Elle Magazine release powerful breastfeeding cover

Elle magazine release powerful breastfeeding cover

This is a game-changer.

Elle Australia have just dropped a bombshell cover which fronts their June issue, featuring model Nicole Trunfio breastfeeding her baby boy.

While magazine covers donning a naked, pregnant model or celebrity are a regular sight on newstands, a breastfeeding cover star is a first.

Trunfio wears a tan suede jacket with one shoulder dropped to the side, revealing a nude top half as she breastfeeds her newborn son, Zion Rain Clark.

“Wow, Thank you to ELLE @elleaus for such a beautiful cover with my little bundle of joy! My two worlds collide in #juneissue on stands Monday! You will see a lot more of our beautiful son Zion Rain Clark (finally!!!)” Trunfio posted on instagram today, with an image of the cover.

Trunfio told Elle Magazine: “When I saw the [subscriber] cover of me breastfeeding, which was unplanned and just natural, I teared up and thought, ‘Wow this is such a special moment where my worlds have collided’.’

The magazine is maintaining the picture choice came about organically.

“This wasn’t a contrived situation: Zion needed a feed, Nicole gave it to him, and when we saw how beautiful they looked we simply moved her onto the set,” Editor-In-Chief of Elle Australia Justine Cullen says. “It was a completely natural moment that resulted in a powerful picture.”

Two different versions of the cover – featuring Trunfio and her baby – have been released so far, with one issue advertised as a subscriber copy. See the two versions – and extra photographs from inside the issue – below.

The issue hits stands on Monday. Cue the breastfeeding debate.