First Lady of Ukraine Olena Zelenska explained why she agreed to a photo shoot for the digital version of the American glossy Vogue, which caused a lot of noise in society because of her "masculine" pose. At the time, Zelenska was accused of "glamorizing the war," but now she is pleased that the photo shoot is still remembered, so her decision to agree was the right one. The First Lady notes that, first of all, she could not refuse photographer Annie Leibovitz, whose models included Michael Jackson, John Lennon, Elizabeth II, Demi Moore, Leonardo DiCaprio, and other world-famous stars.
Moreover, Ukrainians need to make themselves known to the whole world, so the photo shoot was another opportunity to attract attention, which was successful, because almost 2 years after it, Latin American media are still interested in this issue. "This is such an old story. But the fact that you remember it now shows that it was widely publicized, and this is important.
First of all, when you are approached by the editors of Vogue magazine, and this is exactly what happened...
it was not our request, it was not our desire. When Vogue approaches you with a request for an interview and when they tell you that Annie Leibovitz is coming to Kyiv to shoot you, you need to have very powerful reasons to refuse. This is not just a photographer, this is a legend," Zelenska explained her personal reason for agreeing to the photo shoot.
The shooting allowed us to draw a lot of world attention to Ukraine a.
