Beyoncé makes Vogue history

Beyoncé will make history this year when she graces the cover of Vogue's September issue.

The musical icon was given creative reigns of the issue's cover by editor-in-chief Anna Wintour. And thanks to Beyoncé, the publication will see its first cover shot by a black photographer in the magazine's 126 years of existence.

Queen Bey chose 23-year-old Tyler Mitchell to photograph her cover shoot.

The young photographer has already made a name for himself by shooting for the likes of Marc Jacobs and Givenchy.

Yet because of the 126 years that have passed without a black photographer shooting the cover, people are doubting that Vogue would have given him the gig if it wasn't for Beyoncé.

It’s amazing, and embarrassing for them, that Vogue has never before had a Black photographer work on their cover. And Beyonce changed that, not Vogue.

— Touré (@Toure) July 30, 2018

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— Ziwe (@ziwe) July 30, 2018

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— George M Johnson (@IamGMJohnson) July 30, 2018

According to the Huffington Post, Vogue is contractually obliged to give Beyoncé full control of the cover, the internal photos of her and their captions (written by the star herself).

Beyoncé will not be participating in an interview for the issue.

Her last September issue cover was shot in 2015 by Mario Testino, a regular Vogue photographer who has not worked for the magazine since being publicly accused of sexual misconduct earlier this year.

Beyoncé did not grant Vogue an interview for that issue, either. This is uncommon for non-model cover stars.

The upcoming September issue is also rumoured to be Anna Wintour's last as editor-in-chief.