--- title: Derek Zoolander Brings Blue Steel to the Cover of Vogue description: A decade and a half after Derek Zoolander first took the world by the storm, the three-time Male Model of the Year is gracing the cover of Vogue at last. canonical: https://time.com/4182750/derek-zoolander-blue-steel-vogue-cover/ author: Megan McCluskey article:opinion: false article:content_tier: free article:published_time: 2016-01-15T18:44:56.000Z article:modified_time: 2026-04-13T07:28:52.824Z og:title: Derek Zoolander Finally Brings Blue Steel to the Cover of Vogue og:description: Is there more to life than being really, really, really ridiculously good-looking...on the cover of Vogue? og:url: https://time.com/4182750/derek-zoolander-blue-steel-vogue-cover/ og:site_name: TIME og:image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/bltde093bcdab65f2d0/6988d9b9bc6cfc69913e2a3c/time-logo.jpg?branch=production og:image:width: 1200 og:image:height: 675 og:image:alt: TIME og:type: article twitter:card: summary_large_image twitter:title: Derek Zoolander Finally Brings Blue Steel to the Cover of Vogue twitter:description: Is there more to life than being really, really, really ridiculously good-looking...on the cover of Vogue? twitter:image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/bltde093bcdab65f2d0/6988d9b9bc6cfc69913e2a3c/time-logo.jpg?branch=production --- # Derek Zoolander Finally Brings Blue Steel to the Cover of _Vogue_  by [Megan McCluskey](https://time.com/author/megan-mccluskey/)  ## Megan McCluskey Staff Writer Jan 15, 2016 6:44 PM UTC  by [Megan McCluskey](https://time.com/author/megan-mccluskey/)  ## Megan McCluskey Staff Writer Jan 15, 2016 6:44 PM UTC A decade and a half after [Derek Zoolander](http://time.com/3819638/ben-stiller-reveals-whos-playing-derek-zoolanders-son/) first took the world by the storm, the three-time Male Model of the Year is gracing the [cover of Vogue](http://www.vogue.com/13384256/derek-zoolander-penelope-cruz-ben-stiller-february-2016/) at last. The founder of the Derek Zoolander Center for Kids Who Can’t Read Good and Who Wanna Learn to Do Other Stuff Good Too is joined by costar Penelope Cruz on the February issue of the magazine, which features the duo showing off their best Blue Steel pouts. > [](https://twitter.com/ZoolanderMovie/status/688052706418634753) Derek, a.k.a. Ben Stiller, will return to big screens everywhere when sequel _Zoolander 2_ premieres, but in the meantime, the beloved — but dimwitted — supermodel has been thriving in the fashion world. Back in March, Stiller and Owen Wilson, who plays Hansel in the movies, had a [surprise walkoff at Valentino’s Fall 2015 show](http://time.com/3738854/zoolander-hansel-valentino-runway-paris-fashion-week/) and were met with thunderous applause. Anna Wintour herself even filmed a backstage video with the pair to discuss their runway walks. **Read More:** [Here’s Your New _Zoolander 2_ Trailer](http://time.com/4131642/zoolander-2-international-trailer/) _Zoolander 2_ hits theaters on Feb. 12. ```json [{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"NewsArticle","@id":"https://time.com/4182750/derek-zoolander-blue-steel-vogue-cover/","mainEntityOfPage":{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https://time.com/4182750/derek-zoolander-blue-steel-vogue-cover/"},"headline":"Derek Zoolander Finally Brings Blue Steel to the Cover of Vogue","datePublished":"2016-01-15T18:44:56.000Z","dateModified":"2026-04-13T07:28:52.824Z","description":"Is there more to life than being really, really, really ridiculously good-looking...on the cover of Vogue?","url":"https://time.com/4182750/derek-zoolander-blue-steel-vogue-cover/","keywords":["Newsfeed","movies","celebrities","Vogue","magazines","Models"],"thumbnailUrl":"","author":[{"@type":"Person","name":"Megan McCluskey","jobTitle":"Staff Writer","url":"https://time.com/author/megan-mccluskey/"}],"articleSection":"","image":[],"publisher":{"@type":"Organization","name":"Time","url":"https://time.com/","logo":{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://time.com/images/logo.png","width":528,"height":156},"foundingDate":"March 3, 1923","sameAs":["https://www.facebook.com/time","https://www.instagram.com/time/?hl=en","https://twitter.com/time","https://www.pinterest.com/timemagazine"]}},{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"BreadcrumbList","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"item":{"@id":"/tag/time-section-newsfeed/","name":"Newsfeed"}},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"item":{"@id":"https://time.com/4182750/derek-zoolander-blue-steel-vogue-cover/","name":"Derek Zoolander Finally Brings Blue Steel to the Cover of Vogue"}}]}] ```