Richard Johnson's out as Editor at Page Six, so who's taking his place? She's blond, she's British, and she's stepping into some of the biggest shoes to fill in the history of the New York Press. Meet Emily Smith, your new Page Six Editor.-
British-born Emily Smith got her start as US editor for The Sun, a daily British tabloid famous for covering the monarchy. Like the NY Post, The Sun is owned by Rupert Murdoch, and, like the Post, famous for its outlandish, sensational headlines. ("TONGUE SNOG MILLIONAIRE", on Dev Patel and Frida Pinto dating, and "WHAM BAM! SAM CAM TO BE MAM (SHE'LL NEED A NEW PRAM)" on Samantha Cameron being pregnant.)
She then moved on to East Coast Director of Life & Style, before joining Page Six as deputy editor in the summer of 2009, as a replacement for Paula Froelich.
Stepping in for Richard Johnson, who's helmed the column for the past 25 years, is no easy task, but Emily's got some big advantages of her own. She seems to be well-liked by every industry person we asked, including PR girls, writers, and people on-the-scene. ("Fucking love her!", "very professional", "Very kind, but stern and to the point.")
At the time of her appointment last year, Emily said:
"Going to Page Six is my dream job."
We're looking forward to seeing what she does...
Saturday, May 26
Vassili Verrecchia Shows Off His Favorite Things In His Paris Home
While his brother, Timothee, runs the NYC office, Vassili takes on the Paris-based side of things. To gain some insight to what inspires such a creative and entrepreneurial spirit, we asked Vass to show off some of his favorite worldly and sentimental possessions in his Paris home. See where Vass's travels have taken him...
blowie much?
October 8, 2010
6:22pm
PR Girls "fucking love her" because they can just source out items to her and she'll pass them on to Tara to bite on. Bush league love from GoFag = sycophantic job hunting.
October 8, 2010
8:37pm
@blowie much?: Is "GoFag" a thing? That's sort of clever/catchy!
Jimbo
October 9, 2010
1:31am
She's Hot! Wonder how old she is?
enoughalready
October 11, 2010
4:14pm
blowie! wow, and they call ME hostile out here?