Formula 1 Racer Bianca Bustamante Covers Vogue Philippines July 2024 AOC Fashion

Vogue Philippines July 2024 covergirl Bianca Bustamante has been burning rubber since age three, when she did laps in a go-kart under the watchful eye of her motorsport-obsessed father.

Today, Bustamante is on Louis Vuitton’s radar, sponsor of the Vogue Phillipines cover story styled by Caterina Ospina, working with fashion director Pam Quiñones.

In the cover image, Bianca stands in front of the legendary McLaren MP4/8, the car Brazilian champion Ayrton Senna drove during his 41st and final Formula One career victory.

Photographer Sharif Hamza [IG] was thrilled to take his camera to the Bustamante fashion shoot, writing on IG: “As a long-time F1 fan, this was one of the most exhilarating shoot days I’ve ever experienced.”

Louis Vuitton Escalating Sports Focus

CEO Pietro Beccari told CNN in early June that Louis Vuitton has a long and growing association with sport, sponsoring nautical events like the Americas Cup, as well as launching a recent campaign centered on tennis legends Roger Federer and Rafael Nadal.

“We are very close to sport,” Beccari said, recalling the slogan “Victory travels in Louis Vuitton,” the fashion house used when one of its trunks housed the FIFA World Cup in 2010.

“Willing to Bleed” for Best Woman in Formula 1

Returning to the Vogue Philippines cover girl, Bustamante began racing against boys at age six.

Today Bustamante, age 19, is competing on the racetrack at 220 miles an hour, living her dream as a McLaren driver in the women-only, F1 Academy in the McLaren Technology Centre in Surrey, England. She is laser-focused on becoming the most successful female motorsport driver ever.

“I’m willing to bleed for it,” she told Stylist’s ‘Strong Women’ column in mid-June. “To get to Formula 1, I’m willing to risk everything – I’m going to give 100% so I don’t have any regrets that I could have worked harder further down the line.”