Anna Wintour is the editor-in-chief of Vogue, the world’s fashion bible. Anna was born in London in 1949. Her father Charles was the editor of the Evening Standard newspaper, which influenced her. “I think my father really decided for me that I should work in fashion.” However, from a young age, Anna was very individualistic. She often rebelled at school by taking up the hemline of her skirt. She also began to sport her now iconic bob hairstyle. Anna knew fashion was what she wanted to pursue, and she proceeded by dropping out of high school. She began in a training program at Harrod’s, and then took fashion classes at a school nearby her home. In 1970 Anna was hired at Harper’s Bazaar, thus beginning her career in fashion journalism.

After several other jobs, Anna landed the editorship at American Vogue in 1988. Since, Anna has revolutionized fashion and the idea of fashion. Anna’s first cover was a controversial one. The model wore a haute couture Christian Lacroix beaded top with Guess jeans. Anna took couture’s haughty grandeur and mixed it with reality. The picture was taken on the street, and the model’s hair was blown across her face. Everyone was shocked because it was very unlike the elegant and refined photos of most photoshoots.