Pop princess Olivia Rodrigo—”the world’s most popular teenager”—is Teen Vogue’s new cover star.
To accompany the interview, the poster girl for the aughts revival appears in a photo shoot full of Marc Jacobs, The Attico, Ganni, Calzedonia fishnets, and Bea Bongiasca and Nakard jewels styled by Corey Stokes and lensed by Josefina Santos.
In the piece, Rodrigo tells writer P. Claire Dodson that growing up in the spotlight has been an experience of duality. “When you’re in the industry, you’re sort of treated like a child but expected to act like an adult,” she says. “That’s a really terrifying thought, to think that I’m not allowed to make any mistakes, because I think that’s how you grow as a person.”
The California-native also speaks of how harmful social media can be for young girls. “It’s so frustrating to see [them] held to a completely different standard than other people. Social media is making it even harder for young girls to grow up. I don’t even think it’s about me being like, ‘Oh, I’m hurt to see people say mean things about me or my friends.’
It’s really toxic for young girls to open their Snapchat app and see the articles about young women who are just sharing their art and existing in the world, and watching them being torn apart for doing absolutely nothing.”