Are you our next Cover Star?
We’re excited to announce the launch of our annual nationwide reader search for the ultimate Women’s Health cover star – in partnership with Trojan Home Fitness Equipment and Gear. We’re looking for a healthy and fit role model; someone with the combined energy and inner strength to be an inspiration to others – the kind of woman you’d expect to see on our cover!
Entries Open: 1 May 2025
Entries Close: 20 June 2025
Entry Process
Tag your entry with the hashtag #WHCoverStar and @WomensHealthmagSA on social media.
Complete The Entry Form
Complete the entry form along with 3 photos: a clear pic of your face, and 2 full-length body-conscious pics. An additional video is optional. Entries close on 20 June 2025.
Promote Your Entry
All entrants will also be encouraged to promote themselves on their own social media platforms.
Tag your entry with the hashtag #WHCoverStar and @WomensHealthmagSA on social media.
Top 20 Announced
Once entries have closed, the Top 20 will be selected by the Women’s Health editorial team, industry professionals and sponsors. The Top 20 will be notified and announced on the Women’s Health social media platforms.
Voting Begins!
The Top 20 entry profiles will be featured onto the Cover Search landing page and voting will begin. Here readers, family and friends will be able to vote for their favourite.
Top 8 Announced
From these votes, social media engagement and a panel of judges, the final Top 8 will be chosen, photographed and interviewed for the main editorial feature in the Sep/Oct 2025 issue of the magazine.
Winner Reveal
The Women’s Health Cover Search winner will feature on the cover of the Sep/Oct 2025 issue.
Entry Form
Complete the Cover Search 2025 entry form.
FAQs
Can I enter WH Cover Search if I have appeared on the Women's Health cover previously?
Unfortunately not.
What will the judging process entail?
See entry process.
Is there a cut-off age for entering the WH Cover Search competition?
No, but you have you to be 18 years or older to enter.
What is WH looking for in a winning physique?
All bodies are fit bodies.
On what basis will an entry be disqualified?
You have to live in South Africa from the time the competition opens (1 May 2025) to the end of the campaign (31 October 2025).
What will be expected of the winner?
Be an ambassador for the Women’s Health brand.
Will my entry be affected in any way if I already have a commercial sponsor?
No. However, you will not be able to promote your personal sponsor/brand for the duration of the competition if you are selected as part of our Top 20.
What do the winners win?
Not only will you earn a spot on our coveted cover and take part in our exclusive Cover Search feature in the mag, our sponsors have been incredibly generous with gifts and prizes for the top 8 finalists. Watch this space!
Do you need a certain amount of followers to win?
When will the winner be announced?
Is there an opportunity for the readers to vote?
Can the motivation for consideration be in video format as well as written?
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