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The Vanity Fair Diaries

The scroll of contenders for the VF job is becoming endless—a bizarre, if unsurprising, phenomenon for a career-defining-ish role that the right people want to ignore and the wrong people covet, and that will be handed out by an inscrutable duo who won’t be in their chairs forever.

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Anna Wintour, Roger Lynch
Lynch and Wintour aren’t looking for someone who can win ASMEs or tap into the id of Williamsburg parents—this is a business development gig, one where you are judged more by LVMH renewals than haunting cover shoots. Photo: Matteo Prandoni/BFA.com
Lauren Sherman
May 22, 2025

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Over the past week, as I’ve been inundated with new information on the search for the next editor of Vanity Fair, I’ve organized the growing litany of names into categories to keep it all straight. So far, I have lists for “Viable,” “Out of the Running,” “They Wish,” and “Condé Nast Wishes.” I’ve added some names as new candidates emerge and erased others as they get eliminated from the conversation. I’d be happy to fork it over to Condé Nast C.E.O Roger Lynch, who I’m told is in L.A. right now.

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