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July 24, 2025 • 32 mins

🎙️ Too Young to Be Old: Anna Wintour Exposed. The Ice Queen, the Supermodels, and the Money Machine Behind Vogue

Was Anna Wintour fashion’s biggest genius or its fiercest tyrant? In this pull-no-punches episode, Diane Gilman takes you inside the career, controversies, and contradictions of Anna Wintour. Discover the behind-the-scenes stories the glossies never dared print, from chilling dinner parties and queenmaking supermodel powerplays to Vogue’s era-defining covers and fashion feuds that shook the industry. Diane reveals what really happened at those elite New York dinner tables, why Anna’s bob and sunglasses were more than just a look, and how the Met Gala went from society lunch to a $31 million global phenomenon. Love her or hate her, Anna defined an era—so what’s her legacy now that the Queen has stepped down?

In This Episode:

  1. The Making of the Supermodels. How Anna Wintour handpicked Cindy, Naomi, and Chrissy and built the age of the supermodel
  2. Queen of Cool. Diane’s first-hand encounters with Anna Wintour, the woman known as Nuclear Wintour. Raw stories from the front row and frosty dinner tables
  3. Money, Power, and the Met Gala. How Anna turned fashion’s insiders’ party into a $31 million spectacle and changed the game for good
  4. The Bob, The Bangs, The Dark Glasses. What’s real and what’s image? Diane breaks down Anna’s untouchable persona and the rumors that followed her for decades
  5. Not Born Nice. Why brilliance and kindness do not always go together and why Anna wore her reputation for ruthlessness like a crown
  6. Fashion’s Most Powerful Kingmaker. The designers and models Anna made and the ones she left behind. Rewriting careers and reshaping the industry one Vogue cover at a time
  7. Feuds and Fallout. From Lauren Sanchez to Melania Trump. Candid tales of Vogue snubs and the Diva drama behind fashion’s closed doors
  8. Scandals that Shook Vogue. The racial controversies, body size drama, and sexual misconduct allegations that cast long shadows in Anna’s final years
  9. Why Print Died. How the great print magazine empire faded and what’s next for Vogue in a digital world

Special Offers & Resources Mentioned:

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Connect with Diane Gilman:

  1. YouTube: @thedianegilman
  2. Facebook: TheDianeGilman
  3. Instagram: @thedianegilman
  4. TikTok: @thedianegilman
  5. Website & Mailing List: TheDianeGilman.com

If you enjoyed this episode, please leave a review, subscribe, and share it with friends! Remember: age is just a number. Together, we’ll prove that we’re all Too Young to Be Old.

#AnnaWintour #Vogue #TooYoungToBeOld #FashionThursday #DianeGilman #Supermodels #MetGala #FashionIndustry #QueenOfMean #Legacy #WomenInPower

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