Chioma Nnadi is a British fashion editor. She is Head of Editorial Content of British Vogue as of 9 October 2023.^[1]

She is the first woman of colour to claim such a senior leadership role at Vogue globally, succeeding Edward Enninful who was the first gay man of colour assuming that position.^[2]

"Chioma is beloved among her colleagues at Vogue, and is an editor and writer with an impeccable reputation—both here and in the fashion industry at large. I'm so grateful to Edward Enninful for everything he's accomplished at British Vogue, and we're all looking forward to a productive and creative relationship with him in his new role. I can't think of a more worthy person to follow in his footsteps than Chioma, who has proven herself adept at speaking to our digital audience and has found ways to extend Vogue’s reach, authority, and influence across all of our platforms. She is passionate about fashion, music and culture, and I couldn’t be happier that she will be leading our editorial and creative teams in London.” - Anna Wintour, Chief Content Officer and Global Editorial Director, Vogue ^[3]

Nnadi was born and brought up in London. Her father was from Nigeria, and had come to the UK to study in the 1960s, and her mother was a Swiss-German nurse. She worked at the magazines Trace and The Fader, having started her career at the Evening Standard newspaper, where she worked on the features desk for its sister magazine.^[4] In 2010, she joined Vogue in New York and latterly worked running the American website of Vogue as well as writing for the magazine and co-hosting the Vogue podcast.^[1] According to the magazine, Nnadi was able to substantially increase engagement and audience growth across social media platforms and the website.^[5]

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