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Anna Wintour
Age: 75
Born: 1949
Born: November 3
Editor
Fashion Editor
Journalist
Magazine Editor
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London
England
Dame Anna Wintour
Surprised
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Vogue

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I’m very driven by what I do. I am certainly very competitive. I like people who represent the best at what they do. If that turns you into a perfectionist then maybe I am.
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The best way to make dream come true is to wake up.
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I look for strong people. I don't like people who'll say yes to everything I might bring up. I want people who can argue and disagree and have a point of view that's reflected in the magazine. My dad believed in the cult of personality. He brought great writers and columnists to The Standard.
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Everyone should be sacked at least once in their career because perfection doesn't exist. It's important to have setbacks, because that is the reality of life.
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I surround myself with a talented group of people that are opinionated and interesting. I try to remain very open to what others have to say.
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There's always a way to wear fur.
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If one comes across sometimes as being cold or brusque, it's simply because I'm striving for the best.
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I'd just been on a trip to Minnesota, where I can only kindly describe most of the people I saw as little houses.
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Models today, she explained, don't understand that to be successful you have to have a personality, intelligence, and issues that you support, and Gisele embodies these qualities.
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It is a family it's a slightly dysfunctional family, but it's also very close and warm and loving family.
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I wasn't academically successful. And maybe I've spent a lot of my career trying to make up for that.
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In the end I do respond to my own instincts. Sometimes they're successful, and obviously sometimes they're not. But you have to, I think, remain true to what you believe in.
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