Title: Vogue Facts About Covers, Editors, Models, Stars | Vogue
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Fun Facts by the Numbers

Vogue Fun Facts by the Numbers
In celebration of our 125th birthday, some historical facts about our covers, editors, and more.
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Content: The inaugural issue of the magazine, “written by the smart set for the smart set,” [vii] as one newspaper wrote, featured a drawing of a debutante by A. B. Wenzel. This same artist would later illustrate Edith Wharton’s House of Mirth, a Gilded Age tragedy about the New York elite, who formed the core of Vogue ’s earliest audience. The first issue of
Vogue
, 1892. Illustrated by A. B. Wenzell, Vogue, December 1892
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Number of editors the magazine has had. Edna Woolman Chase, who started out addressing envelopes, held her tenure the longest: 37 years. At one time, Chase oversaw the British, French, and German editions of the publication, in addition to American Vogue. This year, Anna Wintour, who became Editor in Chief in 1988 and was named Condé Nast Creative Director in 2013, was made a dame. Anna Wintour's first cover of
Vogue
, 1988. Photographed by Peter Lindbergh, Vogue, November 1988
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Count of just some former Vogue employees who found fame beyond its masthead.