Years before Grace Coddington became the current Creative Director of American Vogue magazine in 1995, she had been a successful model:
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1968 Model Composite Card

In 1959, Grace entered a model contest sponsored by British Vogue magazine and won in the category of Young Idea. She was the cover girl of the October 1959 issue:



Here are two more British Vogue magazine covers featuring Grace:


August 1962


September 1962

Along with Michael Roberts, Grace edited and art directed the book GRACE: Thirty Years of Fashion at Vogue, a collection of her greatest work by some of the top photographers of the 20th century:


(Edition 7L: September 2, 2002)

Susan Camp
Senior Editor & Archivist