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The Israeli Model on the Cover of Anna Wintour’s First Vogue Issue

JL;DR SUMMARY The 1988 cover of American Vogue, under new editor-in-chief Anna Wintour, featured Israeli model Michaela Bercu and became iconic for its groundbreaking approach. A way out west there was a fella, fella I want to tell you about, fella by the name of Jeff Lebowski. At least, that was the handle his lovin' parents gave him, but he never had much use for it himself. This Lebowski, he called himself the Dude. Now, Dude, that's a name no one would self-apply where I come from. But then, there was a lot about the Dude that didn't make a whole lot of sense to me. And a lot about where he lived, likewise. But then again, maybe that's why I found the place s'durned innarestin'.

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FashionAnna WintourIsraeli ModelVogue1988Christian LacroixJeansCelebrity CultureMichaela BercuMtv Generation

Places mentioned

Tel Aviv, Tel Aviv District, Israel
"She was born in Tel Aviv to Ashkenazi Jewish parents originally from Romania."
Paris, France
"Here Michaela is on a street in Paris, her hair windblown, her eyes half-closed, like street style candid shots."

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