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Kristen Stewart and Stella Maxwell Went to Great Lengths to Capture the Ultimate Instagram

What’s a little mortal danger in the name of the perfect Instagram?

by Devon Ivie

Kristen Stewart and Stella Maxwell leaning out of a moving car and taking photos of each other

Kristen Stewart didn’t become one of the most sought-after actresses of our generation by playing it safe on the big screen—if you don’t take her seriously, it’s time to start—and apparently, she’s not playing it safe as a passenger in motor vehicles, either.

The muse to many and fearless fashion darling was just photographed with her new girlfriend, Victoria’s Secret model Stella Maxwell, driving around New Orleans in a massive black SUV. Sounds normal, right? Wrong. When the couple were stopped in traffic, Stewart leaned out the window to capture a quick photograph of Maxwell hanging out the other side. The things we do for social media.

While Stewart doesn’t have a public-facing social media presence, Maxwell is very active on Instagram, and has almost 3 million followers. And that type of audience requires a lot of content. The Victoria’s Secret model isn’t alone. Other women, from Beyonce to Chrissy Teigen, have recruited their partners to take photographs for them (this phenomenon has lead Jay Z and John Legend to compete for the title of “Best Instagram Husband”).

Now the only question left, is when will the photo show up on Maxwell’s Instagram page?

Related: Meet the Celebrity Stylist Who Has Transformed Kristen Stewart Into a Fearless Fashion Darling

Like Girlfriend Kristen Stewart, Victoria’s Secret Angel Stella Maxwell Is a Fan of Good Leather Jackets

Stella Maxwell keeps it simple—and covers up—in black on the “pink carpet” of the Victoria’s Secret Fashion Show in London, December 2014.

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Stella Maxwell steps out in matching ensembles by Jeremy Scott with the (shirtless) designer himself at the 2015 MTV Video Music Awards in Los Angeles, August 2015.

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Stella Maxwell launches the Victoria’s Secret “Body by Victoria” collection in a shimmery camisole dress in London, August 2015.

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Stella Maxwell picks up paparazzi as she steps out in a flowing, bohemian dress, topped off with a leather jacket, in London, August 2015.

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Stella Maxwell opts for leather once again, this time embroidered, at Milan Fashion Week spring/summer 2016, September 2015.

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Stella Maxwell shows her support for Jeremy Scott once more in one of his ensembles, this one complete with a cape, at the New York premiere of Jeremy Scott: The People’s Designer, September 2015.

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With her blonde hair toned down a notch, Stella Maxwell sweeps the floor in a white slitted evening gown at Vogue‘s 95th anniversary party in Paris, October 2015.

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Stella Maxwell steps up her game at the next year’s Victoria’s Secret Fashion Show after-party in a flowing dress that’s floor-length but sheer in New York, November 2015.

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Stella Maxwell makes her first Met Gala appearance in a sparkly evening gown at the opening of “Manus x Machina: Fashion In An Age of Technology” in New York, May 2016.

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Stella Maxwell goes for another cut-out, this time adding in a choker, in her gown at Maxim‘s Hot 100 Party in Los Angeles, June 2016.

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Stella Maxwell sticks to Jeremy Scott in a crop top and matching pants at the 2016 MTV Video Music Awards in New York, August 2016.

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Stella Maxwell has a night out in nighttime shades and nearly head to toe denim in New York’s Meatpacking District, September 2016.

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Stella Maxwell shows off her showiest post-Victoria’s Secret Fashion Show get-up yet with another floor-sweeping train in Paris, November 2016.

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Stella Maxwell ups her street style game with a Scott-approved Moschino bag at Milan Fashion Week fall/winter 2017, February 2017.

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Tan lines be damned, Stella Maxwell pulls up her socks and pairs another leather jacket with a bra at the Victoria’s Secret Angels Launch of “Sexy Little Things” in California, April 2017.

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Like Nicki Minaj and fellow models Jourdan Dunn and Ashley Graham, Stella Maxwell opted for H&M for her relatively tame Met Gala ensemble for the opening of “Rei Kawakubo/Comme des Garçons: Art Of The In-Between” in New York, May 2017.

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Stella Maxwell piles on the ruffles for a Victoria’s Secret fragrance release in New York, May 2017.

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