Anna Wintour

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Biography: Anna Wintour, OBE (born November 3, 1949) is the British-born editor-in-chief of American Vogue, a position she has held since 1988. With her trademark pageboy bob haircut and sunglasses, Wintour has become an institution throughout the fashion world, widely praised for her eye for fashion trends and her support for younger designers. Her reportedly aloof and demanding personality has earned her the nickname "Nuclear Wintour". She is the eldest daughter of Charles Wintour, editor of the London Evening Standard. Anna became interested in fashion as a teenager. Her father consulted her on how to make the newspaper relevant to the youth of the era. Her career in fashion journalism began at two British magazines. Later she moved to the United States, with stints at New York and House & Garden. She returned home for a year to turn around British Vogue, and later assumed control of the franchise's magazine in New York, reviving what many saw as a stagnating publication. Her use of the magazine to shape the fashion industry has been the subject of debate within it. Animal rights activists have attacked her for promoting fur, while other critics have charged her with using the magazine to promote elitist views of femininity and beauty. A former personal assistant, Lauren Weisberger, wrote the 2003 bestselling roman à clef The Devil Wears Prada, later made into a successful film starring Meryl Streep as Miranda Priestly, a fashion editor widely believed to be based on Wintour. In 2009 she was the focus of another film, R.J. Cutler's documentary The September Issue.

Department: Acting

Place of Birth: London, England, UK

Adult: No

Birthday: November 03, 1949

Age: 75 years old

Gender: Female

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Known For:

The Met Ball
The September Issue
Bill Cunningham New York
Marc Jacobs & Louis Vuitton
Catwalk
Wonder Boy
In Vogue: The Editor's Eye
Halftime
Mademoiselle C
Cover Story - 20 anni di Vanity Fair
American Symphony
Seamless
High & Low – John Galliano
Dior and I
Annie Leibovitz: Life Through a Lens
Annabel's: A String of Naked Lightbulbs
Zoolander 2
The First Monday in May
Federer: Twelve Final Days
The Magic Diner
Ocean's Eight
Valentino: The Last Emperor
The Gospel According to André
The Magic Diner Pt.II
Joan Didion: The Center Will Not Hold
Very Ralph
Helmut Newton: The Bad and the Beautiful
Jean Paul Gaultier : Freak & Chic