'Kanye did not beg me to put his fiancée on Vogue': Anna Wintour on why she finally chose Kim Kardashian for the cover

For months it was rumored that Kanye West had been 'begging' Anna WIntour to put Kim Kardashian on the cover of Vogue.
But Ms Wintour has put those rumors to rest in her April 2014 Editor's Letter for Vogue's Shape Issue, the cover of which features the happy couple shot by Annie Leibovitz.
'You may have read that Kanye begged me to put his fiancée on Vogue’s cover,' writes the 64-year-old Editor In Chief. 'He did nothing of the sort. The gossip might make better reading, but the simple fact of the matter is that it isn’t true.'
On the cover, which Ms Wintour describes as being 'both charming and touching,' the 32-year-old reality star wears a strapless Lanvin wedding gown with her fiancé standing behind her, his arms wrapped around her waist.

Anna Wintour has put rumors to rest in her April 2014 Editor's Letter for Vogue's Shape Issue, the cover of which features the happy couple

'This is such a dream come true!!! Thank you @VogueMagazine for this cover! O M GGGGGG!!! I can't even breath [sic]!' Kim tweeted earlier today when the cover was
released on Vogue's website.
And it seems the admiration is mutual.
Ms Wintour applauds Kim's 'strength of character' in her Editor's Letter, writing: 'There’s barely a strand of the modern media that the Kardashian Wests haven’t been able to master, and for good reason.
'Kanye is an amazing performer and cultural provocateur, while Kim, through her strength of character, has created a place for herself in the glare of the world’s spotlight, and it takes real guts to do that.'
Ms Wintour, who has been editing the magazine since 1988 says a long held tradition of Vogue is 'being able to feature those who define the culture at any given moment, who stir things up, whose presence in the world shapes the way it looks and influences the way we see it.
'I think we can all agree on the fact that that role is currently being played by Kim and Kanye to a T. (Or perhaps that should be to a K?),' she writes with tongue n' cheek.
Rumors that Kim may have already secured herself a spot on Vogue's cover went into overdrive in June last year after the couple was spotted dining at Ms Wintour's West Village home in Manhattan. Four months later, in October 2013, the couple announced their engagement.

'This is such a dream come true!!! Thank you @VogueMagazine for this cover! O M GGGGGG!!! I can't even breath [sic]!' Kim tweeted earlier today when the cover was released on Vogue's website

  

Then in early February it was widely reported that Kanye wanted Ms Wintour to put his fiancée on Vogue's cover wearing a wedding dress by Valentine’s Day, in order to 'present his lady love with the ultimate gift!'
While sartorially speaking those rumors were spot on, Ms Wintour emphasizes in her Editor's Letter that 'It was, I should add, entirely our idea to do it'.

t seems that the admiration is mutaul.

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