Chloe Malle and Candice Bergen Jon Kopaloff/Getty Images Share on Facebook Share on X Share to Flipboard Send an Email Show additional share options Share on LinkedIn Share on Pinterest Share on Reddit Share on Tumblr Share on Whats App Print the Article Post a Comment Chloe Malle, the new U.S. editorial director of Vogue, is acknowledging her ties to nepotism. On Tuesday, it was announced that Anna Wintour tapped Malle as head of editorial content for the American Vogue edition after Wintour herself stepped down from her longstanding role as editor in chief in June. Malle joined Vogue in 2011 as a social editor and was named the editor of Vogue.com in 2023. Malle spoke with The New York Times tied to the announcement of her new role on Tuesday, where she noted that she is a "proud 'nepo baby,'" recognizing her parent's Oscar-nominated careers in the entertainment industry. Related Stories Business Anna Wintour Taps Chloe Malle as Vogue U.S. Head of Editorial Movies "Demented Flashbacks," Unfinished Music and a "Very Weird Movie": Anne Hathaway Reveals New Details on A24's 'Mother Mary' "There is no question that I have 100 percent benefited from the privilege I grew up in," she admitted. "It's delusional to say otherwise. I will say, though, that it has always made me work much harder. It has been a goal for a lot of my life to prove that I'm more than Candice Bergen's daughter, or someone who grew up in Beverly Hills." Her mother, Candice Bergen, is an Oscar-nominated actress, known for starring in projects including Murphy Brown, Miss Congeniality, Bride Wars and Boston Legal. She earned her Oscar nom in 1980 in the best supporting actress category for her work in Starting Over. Malle's father, Louis Malle, is a director and screenwriter whose work has also been recognized by the Academy. He's received three nods, including a 1982 nomination for best director for Atlantic City. Later in the profile, Malle said as the new head of editorial content for Vogue U.S., she intends to foster "a more direct, smaller, healthier audience" via "giving original, witty, irreverent, joyful points of view on things." Wintour is not entirely exiting the publication and will prevail as global editorial director for Vogue, continuing to serve as chief content officer for Condé Nast. Of the pressure of stepping into her predecessor's shoes, Malle said, "The truth is that no one's going to replace Anna." She added that she's "happy she's down the hall" as she continues to remain with Vogue and the wider Condé Nast. "I know that some people who were interested in this job were sort of daunted by the idea of Anna being down the hall," she said. "I'm very happy she's down the hall with her Clarice Cliff pottery." In a statement about Malle's appointment, Wintour said, "At a moment of change both within fashion and outside it, Vogue must continue to be both the standard-bearer and the boundary-pushing leader. Chloe has proven often that she can find the balance between American Vogue's long, singular history and its future on the front lines of the new. I am so excited to continue working with her, as her mentor but also as her student, while she leads us and our audiences where we've never been before." THR Newsletters Sign up for THR news straight to your inbox every day Subscribe Sign Up Zac Posen NYFW: Machine Gun Kelly, Iman and Zac Posen to Be Honored at Daily Front Row Fashion Media Awards Theater Jane Krakowski to Star in 'Oh, Mary!' on Broadway Versace Amanda Seyfried Borrows Julia Roberts' Versace Look for Venice Film Festival: "Sharing Is Caring" Venice Film Festival 2025 Inside a Venice Gala With an Opera Singer, a Dance Troupe and Kevin Spacey - For a Trailer Debut Books For Alyson Stoner, Writing Their Memoir Was a "Beautiful Process of Emptying My Own Mind" Venice Film Festival 2025 Sofia Coppola's 'Marie Antoinette' Costumes Were Inspired by an "Enormous Box of Macarons" Zac Posen NYFW: Machine Gun Kelly, Iman and Zac Posen to Be Honored at Daily Front Row Fashion Media Awards Theater Jane Krakowski to Star in 'Oh, Mary!' on Broadway Versace Amanda Seyfried Borrows Julia Roberts' Versace Look for Venice Film Festival: "Sharing Is Caring" Venice Film Festival 2025 Inside a Venice Gala With an Opera Singer, a Dance Troupe and Kevin Spacey - For a Trailer Debut Books For Alyson Stoner, Writing Their Memoir Was a "Beautiful Process of Emptying My Own Mind" Venice Film Festival 2025 Sofia Coppola's 'Marie Antoinette' Costumes Were Inspired by an "Enormous Box of Macarons"