The Resume

(November 21, 1953- )
Born in Maidenhead, England, United Kingdom
Edited 'Vanity Fair' (1984-1992)
Edited the 'New Yorker' (1992-1998)
Created 'Talk' magazine (1999-2001)
Hosted 'Topic [A] With Tina Brown' (2003-2005)
Wrote 'The Diana Chronicles' (2007)

Why she might be annoying:

At age 21, she became involved with her employer, a married man and father 25 years her senior.
She was accused by many of dumbing down the New Yorker.
She once asked if Nobel Prize winner Isaac Bashevis Singer was a 'hot' author.
She gushed over Princess Diana when she was alive but trashed her in 'The Diana Chronicles.'
She claims that the Council on Foreign Relations is a good place for widows to met men.

Why she might not be annoying:

She wrote an award winning play when still in university.
At age 25 she revived England's 'Tatler' magazine, increasing its circulation by 300%.
She made 'Vanity Fair' the quintessential 1980's magazine.
Her admirers include Gore Vidal and Camille Paglia.
She does not shy away from controversial writers, artists or topics.

Credit: Georgina

Featured in the following Annoying Collections:

• Australian Magazine's 100 Most Powerful Women in the World [May 4, 1996]
• Dames
• Diseased Initials
• Entertainment Weekly's 101 Most Influential People [1990] (Ranked: 37)
• Entertainment Weekly's 101 Most Influential People [1996] (Ranked: 87)
• Forbes’ 100 Most Powerful Women [2010] (Ranked: 34)
• Georgina/Devil Doll's Profiles [Series 2]
• Husband Thieves
• I Am a Kiss Ass Suck Up
• I Attended Oxford
• Look at Me, I Got My Arms Folded
• Look at My Magazine Cover
• Man's World
• Most Hated New Yorker [2003] (Ranked: 10)
• My Spouse is at Least Ten Years Older than Me
• New York Daily News' 100 Annoying New Yorkers [1995] (Ranked: 47)
• New York Daily News' Top 10 Personalities - Enough Already! [1992] (Ranked: 3)
• Newsweek's 50 Highest-Earning Political Figures [2010] (Ranked: 41)
• Profiles 20751-21000 (Ranked: 20791)
• Real Time with Bill Maher Panelists

Year In Review:

In 2023, Out of 3 Votes: 66.67% Annoying
In 2022, Out of 2 Votes: 50.0% Annoying
In 2021, Out of 8 Votes: 100% Annoying
In 2020, Out of 3 Votes: 100% Annoying
In 2019, Out of 6 Votes: 50.0% Annoying
In 2018, Out of 12 Votes: 58.33% Annoying
In 2017, Out of 9 Votes: 77.78% Annoying
In 2016, Out of 3 Votes: 66.67% Annoying
In 2015, Out of 5 Votes: 60.0% Annoying
In 2014, Out of 17 Votes: 58.82% Annoying
In 2013, Out of 10 Votes: 60.0% Annoying
In 2012, Out of 17 Votes: 58.82% Annoying
In 2011, Out of 19 Votes: 78.95% Annoying
In 2010, Out of 23 Votes: 69.57% Annoying
In 2009, Out of 36 Votes: 63.89% Annoying
In 2008, Out of 44 Votes: 50.0% Annoying
In 2007, Out of 74 Votes: 71.62% Annoying