The Devil Praises Prada

By Marc Malkin Dec 05, 2006 10:48 PMTags
Anna Wintour, Devil Wears Prada Book Cover, Barbara WaltersVenturelli/WireImage.com,DoubleDay/Random House Inc,Nancy Kaszerman/ZUMApress.com

The Devil not only wears Prada—she loves it, too. 

Despite being the inspiration behind the evil Miranda Priestly in The Devil Wears Prada, Vogue editor in chief  Anna Wintour insists she's a fan of the movie adaptation of the bestselling novel. 

"Anything that makes fashion entertaining and glamorous and interesting is wonderful for our industry," Wintour says in ABC's upcoming Barbara Walters Presents: The 10 Most Fascinating People of 2006. "So, I was 100 percent behind it."

The infamously chilly Wintour shows a motherly soft side when she admits she wore Prada—yes, Prada—to a special screening of the movie in New York City, hosted by its star Meryl Streep. 

"It was my daughter's idea," Wintour boasts. "You know, I do whatever she tells me." 

The Walters special airs on Dec. 12 and includes such notables as Jay-Z, Andre Agassi, John Ramsey, televangelist Joel Osteen, Steve Irwin's widow, Terri, and Patrick Dempsey.