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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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. 'Vogue has a history of picking up on various TV shows that reflect a moment in popular culture, whether it's putting Lena Dunham on the cover, or Sarah Jessica Parker,' she says. ' And you know, back when Empire aired, I started to hear the drum beats in the fashion world, that this was a show that everybody was involved in, and loved, and [was] enjoying.' She goes on: ' I felt like it was a show about a cast of characters... it's about a family. And I don't know if it's based on Puffy, or Kanye, or Shakespeare, or King Lear, or whoever it's based on, but it resonates.'