Chioma Nnadi (/ˈtʃoʊmə ˈnɑːdiː/,[1] born 1980 or 1981 in London) is a British fashion editor.[2] She is Head of Editorial Content of British Vogue as of 9 October 2023.[3]
Nnadi was born and brought up in London. Her father was from Nigeria, and had come to the UK to study in the 1960s, and her mother was a Swiss-German nurse. She worked at the magazines Trace and The Fader, having started her career at the Evening Standard newspaper, where she worked on the features desk for its sister magazine.[4] In 2010, she joined Vogue in New York and latterly worked running the American website of Vogue as well as writing for the magazine and co-hosting the Vogue podcast.[3] According to the magazine, Nnadi was able to substantially increase engagement and audience growth across social media platforms and the website.[5]
She is the first woman of colour to claim such a senior leadership role at Vogue globally, succeeding Edward Enninful who was the first gay man of colour assuming that position.[6] Anna Wintour described Nnadi as "beloved among her colleagues at Vogue" and "an editor and writer with an impeccable reputation".[7]
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- ^ Vogue.com Editor Chioma Nnadi Previews Vogue World. TODAY with Hoda & Jenna. 12 September 2022. Event occurs at 0 seconds. Archived from the original on 15 March 2024. Retrieved 15 March 2024.
- ^ "Chioma Nnadi: British Vogue's new editor says she has big shoes to fill". BBC News. 2024-03-14. Retrieved 2024-03-14.
- ^ a b Ferrier, Morwenna (18 September 2023). "Chioma Nnadi to replace Edward Enninful as head of British Vogue". The Guardian. Archived from the original on 18 September 2023. Retrieved 18 September 2023.
- ^ Glynn, Paul (18 September 2023). "Chioma Nnadi named new head of editorial content at British Vogue". BBC News. Retrieved 19 September 2023.
- ^ "Condé Nast picks Chioma Nnadi as new head of British Vogue". www.ft.com. Retrieved 2023-11-28.
- ^ "Machtwechsel bei "Vogue" – Gelingt ihr der Spagat zwischen Aktivismus und Wintour-Tradition?". Tages-Anzeiger (in German). 2023-10-07. Retrieved 2023-11-28.
- ^ "Condé Nast". www.condenast.com. Retrieved 2023-11-28.