Anna Wintour steps down as editor of US Vogue after nearly 40 years — US media
File photo of Dame Anna Wintour, Editor in Chief, Vogue, Global Editorial Director, Vogue and Chief Content Officer, Conde Nast, poses for a photo after being made a Companion of Honour at an Investiture ceremony at Buckingham Palace, central London, Britain February 4, 2025. Andrew Matthews/Pool via REUTERS
NEW YORK - Magazine legend Anna Wintour is stepping down as editor of fashion bible US Vogue after 37 years in the post, US media reported on Thursday.
Wintour, 75, who took the helm at the influential publication in 1988, announced her departure at a staff meeting, but she will stay on as group owner Conde Nast's global chief content officer and as editorial director at Vogue, People magazine reported. — Agence France-Presse
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