Five female presidential candidates photographed by Annie Leibovitz as they discuss ‘fighting against misogyny’

Presidential candidate Marianne Williamson was noticeably missing from photo shoot

Five of the six women running for US president take part in photo shoot (Annie Leibovitz//Vogue)

Five of the six women in the running to become US president in 2020 have posed together for a powerful photo shoot.

The five Democratic candidates – Senator Amy Klobuchar, Representative Tulsi Gabbard, Senator Kirsten Gillibrand, Senator Elizabeth Warren and Senator Kamala Harris – were captured by famed portrait photographer Annie Leibovitz for US Vogue.

The politicians spoke to the publication about their 2020 presidential campaigns, touching on topics including the importance of "rebuilding" democracy in America, "fighting against hateful rhetoric" and the reason why a record number of women are in the running to succeed US president Donald Trump.

While presidential hopeful Marianne Williamson was mentioned in the article, several people noticed that the author and activist was not included in the photo shoot.

Williamson's omission from the photo shoot was described as "disrespectful" by one Twitter user, who said it was "especially egregious" considering the article is about women "breaking through".

The five presidential candidates high five in image captured by portrait photographer Annie Leibovitz (Annie Leibovitz/Vogue) (Annie Leibovitz//Vogue)

Some have speculated that Williamson may not have been included in the feature because she not a member of the US Senate or House.

In a statement sent to The Independent, a Vogue spokesperson said: "We're in no way discrediting Marianne Williamson and all she's accomplished.

"For the photo, Vogue wanted to highlight the five female lawmakers who bring a collective 40 years of political experience to this race."

While being interviewed for the August issue of US Vogue, Gillibrand was questioned over fellow presidential hopeful Joe Biden's recent campaign speech in Philadelphia.

During the deliverance of his speech, Biden said he didn't believe that members of the Democratic Party need to express their anger in order to win the Democratic nomination.

Gillibrand told Amy Chozick for US Vogue that she disagrees with Biden's stance, saying that "righteous anger is part of who we are as Americans and who we are as women".

"Righteous anger means standing up for what we believe in, and fighting against hateful rhetoric and misogyny and antisemitism and racism and bigotry," Gillibrand added.

Harris shared one of the images taken by Leibovitz on her Instagram profile, with the caption: "A woman's place is in the House, senate and the White House."

The picture has garnered more than 250,000 likes, in addition to numerous comments remarking upon the seemingly convivial relationships between the presidential candidates.

"I really do appreciate the fact that none of the women who are running for the nomination seem willing to cut one another down," one person commented.

"Oh my goodness I've never loved a photo so much in my life. Powerful women," another added.

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US Vogue’s August issue will be available on newsstands in New York and Los Angeles on July 16 and across the US on July 23.