LENA DE CASPARIS

As ELLE’s Associate Editor/Culture Director, Lena is always one step ahead of the zeitgeist. Her cover profiles include Priyanka Chopra Jonas, Miley Cyrus and Zayn Malik. Lena edits ELLE’s new culture section on page 35. Do you have a golden rule of interviewing?

‘Stay (relatively) quiet. You want to hear the amazing person you’re there to interview on the dictaphone, not your own voice.’ Which character in literature do you most

identify with? ‘Jo from Little Women – she’s smart, loves an argument and is willing to do anything for her sisterhood.’