Grace Coddington

Who is she?

• Grace Coddington (born April 14, 1941) is a former model and the creative director of American Vogue magazine.

• Around the age of 17, there was a Vogue model competition, and someone submitted her pictures. She ended up winning the Young Model section.

• At the age of 26, Grace was in car accident that left her disfigured (she lost her eyelid).

• Two years after the accident, at the age of 28, she was interviewed by British Vogue's Editor and got hired as a junior editor.

• She then moved to American Vogue in 1988 and has worked there as the magazine’s creative director

• Grace works directly with Anna Wintour