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The September Issue of journalist job announcements — that is to say, a big, juicy one — the news was broken by Lauren Sherman of on Monday, followed by an official announcement this morning.

“She’s a voracious, engaged journalist with an intuition for women’s changing interests now—and her eye for the definitive image is exceptional,” Wintour said of Malle in a statement. “Chloe has put in as many late nights as anybody at Condé Nast, all without losing her creative imagination or her sense of fun. Her colleagues admire her startling acumen but also her warmth. Her desk is a place of guidance and contagious joy.”

As for Malle? “Fashion and media are both evolving at breakneck speed, and I am so thrilled—and awed—to be part of that,” she said in the official announcement. “I also feel incredibly fortunate to still have Anna just down the hall as my mentor.”

Here’s everything you need to know about the new editor of Vogue.

Who is Chloe Malle?

Call it an internal promotion. Malle is the editor of Vogue’s website, and co-hosts the Vogue podcast, The Run-Through. A graduate of Brown University with a degree in comparative lit, she’s been at the glossy magazine since 2011, coming aboard as its Social Editor after a stint as a real estate reporter while freelancing for the New York Times Style section.

“My understanding is that Anna [Wintour] wanted someone really young. Obviously, because I was 25, I think that was part of my appeal,” she told the blog  in a 2013 interview. “I was hesitant when I was interviewing, because fashion is not one of my main interests in life, and I wanted to be a writer more than an editor, but I was so seduced by the Vogue machine that I couldn’t resist.”

In that decade-old interview, we also learn that Malle doesn’t really like going out, she wears her curly hair slicked back and shirt “buttoned all the way up” to be taken more seriously, and she swears by La Mer lip balm.

In the years since, Malle has taken on a wide portfolio of projects at the magazine — including Met Gala special issues, several coffee table books, and writing the recent “Weddings’“cover story featuring Jeff Bezos’ bride, Lauren Sanchez. She’s also apparently the force behind Dogue, the viral tongue-in-cheek dog fashion competition the magazine has run for two years.

In the personal realm, Malle has two children and “one large dog,” per her Vogue bio. 

If you’ve seen her referred to as a nepo baby, that’s because she is the daughter of actor Candice Bergen (who played Carrie’s editor at Vogue in Sex and the City) and French film director Louis Malle, who died of cancer when she was 10.

For the astrologically inclined, Malle is a Scorpio.

Why was Chloe Malle chosen as the next editor of Vogue?

According to Sherman, Wintour was clear about what she was looking for in a successor — and Malle filled the brief.

“She was looking for a journalist whom she could empower to transform the brand into a live-action content machine while she spent more time abroad mentoring regional editorial leaders who were struggling to attract both advertisers and audiences in their respective markets. In the end, she settled on the practical, reasonable, rational choice,” writes Sherman, who says Malle was always the front runner. “Wintour doesn’t aim to provoke. She seeks solutions, and Malle is the path of least resistance.”

Who were the other candidates for the job?

Per Puck, Wintour conducted interviews with Vogue’s parent company Condé Nast’s CEO, and considered several others from inside the fold for the gig, most notably W magazine’s editor Sara Moonves and Vogue Runway and Vogue Business editor Nicole Phelps. Online commenters threw a few other names in the ring: former British Vogue editor Edward Enninful, GQ’s Will Welch, Instagram’s Eva Chen (a former Teen Vogue and Lucky editor), and Amy Astley, formerly of Teen Vogue and now editor of Architectural Digest. In the wilder realms of speculation, Victoria Beckham and even Meghan Markle were touted as possible replacements for Wintour.

What is Malle’s vision for Vogue?

While Malle confessed to breaking a cardinal rule — never wear black! — when she interviewed with Wintour back in 2011, it’s expected that Malle won’t be making radical changes at the venerable title. If her approach to is any indication, Malle’s era will be Vogue-as-usual, although perhaps with some younger, fresher perspectives … and more dogs.

Is Anna Wintour retiring?

While Malle is said to be starting in her new role before New York Fashion Week starts on Sept. 11, Wintour isn’t going anywhere. The venerable editor has run the magazine for nearly 40 years, helping to invent fashion journalism as we know it, including the practice of putting celebrities rather than fashion models on the covers.

At 75, however, the woman who was the inspiration for Miranda Priestley in “The Devil Wears Prada” seems to be looking for a break from the day-to-day business of running a magazine. Instead, she’ll be global editorial director of Vogue, overseeing all the international editions, and also chief content officer of its parent company Condé Nast.

Sherman suggests that Wintour isn’t entirely giving up her hold on Vogue. She writes: “Her step back — or aside, or up, however you want to characterize it — does mean something. Whether Malle will truly succeed her in the big chair is anyone’s guess.”