<P> In 2008, rumours arose that she would retire, and be replaced by French Vogue editor Carine Roitfeld . An editor at Russian GQ reportedly introduced Russian Vogue editor Aliona Doletskaya as the next editor of American Vogue . Condé Nast responded by taking out a full - page ad in The New York Times defending her record . In that same publication, Cathy Horyn later wrote that while Wintour hadn't lost her touch, the magazine had become "stale and predictable," as a reader had recently complained . "To read Vogue in recent years is to wonder about the peculiar fascination for the' villa in Tuscany' story," Horyn added . The magazine also dealt awkwardly with the recession, she commented . </P> <P> In 2009, Wintour began making more media appearances . On a 60 Minutes profile, she said she would not retire . "To me this is a really interesting time to be in this position and I think it would be in a way irresponsible not to put my best foot forward and lead us into a different time ." In September, The September Issue, a documentary film by The War Room producer R.J. Cutler about the production of the September 2007 issue, was released . It focused on the sometimes - difficult relationship between Wintour and creative director Grace Coddington . She appeared on the Late Show with David Letterman to promote it, defending the relevance of fashion in a tough economy . The American Society of Magazine Editors elected her to its Hall of Fame in 2010 . </P> <P> In 2013, Condé Nast announced she would be taking on the position of artistic director for the company's magazines while remaining at Vogue . She assumed some of the responsibilities of Si Newhouse, the company's longtime chairman, who, in his mid-80s at the time, was retreating from his role at Condé Nast to oversee managing Advance Publications, its parent company . A company spokesman told The New York Times the position was created to keep Wintour . She described it as "an extension of what I am doing, but on a broader scale ." </P> <P> In January 2014, the Metropolitan Museum of Art named its Costume Institute complex after Wintour; First Lady Michelle Obama opened it in May of that year . Wintour starred in The Fashion Fund, which aired on Ovation TV that year as well; she was named the 39th most powerful woman in the world by Forbes . </P>

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