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Kylie Jenner’s latest appearance on the cover of Vanity Fair’s March 2026 issue is stirring up quite a conversation among fans. Here’s the buzz surrounding this controversial image.
In 2026, Kylie Jenner finds herself under an intense spotlight, largely due to her high-profile relationship with Timothée Chalamet. Known for her association with the famous Kardashian-Jenner family and their reality TV empire, Jenner is not just content with her well-established fame. She is branching out into the acting world, all while juggling her business endeavors and raising two children. However, her recent Vanity Fair cover, which has sparked criticism over her skin tone, has everyone talking.
Kylie Jenner’s skin tone in the March 2026 Vanity Fair cover has fans talking
Jenner’s prominence in popular culture is undeniable, thanks to her ties to the Kardashian-Jenner clan and her much-publicized romance with acclaimed actor Timothée Chalamet. The couple’s relationship, once kept under wraps, has become more visible as Jenner often supports Chalamet at various awards shows. Moreover, Jenner is making strides in her acting career, debuting in the 2026 A24 mockumentary The Moment, where she humorously portrays an exaggerated version of herself.
Kylie Jenner is well-known in pop culture thanks to the Kardashian-Jenner dynasty and her high-profile romance with award-winning actor, Timothée Chalamet. She frequently supports Chalamet at awards ceremonies, finally bringing their private romance into the spotlight. And she made it known that she has plans to step into acting herself. She made her acting debut in the 2026 A24 mockumentary film The Moment, playing an exaggerated version of herself.
While Jenner has received a lot of positive press in 2026, fans grew upset by her Vanity Fair cover in March 2026. The cover, as seen on Instagram, depicts Jenner lighting a cigarette while sitting in a bra and high-waisted army-green riding pants. Fans complained about the “ethnicity change,” referring to Jenner’s darkened complexion.
“Why the ethnicity change?” actress Grecia Castillo De la Paz commented.
“Kylie is WHITE-skinned and they darkened her for this shoot … so why did they do that?” another fan commented.
“Is this really Kylie Jenner?” another fan wrote. “I really thought at first that the wrong image was used. Wow….”
Other fans commented on the cigarette that Jenner is lighting in the photo.
“Smoking is not in fashion,” a user wrote.
This is far from the first time that Kylie and the other Kardashian-Jenner family members have been accused of “Blackfishing” — a term combining “catfishing” and “Black.” According to TIME, journalist Wanna Thompson coined the term in 2018. Her viral Twitter thread discussed the phenomenon as “white girls cosplaying as Black women.”
“They’ve been called out for cultural appropriation for a decade plus now, and it’s no secret that they’ve adopted many styles that Black women or Black culture have created and made them more palatable,” Wanna Thompson said about the Kardashian-Jenners. She went on to reference Kim Kardashian’s ‘boxer braids’ — a style originally worn by Black women. “Now people think they’re copying the Kardashian-Jenners when they dress or do their hair or tan their skin a certain way.”