Remember a week or so ago when we read that Marie Claire EIC Joanna Coles landed her new gig by making the ballsy move of jumping into Hearst prez Cathie Black's car and riding to the airport with her? We were mad impressed yo! She had the guts and the backbone and she made something happen for herself. How unique and non-cliche we thought. Maybe MC really is going in a new direction.

And then, today, our free access to the New York Sun took a million pins and burst every little bubble that was floating around us. The truth comes out about why, exactly, Coles jumped in Black's ride.

I was away on vacation and only found out on the day I got back that I had an interview with Cathie Black," Ms. Coles recalled. Ms. Black is the president of Hearst Magazines, which, with Marie Claire Album of Paris, owns Marie Claire. "So I rushed out to have my hair done, and then went over to her office. But there was a mix-up and they told me she was just about to leave for the airport to go to Europe for a week on business. I knew I had to see her. After all, I had had my hair done! I went to her apartment and just climbed into the car with her."

It's like finding out Ashlee "everyone is unique and beautiful" Simpson got a nose job.

Editor Puts Her Stamp on Marie Claire [Myrna Blyth, New York Sun]