Vogue USA - 04.2020

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K aia Gerber,
United States
The fact that young voters are
poised to play a crucial role in
shaping the outcome of the 2020
elections is not something that’s lost on
Gerber. “With all the information that’s
out there, we can’t claim ignorance
anymore,” says Gerber, who turned 18
last September. “My generation sees
it as their duty to educate themselves,
to speak up—we won’t be silenced
by anyone.” Gerber’s already thinking
hard on her candidate of choice, a
political awakening sparked when
she attended the March for Our Lives
rally in Los Angeles two years ago.
Her very public stance on gun control
prompted an emotional outpouring
of support on social media. “We have
ways of communicating with each
other now that we didn’t have before,”
says Gerber, whose Instagram
following is over five million strong,
exceeding even that of her supermodel
mother, Cindy Crawford. “When you
have a big platform, it seems
irresponsible not to use it for good.”
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