I like the cover a lot.
This intrigues me, this is the second time that Elle Germany used a previously published cover photo, which in and of itself is not unheard of but the previous publisher was a different company, e.g., it is not uncommon for Vogue, Allure and W to share content because they have the same parent company (Conde Nast), but I didn't realize that Elle could buy / license something that another company published, especially when the debut of the original was not that long ago. I guess it's allowed, it's just not a common practice.
ETA:
Really when I think about it, I am aware that there are reps / clearinghouses for photographic work, so again the issue seems to be that it is not a common practice for recent work to be published in major magazines with different parent companies.