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What the US foreign service needs is a Wintour de France

11 Dec 05:54am

Filed under: Anna Wintour, Diplomacy, French Ambassador, Society, United States, Vogue, Women

Terrifically toned biceps are the must-have accessory of the modern and powerful. On the right kind of woman they pervade an intangible attitude that vacillates between “don’t mess with me”, “I get things done” and also, if we’re honest, “I can basically rock any kind of sleeveless evening dress you throw at me”.

Can I still demand a Starbucks from the Champs-Elysees? Photo: AP

Right in the centre of this pool of the female and genetically blessed comes Anna Wintour, the editor and chief of American Vogue whose terrifying editorial direction was immortalised in the 2007 documentary, The September Issue and the fictional take, The Devil Wears Prada.

Most recently Wintour has become the controversial nominee on President Obama’s shortlist for US Ambassador to France or the UK when the New Year rolls around.

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