Meghan Markle’s choice to appear makeup-free on the cover of a major publication seems to have backfired online.

The 44-year-old Duchess of Sussex was revealed as the cover star of Harper’s Bazaar US December 2025/January 2026 Art Issue, published Thursday, November 20.

Viewers were quick to roast her natural look, with some criticizing her “lack of charisma” and others speculating, “someone in the magazine definitely hates her.”

“That kind of photoshoot closeup in her face makes her even creepier than normal. She really thinks that she is THE IT GiRL, but she is just not…” wrote one user.

Meghan Markle graced the front cover of Harper’s Bazaar US’s latest issue in a makeup-free look

Wearing a tailored black silk blazer with a cinched waist, flared hem, and a tied-up bow detail at the

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