4u1mbmDJ6i

— Vogue Magazine (@voguemagazine) October 11, 2024

For Vogue’s October digital cover, Vice President and presidential nominee @KamalaHarris talks to Nathan Heller about finding common ground, fighting for the middle class, and who she’ll call first from the Oval Office. Read the full profile: https://t.co/sJkGyM4Bzr pic.twitter.com/CRruADQ9Oy

— Vogue Magazine (@voguemagazine) October 11, 2024

Harris continues media blitz in final month of election

But the magazine for the photo, which showed her wearing a pair of Converse Chuck Taylor sneakers, saying it should have chosen a picture more suited to her position.

Vogue editor Anna Wintour has made no secret of her , and hosted a fundraiser for Biden before he dropped out.

Vice President-elect @KamalaHarris is our February cover star!

Making history was the first step. Now Harris has an even more monumental task: to help heal a fractured America—and lead it out of crisis. Read the full profile: https://t.co/W5BQPTH7AU pic.twitter.com/OCFvVqTlOk

— Vogue Magazine (@voguemagazine) January 10, 2021

Harris's appearance in the magazine comes amid a major media blitz, from traditional television interviews to , as she seeks to move the dial in a neck-and-neck race with Trump.