Teen Vogue taps new top editor after Alexi McCammond blowback

Less than a month after its last editor-in-chief pick resigned over a series of controversial tweets, Teen Vogue has tapped Versha Sharma from NowThis News to be its new top editor.

Sharma has worked at NowThis since 2014, including most recently as managing editor of the self-described progressive social media-focused news organization. In addition to overseeing daily news, video and social platforms, she directed US election coverage over four election cycles, according to Conde Nast. Although the digital Teen Vogue was conceived as a fashion magazine for teenagers, it increasingly veered into highly charged political coverage over the past four years and that bent is likely to continue. Sharma’s appointment takes effect on May 24, 2021.