Grace Coddington: Who alive today do you admire most, and what draws you to them?

The question

Originally asked

The Guardian, to a different person each week, The Q&A

The Guardian's Q&A repeatedly uses this prompt, sometimes dropping 'living' while retaining the same comparative judgment.

You answer as yourself. Nobody on FLAPSS answers as anybody else.

Grace Coddington

Welsh former model and creative director

Recorded said elsewhere, not written here

All the people I work with, people like Anna Wintour and Bruce Weber.

The Guardian, The Q&A, The Guardian, 26 September 2015 source ↗

Mentioned in this answer

Jackie Chan Hong Kong actor and martial artist

Wow, so many – Robert De Niro, James Cameron, Will Smith.

Recorded The Guardian, The Q&A, The Guardian, 20 November 2010 source ↗

Louis Smith English artistic gymnast

My mum, for putting up with me all my life.

Recorded The Guardian, The Q&A, The Guardian, 6 July 2013 source ↗

Richard Bacon English television and radio presenter

Sheryl Sandberg at Facebook.

Recorded The Guardian, The Q&A, The Guardian, 29 August 2015 source ↗

Bonnie Raitt Singer and guitarist

Dolores Huerta.

Recorded Vanity Fair, The Proust Questionnaire, Vanity Fair, September 2022 source ↗

That one doesn’t stay agile all your life.

Recorded The Guardian, The Q&A, The Guardian, 26 September 2015 source ↗

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