Maitreyi Ramakrishnan second person of South Asian descent on Teen Vogue cover

Los Angeles, Aug 9 : Never Have I Ever star Maitreyi Ramakrishnan is the second person of South Asian descent to grace the cover of the popular Teen Vogue magazine solo.

Versha Sharma, who is the editor-in-chief of Teen Vogue described Maitreyi as a rising star on her post on Instagram.

Sharma, who is the first South Asian American Editor-in-Chief of Teen Vogue, wrote alongside the cover: "My first cover for @teenvogue is here and I could not be happier that its @maitreyiramakrishnan, rising star and hilarious talent, looking extra fashionable, surrounded by books.Its classic brown girl vibes + back to school all in one.""The features by@aaminasdfghjkl and photos by@heathersten are so fantastic.link in bio to see it all + my letter (partially to you, partially to my younger self) about why it means so much to me to choose a cover star like Maitreyi - a brown girl allowing so many of us to see ourselves portrayed in a way that is exactly how we grew up.(finally!) and thats all possible thanks to@mindykaling, too!" Sharma added.A post from a New York-based media portal The Juggernaut, wrote on the photo-sharing website: "At 19 years old, @maitreyiramakrishnan has made history as only the second person of South Asian descent to grace the cover of @teenvogue solo." With Maitreyi, Poorna Jagannathan and Richa Moorjani leading the cast, Never Have I Ever is a coming-of-age story that examines Indian culture against an American backdrop.