IRISH activist and academic Sinead Burke appears alongside Scottish Conservative leader Ruth Davidson, singer Dua Lipa and British royal Meghan Markle in Vogue magazine’s inaugural guide to Ireland and Britain’s 25 most influential and aspirational female figures.
#Vogue25: ‘An extraordinary cast of leaders defining and redefining the way we live now.’
— Sinéad Burke (@TheSineadBurke) May 31, 2018
I’m incredibly humbled to sit alongside so many of my heroes in @BritishVogue’s inaugural power list in their July issue - out next week.
Thank you, @Edward_Enninful. pic.twitter.com/5fKXWwdgqM
Dubbed Vogue 25, the list is comprised of what the fashion publication says is “an extraordinary cast of leaders defining – and redefining – the way we live now”.
The handpicked women vary in age from 22 (Lipa) to 73 (Baroness Hale, the President of the Supreme Court), and includes figures from the worlds of politics, the arts, fashion, media and sport, among others.
Ms Burke, who is studying for a PhD at Trinity College Dublin, works to highlight the lack of inclusivity within the fashion and design industries.
Following her wedding to British royal Prince Harry on May 19, Meghan, Duchess of Sussex, is hailed as a person who “captured the public imagination like no other this year” by Vogue.
The magazine says that Meghan – “one of the most recognisable women in the world” – has an influence that “stretches far beyond the ceaseless coverage of her style – as a bi-racial campaigning feminist from America, she is helping to forge a new 21st Century identity for the monarchy”.
Ms Davidson is praised as a “beacon, thanks to her relatable personality and progressive ideas” among a “sea of old-guard Tories” by the magazine.
The publication also cites the openly gay politician’s “spectacular gains for her party in the last Scottish elections” as a reason for her position on its list.
Lipa, who won two Brit Awards earlier this year after being the first woman to receive five nominations on one night, is described by Vogue as a “culture definer”.
“Her hit New Rules, an anthem of female empowerment, laid out a blueprint for modern sex lives and has, to date, had more than a billion views on YouTube,” the magazine says.
The list also includes Harry Potter author JK Rowling, human rights lawyer Amal Clooney, Black Panther actress Letitia Wright, fashion designer Stella McCartney, artistic director of the Royal Court Vicky Featherstone and models Edie Campbell and Adwoa Aboah.
Music executive and Skepta’s manager Grace Ladoja, writer and academic Sinead Burke and Collette Roche, the chief operating officer of Manchester United, also appear.
The feature appears in the July issue of Vogue, on sale on Friday June 8.
