People magazine’s “World’s Most Beautiful” editor Andrea Lavinthal joins Back Row to go behind the scenes of the most coveted โ and complicated โ cover in celebrity journalism. Anne Hathaway told PEOPLE exclusively about “The Devil Wears Prada 2,” her husband, and how she’s dealt with the haters.
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Andrea breaks down how the “World’s Most Beautiful” franchise has evolved since Michelle Pfeiffer in 1990, why “most beautiful” is actually a heavier crown for women than “Sexiest Man Alive” is for men, how much creative control Anne Hathaway had over the shoot, where brand deals fit in, and why musicians are so hard to book. Plus: the Gwyneth Paltrow cover that almost got an editor fired, the JLo interview where she wasn’t supposed to mention Ben (and then did), and a tease about who’s already locked in for “Sexiest Man Alive” 2026.
CHAPTERS
00:00 Introduction
01:51 Why “World’s Most Beautiful” is harder than Sexiest Man Alive
03:28 How the franchise has evolved since 1990
07:03 Why celebrities still do magazine covers
09:33 How much control stars actually have
13:39 The JLo story: what she wasn’t supposed to say
17:53 Where brand deals fit in
25:54 The Gwyneth cover that almost got an editor fired
28:10 JFK Jr. and the era before celebrity cooperation
37:09 Anne Hathaway on the HateAway era
41:52 Sexiest Man Alive 2026: who’s locked in?
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This episode was edited by Chrissi Harris.
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