Zendaya style file: as she lands her first Vogue cover, we chart the actress and activist's fashion history

The 20-year-old was revealed last week as American Vogue's July cover star
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Charlie Teather19 June 2017

From starting out on the Disney Channel to starring in this summer's Spider-Man: Homecoming, you would be forgiven for thinking Zendaya's skill set lies solely in the acting arena. You would also, however, be wrong.

Whether she's shaking up the Disney scene - she refused to star in K.C. Undercover unless they featured a family of colour and agreed to let her co-produce - or calling out Fashion Police presenter Giuliana Rancic for suggesting Zendaya's dreadlocks made her look like she smelled of weed, Zendaya has earned the reputation of somewhat of an activist.

She has also now earned the prestigious title of a Vogue cover star.

Photographed by Mario Testino for the magazine's July issue, the 20-year-old - born to a P.E teacher father who now works as her manager - appears on the front cover wearing a stunning white and olive green feathered Calvin Klein dress.

But while the cover is no doubt a career highlight, Zendaya's position as fashion royalty has long been recognised within the industry.

A regular red carpet goddess, it is the young star's ability to morph almost chameleon-like into whichever guise she chooses - whether that be Old Hollywood glamour or an enormously oversized white Katherine Mavridis sweatshirt dress - that sees her regularly take the top spot on best dressed lists globally.

Changing her hairstyle almost as often as her outfits, we have seen - and fallen in love with - Zendaya with a blond bowl-cut, a Cleopatra-like fringe, waist-length dreadlocks and a full 'fro.

Click through her style file above to reminisce over some of her best sartorial moments.

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