Vanity Fair UK - 11.2019

1

DONALD J. TRUMP

POTUS, very stable genius,

Sharpie meteorologist,

media critic, aspiring autocrat

AGE: 73 NET WORTH:

Fluctuates with his feelings

2

ALEXANDRIA

OCASIOCORTEZ

Congresswoman,

democratic socialist, “the

Squad” founder,

Green New Dealer AGE: 29

The social media master

and former bartender

invented a new way to be a

Congressperson—and to

beat Trump at his own game.

“I’m not a superhero. I’m

not a villain,” she says. “I’m just

a person that’s trying.”

3

NANCY PELOSI &

MITCH MCCONNELL

House Speaker and Senate

Majority Leader AGES: 79, 77

Old masters. Pelosi, a world-

historical congressional

strategist, has Trump’s number;

McConnell, a world-historical

strategist, has Trump’s back.

4

ELIZABETH WARREN

Senator, Democratic agenda-

setter AGE: 70 POLICY

PROPOSALS: 34 and counting

THE

SWAMP

Politicos, power brokers, and other wetland

creatures doing battle in Trump’s Washington

Fenty mastermind, the first

black woman to head an

LVMH brand. “She’s fucking God,”

says model Luka Sabbat.

Fashion visionary. “I’m sure that

you’re trying to challenge

yourself to invent something

new. That’s impossible.”

Kardashian-Jenner MVP,

“self-made” billionaire. Spun off

Kylie Skin from her $900 million

start-up Kylie Cosmetics.

Actress, lifestyle guru, yoni egg

purveyor. Turned weekly

lifestyle newsletter Goop into

a $250 million business.

Pushing the boundaries of

environmental ethics in fashion.

Sold a minority stake to

luxury conglomerate LVMH.

Art world puppet master,

super-gallerist. Gagosian’s

longtime rival continues

to expand his global footprint.

Streetwear trailblazer. Pioneered

the “drop” as a business

strategy. “Our formula is that

there’s no formula.”

Celebrity chef, humanitarian,

tapas aficionado. Sued Trump

and now runs aid missions

to Puerto Rico and the Bahamas.

Glossier. Turned her blog, Into

the Gloss, into a $1.2 billion

direct-to-consumer beauty

empire. (See page 136.)

Art collector, hip-hop

impresario. Created an art sales

platform, No Commission,

that’s upending the art industry.

THE TASTEMAKERS

Inuencers who are redening the relationship

between consumers and brands

KYLIE

JENNER

AGE: 22

GWYNETH

PALTROW

AGE: 47

STELLA

MCARTNEY

AGE: 48

DAVID

ZWIRNER

AGE: 54

JAMES

JEBBIA

AGE: 56

JOSÉ

ANDRÉS

AGE: 50

EMILY

WEISS

AGE: 34

SWIZZ BEATZ

AGE: 41

RIHANNA

AGE: 31

VIRGIL

ABLOH

AGE: 39

The Juul

Ê Lobby

JOHNNY DESTEFANO

Worked for Trump

Now an outside

consultant at Juul

¢

Alexandria

Ocasio-Cortez

£

Ivanka

Trump

¤

Jared

Kushner

¢

Donald J.

Trump

92 PHOTO ILLUSTRATIONS THROUGHOUT BY JUSTIN PATRICK LONG