Nicole Trunfio Hits Back at Critics over Breastfeeding Cover

Aussie supermodel Nicole Trunfio has hit back at critics following her Elle Australia cover.

The exclusive subscriber issue magazine cover shows the WA stunner breastfeeding her adorable four-month-old son, Zion, while wearing a Burberry Prorsum trench coat, Tome skirt and Cerrone earrings.

The photo sparked controversy after Trunfio posted it to Instagram.

The 29-year-old was quick to retaliate, posting the cover again, this time with the following message:
“There is nothing more powerful and beautiful than motherhood. The last thing I want to do is be controversial, so please take this for what it is, let us#normalizebreastfeeding there is nothing worse than a mother that is judged for feeding her hungry child in public. #weareonlyhuman I'm so proud of this cover and for what it's stands for. I obviously don't look like this while I am breastfeeding but this stands for all women out there, whether you breastfeed or not, we gave birth, we are women, we are mothers. Thank you to ELLE for being so bold and making such an encouraging, positive and healthy statement. #womenunite.”

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Elle editor-in-chief Justine Cullen said the photo was not planned, but happened "by accident".

“This wasn’t a contrived situation: Zion needed a feed, Nicole gave it to him, and when we saw how beautiful they looked we simply moved her onto the set,” Cullen says. “It was a completely natural moment that resulted in a powerful picture.”

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Zion is the first baby for Trunfio and her Grammy award-winning fiancé Gary Clark.