Melania seems to be taking Anna Wintour's apparent snub in stride with her rep saying she's "been there" and has "done that." The statement was regarding reports of her being passed over for Vogue's cover, despite the elite magazine's unspoken tradition.
The First Lady, through her official representative, Stephanie Grisham, responded Friday to the recent reports pertaining to her being overlooked to feature the cover of Vogue fashion magazine in her official capacity as the FLOTUS.
Melania aired her side with her representative telling Fox News that being on Vogue's cover "does not define" who she is and that the First Lady has grown "used" to this kind of "divisive behavior."
Being featured on different magazine covers used to be the First Lady's stock and trade as a former fashion model. Now she has "more important" as well as bigger things to place her attention on as the First Lady of the United States.
Grisham went on to state that a "superficial photo shoot" and being cover feature no longer holds that much import to Melania now, but the snub has only underlined the bias that pervades the "fashion magazine industry." The representative also said that if anything this only makes Wintour, who has been the iconic magazine's editor-in-chief for thirty years, appear "insecure" and "small-minded."
These remarks come in response to Wintour's recent interview with CNN's Christiane Amanpour. She implied then that Melania, who is featured and closely followed almost daily for her elegant fashion sense, was not Vogue cover material. This despite the magazine's penchant for placing the United States First Lady on the cover of the aforesaid publication.
In the past, the magazine's cover has featured former first ladies, Michelle Obama and Hillary Clinton.
Obama, who had also been much into fashion, even appeared three times on it. Wintour hailed the previous first lady as someone who "did wonders" when speaking of fashion. The long-time Vogue editor pointed out that Obama was a figure who women found "so inspiring." Obama's debut on Vogue bore the tagline "The First Lady of American Fashion."
Then Clinton appeared on the cover in 1998 as "The Extraordinary Hillary Clinton." Wintour cited the former Secretary of State as one woman "we believe in." She went on to say that Vogue "supported" like women who were visibly taking a position of "leadership."
The veteran magazine editor was asked what it took to be considered for the spot, and she replied saying that the choice leaned toward women who have a "point of view."
Melania did appear on Vogue's cover in 2005 as the bride of then real estate mogul Donald Trump.
