Vogue Editor-in-Chief Anna Wintour may retire in early 2009. Wintour has been with the magazine since July 1988.PopCrunch: Anna Wintour Retirement (November 18, 2008) Wintour also oversees the magazines Fashion Rocks and Teen Vogue.NY Post: Restless Anna (November 18, 2008)
Anna Wintour Fast Facts
- Born: November 3, 1949
- Birthplace: London, England
- Father, Charles Wintour, was the editor of the Evening Standard
- Began a career in fashion journalism at 16 years old
- Wintour previously worked with the magazines Men's Vogue, Harper's Bazaar, Viva, Savvy, New York and House & Garden
- Trustee of the Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York
- Salary: $2 million a year
- Was married to David Shaffer
- Two children: Charles and Katherine
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"Her contract is up soon. She's thinking of retiring. She feels she's done it all and had enough. She has been putting out feelers to intimate friends recommending a possible replacement to S.I. Newhouse. She's so tired out, she just let Men's Vogue close instead of fighting for it."—NY Post sourceNY Post: Restless Anna (November 18, 2008)
"This is completely unfounded."—Winour's repNY Post: Restless Anna (November 18, 2008)
