And we have our winner!

Congrats, Zoe Damacela on scoring the October 2011 cover of Seventeen!

The 19-year-old fashion designer and student won the coveted cover and became the first reader ever to grace the mag.

Zoe shares in her spread, “Today I’m putting myself through Northwestern University, and I devote all my free time to my business. I’ve sold more than 300 one-of-a-kind pieces—enough to pay for most of my tuition. But my business isn’t what I’m most proud of. I donate clothes to fashion shows for the Chicago Coalition for the Homeless. Ticket sales raise money for people who grew up like I did. I know there’s a girl out there who dreams of designing but can’t afford a sewing machine. If I can show her how to make a better life for herself, then I’ll know I’ve succeeded.”