Leading Ladies: The V.F. Archive Collection

Female figures like Hollywood hitmaker Kathleen Kennedy and the “Iron Lady” Margaret Thatcher have dominated the pages of Vanity Fair throughout the years—and now game changers like Lena Waithe are paving the way for the next generation.

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Meet the Most Powerful Woman in Hollywood
Vanity Fair - By Sarah Ellison
In 2012, after more than three decades producing hits such as E.T., Jurassic Park, and Schindler’s List, Kathleen Kennedy was handpicked by George Lucas to head Lucasfilm. Now, with the smash success of The Force Awakens behind her, Kennedy sits down with Sarah Ellison to talk about her mentors, …
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The Cover Story: Lena Waithe Is Changing the Game | Vanity Fair
Vanity Fair - By Jacqueline Woodson
Garnering accolades and a passionate following for her work on breakout shows such as Master of None and The Chi—and appearing in Steven Spielberg’s new film, Ready Player One—Lena Waithe is taking over screens big and small. The star and creator opens up about influence and inspiration, from the …
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How Angela Merkel Has Led Germany to New Prominence
Vanity Fair - By Maureen Orth
She may be the world’s most powerful woman, but German chancellor Angela Merkel has governed with the utmost caution—one of several contradictions that make her an enigma at home and abroad. After a year that forced Merkel into confrontations with Putin and Obama, Maureen Orth explores how a once …
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Making Whoopi
Vanity Fair - By Janet Coleman
The new Lenny Bruce is somewhat different. She’s black. And she’s making a splash. Janet Coleman sees the Whoopi Goldberg variations. The bombilation started in New York on February 3, 1984, when the headline WHOOPI GOLDBERG DOES “THE SPOOK SHOW” exploded in the “Weekend” section of the Times above a …
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Maggie’s Big Problem
Vanity Fair - By Maureen Orth
While Margaret Thatcher is washed-up in England, the post–Gulf War American right has taken the warrior queen to its heart—and she’s determined to reinvent herself as an international power player. But, as our author reports, Thatcher’s plans to create a new world forum may be foundering thanks to …
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How Suzy Ruled Society Gossip for Five Decades, as Told by Aileen Mehle
Vanity Fair - By Bob Colacello
As fascinating as any of the people she chronicled as “Suzy,” Aileen Mehle was the society columnist they all read—and she was also one of them. In her last interview before her death, in November, Mehle spoke to Vanity Fair’s Bob Colacello about “everything”: her loves (including Frank Sinatra), …

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