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Anna Wintour Steps Down as U.S. Vogue Editor-in-Chief

Condé Nast has launched a search for a new U.S. editor-in-chief following Wintour’s shift to global content leadership

Overview

  • Wintour disclosed her exit from U.S. Vogue during a June 25 staff meeting, ending her 37-year reign as editor-in-chief.
  • She will remain Condé Nast’s global director of content and editorial, overseeing flagship brands across multiple titles.
  • CEO Roger Lynch told the Wall Street Journal that Wintour requires more time to manage her expanded global duties.
  • Condé Nast has initiated a formal search process to appoint her successor at the helm of Vogue’s American edition.
  • Under Wintour’s leadership, Vogue embraced celebrity-driven covers, expanded into social issues coverage and elevated the Met Gala into a premier cultural event.