Vogue’s Power Shift: Meet Anna Wintour’s Mysterious Successor

[{"selector":"#anim-0f31cd99-068d-440d-ab48-17585246a9f9 [data-leaf-element=\"true\"]","keyframes":{"transform":["translate3d(-29.018749872686584%, 0, 0)","translate3d(0%, 0, 0)"]},"delay":0,"duration":2000,"easing":"cubic-bezier(.3,0,.55,1)","fill":"both"}] After nearly 40 years, Anna Wintour names her successor—but it’s NOT what fans expected!

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[{"selector":"#anim-64e06795-5ad4-447a-8e40-77a39bf9395b [data-leaf-element=\"true\"]","keyframes":{"transform":["translate3d(-24.41588769522388%, 0, 0)","translate3d(0%, 0, 0)"]},"delay":0,"duration":2000,"easing":"cubic-bezier(.3,0,.55,1)","fill":"both"}] Chloe isn’t exactly stepping into Anna’s old shoes. Here’s why the role is different

[{"selector":"#anim-c088256c-e230-4f29-92f1-8a400f05a17d [data-leaf-element=\"true\"]","keyframes":{"transform":["translate3d(-29.081156589483186%, 0, 0)","translate3d(0%, 0, 0)"]},"delay":0,"duration":2000,"easing":"cubic-bezier(.3,0,.55,1)","fill":"both"}] Malle co-hosted Vogue’s only podcast and ran digital. Now she’ll lead everything —print and web.

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[{"selector":"#anim-70732480-efff-403d-a672-b2c24d23b3bc [data-leaf-element=\"true\"]","keyframes":{"transform":["translate3d(-29.714241930696538%, 0, 0)","translate3d(0%, 0, 0)"]},"delay":0,"duration":2000,"easing":"cubic-bezier(.3,0,.55,1)","fill":"both"}] The Vogue editor job was posted online like a regular gig. But insiders knew the truth

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