Cover Search is exclusive to Women’s Health and Men’s Health South Africa.

• Readers beyond South Africa’s borders are unfortunately not eligible to enter.
• All entrants need to be over 18 years of age and currently residing in South Africa.
• This competition runs from Thursday, 1 May 2025, until midnight on Monday, 16 June 2025. All entries must be submitted before then.
• By entering this competition, all participants agree to abide by these rules, which will be interpreted by Women’s Health and Men’s Health.
• Public votes will only count towards the selection of the Top 8 finalists. The Top 8 and the winner will be selected at the discretion of the judging panel.
• The judges’ decision regarding the winner, the Top 8 finalists and any disputes will be final and binding.
• A maximum of 100 votes per voter, per entrant, will be allowed per day.
• Any evidence of using ‘box script’ voting – or any other automated method of voting – will not be counted and will result in the contestant’s immediate disqualification.
• By entering this competition you accept further communication from Women’s Health, Men’s Health and the Cover Search sponsors.
• The winner will be announced in the September/October 2025 issue of Women’s Health & Men’s Health magazines. In the unforeseen circumstances, in the event that a winner is not selected, Women’s Health, Men’s Health, Salient Media, Hearst Magazines International or the Cover Search sponsors can not be held accountable.
• The Top 8 finalists will be notified by Women’s Health/Men’s Health and must be available to shoot mid-July 2025 at a location to be confirmed closer to the time.
• The prize is non-negotiable. If a finalist is unavailable to travel at the time of the shoot, the prize must be forfeited and a new finalist selected.
• Women’s Health/Men’s Health may request the winner and the Top 3 finalists to agree in writing to endorse, promote or advertise the Women’s Health and Men’s Health issues and appear in related content after the winner has been publicly announced.
• All content, including text, images and video, remains the property of Salient Media.
• Employees of Salient Media, sponsors and their immediate families and agencies may not enter.
• Prize: Appearing on the cover of Men’s Health/Women’s Health South Africa. The Top 8 finalists will also receive a hamper from Men’s Health/Women’s Health and the sponsors.
• By entering the “Cover Search competition” you accept these terms and conditions.