Nigerian Chioma Nnadi has been named as the new head of editorial content, thus becoming the first black female at British Vogue, industry-leading fashion magazine.
Nnadi who is currently the editor of the New York-based Vogue, will be known as head of editorial content, rather than editor-in-chief. She has spent 13 years as a writer and news director for the magazine.
Chioma Nnadi has officially been announced as the first black female editor-in-chief of British Vogue.
Born and raised in the United Kingdom by a Nigerian father and a Swiss-German mother, the Nigerian fashion journalist started her journalistic career writing for different magazines in the city of London.
The 44-year-old journalist will be taking over from Edward Enninful, the editor-in-chief who enjoyed a six-year tenure as both the prestigious fashion magazine’s first male and first black editor. Enninful announced his resignation in June.
In 2010, she moved to the United States to work for Vogue, where Nnadi currently runs the US site, co-hosts the podcast and is one of the magazine’s star writers. Nnadi continued trailing the journalistic path at Vogue and now, at the age of 44, has the impressive title of ‘editor-in-chief’ to show for it.
“As a Black woman, but also as a biracial woman, how I view the world is also how I see it – through a lens that is influenced by my background, by where I live, and by having parents from different cultures and having to move between these culture.” she said speaking after the revelation of her promotion.
Nnadi intends to move back to London shortly in preparation for her new job.
As the Editor-in-chief of one of the most prestigious fashion magazines in the world, Nnadi is saddled with great responsibility but Nnadi expresses her acceptance of the challenge with a broad, celebratory smile.
