Front Cover Gender Question

I posted this on my Facebook page and waited for people to respond.

The overall response from my target audience was that the majority wanted a female on the front of the cover.

By asking this question I was able to confirm what I already kind of knew, which was that generally on the front of a fashion magazine the main focus would be on the model and the outfit, therefore it needed to be someone who could show off the clothes well. Subsequently the model would have to appeal to the buyer of the magazine, Due to it being a fashion magazine I realised that the gender of the buyer would most likely be female due to the huge female involvement in fashion.

I will use this research to help me develop a load of ideas which I can then pick from to apply to my magazine.

As I originally wanted a female on the front cover of my magazine this has only really made it more clear that this is the obvious gender choice for my magazine.