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Lady Gaga Best Magazine Seller

January 5, 2011 By Cara Harrington Leave a Comment

Thanks to her avant-garde on steroids style, Lady Gaga has nabbed the title of Best Magazine Cover Girl. The “Bad Romance” songstress has taken over as the face that sells. Her April Cosmo spread sold nearly 2 million issues while her machine gun bra nabbed the highest selling issue for Rolling Stone this year.

Via WWD:

“According to the Audit Bureau of Circulations, Gaga was the runaway hit at the newsstand in 2010 for monthly and biweekly magazines. The results don’t extend all the way through the end of the year, and they do vary (figures for Condé Nast titles go through November; Hearst titles through October). But it’s safe to say no celebrity will catch up in time to match Gaga’s strong and steady performance throughout the year.”

Rihanna placed second the stands. Her topless January issue of GQ was the second best selling issue while Seventeen enjoyed a top seller featuring the “Only Girl” singer.

Blake Lively placed higher than anticipated. The “Gossip Girl” enjoyed the spoils of being Allure’s best seller. However, she barely made a blip on Vogue sales. Anna Wintour dubbed her one of the best dressed, but she failed to drive sales. Esquire also found Blake to be a bust. Seems she best stick with her female fans.

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Anna Wintour Told Oprah to Loose Weight

May 19, 2009 By Cara Harrington Leave a Comment

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Anna Wintour came down from Mount Vogue to be questioned by “60 Minutes.” Father Time interviewed the Vogue Editrix to give her an opportunity to try and convince us she isn’t an ice queen, but lovely and fluffy kitten who just loves to be right.

The interview omitted several omissions by Wintour. One edited question surrounded her preference for stick thin cover girls. In 1998 Oprah landed a cover spot with the Fashion Bible. Being notoriously up and down with her weight issues, Anna asked the talk show queen to loose 20 pounds.

Via Us:

“It was a very gentle suggestion,” she said, laughing. “I went to Chicago to visit Oprah, and I suggested that it might be an idea that she lose a little bit of weight.”

She added: “I said simply that you might feel more comfortable. She was a trooper!”

Near the end of the interview the question of contracts came up. Conveniently enough, her contract is about to expire with Vogue. Rumors that ‘Nuclear Wintour’ was on her way out have been swirling for nearly a year. French Vogue Editor, Carine Roitfeld is the front runner to replace her should she be axed or retire. So it is of little surprise that Team Wintour is popping up in the media more often as the contract negotiations are eminent.

It must be lovely being a queen.

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Anna Wintour Refuses to Leave Vogue

December 4, 2008 By Cara Harrington 1 Comment

Here we go again. Anna Winour is rumored to be leaving her throne as Editor for the fashion Bible, Vogue.

Just like in the film, “The Devil Wears Prada,” the French Editor of the Eurpean branch of the fashion magazine is said to be taking the place of the Ice Queen. After fighting off reports that she was leaving Vogue to be the Fashion High Priestess to Barack Obama, her departure is being invented once again. But the Editor insists she is not leaving.

“I have no plans to leave American Vogue now or in the foreseeable future,” said Vogue editor Anna Wintour as she was walking out of the Plaza this morning. “I think—my father always said to me that when you get too angry that’s the time to stop. The day I get too angry is the day I take up gardening.”

Conde Nast chairman Si Newhouse also squashed the rumor of her replacement.