Who is Chloe Malle? (the new editor of Vogue US)

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Chloe Malle, now at the center of Vogue’s editorial strategy, has assumed the role of head of editorial content at American Vogue as of September 2, 2025. The move completes a long-expected succession following Anna Wintour’s announcement in June that she would step back from her daily editorial responsibilities. Wintour remains global editorial director of Vogue and Condé Nast’s chief content officer.

At age 39, Malle brings nearly 15 years of experience at Vogue to the position. She joined in 2011 as social editor, advanced to contributing editor by 2016, and took over Vogue.com in late 2023. This trajectory gives her command over digital strategy, podcast production, event coverage, and special projects like Dogue and the Vogue Vintage Guide.

Traffic metrics under her leadership tell a compelling story. Under her as editor of Vogue.com, site visits doubled and engagement during marquee moments (such as the Met Gala and Vogue World) rose sharply.

A press statement from Vogue summarized her influence:

“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”.

Born to Hollywood and French film royalty, Chloé Françoise Malle is the daughter of actress Candice Bergen and the late French director Louis Malle, who passed away when she was ten. After attending Riverdale Country School and completing a Sorbonne exchange, she graduated from Brown University with a degree in comparative literature and writing, Malle began her career as a real estate reporter for the New York Observer, where journalism drew her away from a potential path in public health with bylines at The New York Times, The Wall Street Journal, Architectural Digest, Marie Claire and Town & Country.

She was hired at Vogue in 2011 as a social editor and has since risen through the ranks, co-hosting the magazine's podcast "The Run-Through with Vogue" and, most recently, serving as the editor of Vogue.com. Known for landing high-profile exclusives, such as the 2022 White House wedding photoshoot for Naomi Biden and an interview with Lauren Sánchez before her marriage to Jeff Bezos, Malle has been married to Graham McGrath Albert since 2015. 

The couple has two children, a son named Louis Albert and a daughter named Alice Malle Albert. While her net worth has not been publicly confirmed, her prominent career and family background have placed her in the spotlight as she takes on this new role. But as of 2025, Chloe Malle's estimated net worth is around $5 million.

Family context adds nuance. Her mother, actress Candice Bergen, played Vogue’s fictional editor-in-chief in Sex and the City, and her father was French filmmaker Louis Malle. Malle herself acknowledges her “nepo baby” status but frames it as an impetus rather than an entitlement:

“It has always made me work much harder”.

Observers describe her as accessible, creative, and deeply informed, not simply a digital strategist but one with editorial range and cultural sensitivity. Her success covering Lauren Sánchez prior to her high-profile wedding to Jeff Bezos underscores her knack for exclusive reporting.

Redefining the editorial hierarchy at Vogue means retiring the title of editor-in-chief, a departure from a role Wintour has held since 1988. Instead, Malle will steer day-to-day editorial and creative operations while Wintour maintains strategic oversight and remains an influential mentor “just down the hall”.

This transition signals Vogue’s evolving strategy: digital expansion, audience engagement, and content diversity. Malle’s remit is broad—from podcasts to livestreamed fashion events to digital storytelling shifts. Her appointment underlines a belief that storied legacy publications must adapt to modern content demands, not only by preserving heritage but by retooling it for changing reader behavior.

Malle is based in Manhattan with her husband and two children and remains guided by the editorial instincts that defined her early trajectory and continue to shape Vogue’s editing philosophy