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Sunday Rose Steps Into Her Own Spotlight With a First Vogue Cover

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5 days ago

October 21, 2026

Sunday Rose Kidman Urban has her first Vogue cover. The 18-year-old fronts the November 2026 issue of Vogue Germany, in what reporting on the issue describes as a nature-themed shoot photographed by Sebastián Faena, with a Louis Vuitton look worn on the cover in a green, foggy field. Sharing the cover on Instagram, she called it an “incredibly magical experience” she was grateful for.

In the cover interview, she addressed the advantages of her upbringing directly. “I’m very aware that I’m given opportunities that not everyone can have, and I’m truly grateful to be able to take advantage of them,” she told the magazine, adding that at work she makes sure to “always give my best, never come to work with a negative attitude, no matter how tired or jet-lagged I may be, and treat everyone with respect.”

The cover caps a fast professional rise. Sunday Rose has been modeling since she was 16, having first asked her mother for permission at 14, and made her high-fashion runway debut at the Miu Miu Spring/Summer 2025 show during Paris Fashion Week. She has since walked for major houses including Dior, Valentino and Balenciaga, and fronted campaigns for houses from Dior to Calvin Klein. Vogue also named her among its nine breakout models of the Spring 2027 season.

Reporting on the issue notes it also photographed her in her school uniform alongside fellow young models Ana Beatriz Cortes, 18, and Betsy Gaghan, 25, in pieces from Phoebe Philo, Loewe and Michael Kors. That detail is literal: she told Vogue Germany she is in her senior year of high school in Nashville, taking on more challenging classes and preparing college applications, and Vogue’s own breakout listing likewise noted her status as a Nashville senior. A first Vogue cover, earned between semesters — and, by her own account, earned on professionalism as much as pedigree.

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L’Oréal Powers Past the Beauty Market: €35.33 Billion in Nine Months as Salon and Derm Brands Lead

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4 days ago

October 22, 2026

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The world’s largest beauty company is growing faster than the market it leads. L’Oréal reported sales of €35.33 billion for the first nine months of 2026, up 6.9% like-for-like and 7.7% as reported, in a statement released on October 22. Third-quarter sales reached €11.56 billion, up 7.2% like-for-like.

CEO Nicolas Hieronimus called it “an exceptional third quarter,” saying the global beauty market “once again proved its resilience” and that L’Oréal “continued to significantly outpace it” — company commentary put the wider market’s growth at roughly 5% for the quarter.

The quarter’s heavy lifting came from the group’s two professional-facing divisions. Professional Products — home to Kérastase, Redken and L’Oréal Professionnel — sold €1,469.1 million in Q3, up 12.1% like-for-like, while Dermatological Beauty (La Roche-Posay, CeraVe, SkinCeuticals) sold €1,871.6 million, up 12.2%. L’Oréal Luxe added €4,176.6 million (+6.4%) and Consumer Products €4,044.3 million (+4.3%), as fragrances and haircare drove growth, skincare continued to accelerate, and e-commerce sales grew around 17% — well ahead of the online beauty market.

The brand highlights told the same story. Kérastase grew double-digit, powered by Gloss Absolu, Genesis and Chronologiste; La Roche-Posay launched Mela B3 Double-Dose and Anthelios UV Air; Yves Saint Laurent’s Libre and MYSLF fragrances grew double-digit; and the newly acquired fragrance house Creed performed strongly.

Regionally, SAPMENA-SSA was the standout at +19.2% like-for-like, followed by Europe at +9.9% and North Asia at +7.8%; North America grew 2.2% (5.6% adjusted), and Latin America was the only region to decline, down 1.0%. During the period L’Oréal also closed its acquisition of a majority stake in Innovist, a digital-first Indian personal care house of brands — a results statement that underlines a simple point: at €35 billion in nine months, L’Oréal is not just leading the beauty business, it is widening the gap.