The A-List: 2008

Job

Editor-in-chief, Elle magazine

Company

Hachette Filipacchi UK

Work Telephone

Undisclosed.

Address

64 North Row, London, WIK 7LL

How do you off-set your carbon footprint?

Recycle, recycle, recycle.

Greatest influence

Every woman who manages to be happy and guilt-free at work and with her family.

Clubs

Soho House. I joined the week it opened.

Favourite gadget

I hate all gadgets.

Desert island objects

My own bed, Krispy Kreme donuts, Champagne.

Most-admired politician

Any politician who doesn't lie.

Favourite media

Too numerous to name, and it changes every week.

Biggest risk taken

Leaving newspapers, taking a huge pay cut to work on Marie Claire my first job in magazines.

Perfect day

With my three children in Cornwall.

Career highlights

My first byline in the local newspaper aged 16.

Fictional hero

Marge Simpson.

Hidden talent

Sleeping with my eyes open. I get woken up at 5.00am every day.

Best job outside advertising

Looking after ponies at my local stable aged 16.

Lowdown

Elle's editor-in-chief has had a relatively quiet year returning steady ABC results and sensible brand extensions into Elle Decoration Collections. Could this still be the hangover after last year's 21st birthday party?

Most expensive purchase

A woman never reveals what she spends.

Why are you good at what you do?

Who knows, it's all so random.