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Elle Lohan Covers Up

Thu., Jun. 28, 2007 3:26 PM PDT by Marc Malkin

Lindsay Lohan’s arraignment on Aug. 24 for driving under the influence last month isn’t the only place we’ll be seeing the starlet at the end of the summer.

I’ve learned that the rehabbing about-to-turn-21 actress will appear on newsstands at the same time of the court date, because she's landed herself the much coveted September cover of Elle magazine.

I’m told the Elle photo shoot may have taken place just days before Lohan entered rehab.

No word on whether the interview accompanying the photos took place before or during Lohan’s rehab. The magazine is said to have gone to the printer sometime this week.

Lohan was arrested and cited for driving under the influence after she crashed her Mercedes just before dawn May 26. Three days after the crash, Lohan checked herself into the Promises treatment center in Malibu.

The September issue is a coup for Lohan. September issues of women’s magazines tend to be their biggest of the year because of heavy advertising from fashion houses promoting their new collections.

It’s also a repeat performance for Lohan. She appeared on last year’s September cover of Elle, too.

I’m told that issue was a huge success, due in part to the publicity surrounding the Lohan story. Lohan claimed in that story she was working on traveling to Iraq to entertain the troops during a trip overseas with Sen. Hillary Clinton.

And just in case you're wondering, the trip never happened.

For more on Lohan, check out The Hum.