Cara Delevingne makes Playboy history as first out ‘proud’ lesbian cover star
Cara Delevingne (Image: Getty Images)
Cara Delevingne has become Playboy’s first out lesbian print cover star, appearing in the magazine’s Summer 2026 issue.
The shoot was photographed by Zoey Grossman, with a profile written by Ottessa Moshfegh, author of My Year of Rest and Relaxation. Delevingne also wears the iconic Bunny Suit, making her the first supermodel to do so on a Playboy cover since Kate Mass in 2014.
Delevingne said the experience felt different to earlier nude work because it was on her own terms.
“I’ve been naked before in shoots, in movies. But it always made me feel a bit gross when it was for someone else, of course, it was my choice and I agreed to it, but it never felt empowering,” she said.
“I didn’t feel great after it. But today I had so much fun. I’ve never felt more comfortable in my body and in my sexuality. I feel like I’m in more of my prime as a woman and as a sexual being.”
Cara Delevingne’s relationship with Minke
In the profile, Delevingne talks about her relationship with Minke, her girlfriend since 2022, calling the musician a “normie” and “the most incredible person”.
“We’re best friends, obviously, lovers, and everything else, but I’ve never had a relationship like it and felt so close to someone and felt so seen,” Delevingne said.
The issue follows Delevingne’s recent public shift in how she describes her sexuality.
After previously identifying as pansexual, she announced she was a “proud” lesbian in May 2026 by whispering it to Rosalía while mic’d up on the singer’s LUX World Tour.
“If you don’t know this already, I’m a lesbian, and my weakness used to be straight women,” she said. “Because they weren’t really straight. I don’t think anyone’s really straight. That’s the point.”
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