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The eight months I took off between 'Teen Vogue' and 'Lucky' afforded me such amazing opportunities, and I learned so much from so many different people - the brands that I worked with, the companies that I was consulting for.

I became a cover girl and an editorial model, and then I became a runway model.

It was all about flying round the world, working hard, being on the cover of Vogue, making money. It wasn't fun. It was exhausting, but I was young and convinced I knew best.

By the time I came to the States, I really understood how a magazine works. I came to 'Vogue' as creative director, and three years later I went back to London to be editor in chief of British 'Vogue.'

I didn't even know 'Vogue' existed when I was growing up.

'Vogue' is a very beautiful magazine, an institution, and I learned so much working there.

The whole process of being one of the 10 finalists for the 'Vogue' Fashion Fund award has to be my biggest achievement to date. Meeting Anna Wintour, Diane von Furstenberg, etc., has been an amazing experience that even now gives me goose bumps when I think about it.

Even when I became the editor of 'Vogue' - America, I kept moonlighting for a garment store.

I'm astonished by my success. I wrote because I needed to and wanted to. It never occurred to me that I'd become famous.