Vogue

“There's a ton of these stories where if you see Anna in an elevator, people will literally run out of the elevator so they don't have to ride up with her.”

“It is probable that Condé Nast cannot afford to lose her. Advertisers run ads in Vogue not only because they think it will sell clothes, but also to secure Winter's favor and advice.”

“Photo shoots could cost six figures, and Anna did not feel that she had to publish the result just because they were expensive. She killed entire shoots to drive home the understanding that editors and photographers who wanted to have their work in her magazin…”

“Editors of Vogue were powerful before Anna had that job, but she's expanded that power remarkably, making herself a brand that powerful people want to be associated with.”

“Not only does the person buying the table, usually a company have to be approved by Anna, but then even after you buy the table, if you say, Hey, I want to bring five guests, Anna has to approve all the guests that you bring, even after you bought the table. A…”

“Impressed with Anna's work in New York, she arranged a meeting with Mirabella. Mirabella asked Anna What job she would like at Vogue? And Anna replied, yours. That ended the meeting.”

“Vogue actually sells something called the Vogue 100. It is a private club whose members pay a 100,000 dollars a year just for access to Anna.”

“In fact, Lieberman thought she was so talented, he made up a job for her that did not exist just to get her in the Condé Nast organization. That role was creative director of Vogue, a job that did not previously exist, and much to the annoyance and alarm of th…”

“Mirabella had another problem that Anna did not. Mirabella had another problem that Anna did not. A nearly non-existent relationship with Cy Newhouse, the owner of the company, the ultimate decision maker, and you're not making a relationship with him. That is…”

“She has been the editor in chief of Vogue since 1988 and is one of the most powerful figures in media.”