No surprise, Kendall Jenner is the cover girl for the September issue of Vogue (US). We knew this a few months back, when we heard that Kendall had gotten a new lob for the photoshoot. Kendall has had Vogue editorials before, and Anna Wintour has definitely given the Kardashian-Jenners her seal of approval, but this is a really big deal: Kendall Jenner, one of the most well-known of the Insta-models/nepotism models is on the cover of the biggest Vogue issue of the year. And I can’t say that I’m really impressed with the results? The cover is one of the more compelling images, but she still just looks like a kid dressed up like a fancy toreador. You can see the full editorial and cover story here, and the issue is on newsstands August 23rd. Some highlights:

Kendall learned from watching her sisters: “Obviously, my success came after my sisters’— I got to see all of their mistakes and watch out for them.”

She’s a tomboy: “We had ATVs and go-carts, and I grew up riding them all the time, which is why I’m a good driver. It’s super-ironic to think about now, but it’s something I can thank my dad for: how much of a tomboy I was. That’s why I think the whole thing— her transition— was really hard for me, because I was like ‘But you taught me everything tomboy!’” It has gotten easier. “I knew it was going to have its rough phase,” she says. “But it’s all supernormal now. It’s not weird at all. Sometimes I look at a picture of my dad when she was a guy, and it makes me a little sad— I get emotional. You have to get past it— you’ve got a new person to love. It’s kind of a blessing in disguise— if that’s not the wrong way to say it,” she says, and then laughs at her choice of words.

When she hears ‘Kardashian’ used as a pejorative: “Oh my God, I totally get what you’re saying. People say a lot of what they think, and it’s not always positive. And we never say anything. We just take it. And then when people meet us, they’re pleasantly surprised. Because we aren’t what people think. One of the best lessons I ever learned from my sisters is not to take everything so seriously. Just leave it alone— it will pass in a week. That’s how I grew up. My sisters are so f–king strong, and they taught me and my little sister to just toughen up and not let it affect us. You know what’s real.”

Being non-judgmental about Caitlyn: “We’re very accepting of people and being different and being who you are. We’re not judgemental. But obviously it’s strange to having your dad, who was so male, completely reverse. It is definitely a gnarly experience. But my whole life we would, like, catch her, and we would be like, What is going on here? I think we know, but do we? At one point, Kylie and I thought he was cheating on my mom, because he had makeup and nail polish. One time we found those squishy boob things. We found wigs. And then one time I actually ran into her. In this house. She had no idea. She would wake up really early just so she could dress up and move around the house and get that little kick for the morning, and then go back to being Bruce— take us to school, totally normal. So one morning I woke up at 4:00 A.M. so thirsty, came downstairs into the kitchen, and grabbed a bottle of water. And as I was coming back out, my dad was coming down the stairs in, like, a wig and makeup and shoes—the full nine. And she didn’t see me. I literally froze. Please don’t turn left. Because she could either turn left or right. Thank God she turned right and— to this day!— has no idea that happened. That was the first time I had ever seen her…My mom knew. She knew since their third date.”

[From Vogue]

Vogue’s Jonathan Van Meter notes that the last part about Caitlyn came seemingly out of nowhere, that Kendall just volunteered it. I tend to think Cait’s transition is something both Jenner girls are still trying to understand, and to their credit, both Kylie and Kendall have come into the process with open minds. But I also think that all of the daughters feel like Caitlyn disrespected their mom, and that’s caused a lot of internal drama within the family.

Also: how is wet hair and a center part high-fashion now?

Photos courtesy of Mert Alas and Marcus Piggott / Vogue.