Title: Anna Wintour admits Vogue's execs were 'stunned' over Naomi Campbell cover | Daily Mail Online
Headings: Vogue editor Anna Wintour admits the magazine's execs were 'stunned' when she put a black model, Naomi Campbell, on the September cover for the first time in 1989
Vogue editor Anna Wintour admits the magazine's execs were 'stunned' when she put a black model, Naomi Campbell, on the September cover for the first time in 1989
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Content: It's also usually one of the most talked-about, and in 2009 was the subject of a popular documentary. Anna explains: ' I think the September issue has really become an event in itself, in that people that you don't necessarily associate with looking at Vogue on a regular basis come up to me in the street or at a party and say, "Oh, I really like that cover" or "I really like the September issue", so I think it has a very broad reach and that's a lot, I think, to do with the success of R.J. [Cutler's] documentary The September Issue.' In the podcast, André says that he thinks that this particular edition is the most 'black issue' they've ever done, full of features on successful African Americans. Besides a cover story about Beyoncé, there are also stories on Lee Daniels's hit FOX show Empire, the new Daily Show host Trevor Noah, and Attorney General Loretta Lynch. +15
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Legacy: This is Anna's 27th September issue, as the Vogue boss, pictured at Monday night’s Rag and Bone show, has been with the brand since 1989
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Prime location: The 65-year-old (pictured with Sienna Miller) is known for her steely glare as she sits front row at Fashion Week, usually wearing a pair of sunglasses
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Television junkie: She says that she included a feature on the cast of Empire because Vogue has a history of 'picking up on various TV shows that reflect a moment in popular culture'
'Well I think obviously because of all that was going on in America at the time [that we were putting this issue together], race was very much on our mind, but we didn't consciously set out to represent black culture, or black politics, or race - it just all came together as we were working on it,' Anna says. Including a story on Empire, in particular, was a natural choice, as the guest-star-packed show - which premieres its second season this month - was already very much on Anna's radar.