Lauren Sánchez made headlines in 2019 when she and her fiance, Amazon founder Jeff Bezos, went public with their relationship, and she or he’s since made a reputation for herself on this planet of philanthropy — and shortly, house exploration.

The previous broadcast journalist and founding father of aviation firm Black Ops Aviation not too long ago sat down with Vogue in a tell-all interview, the place she make clear her relationship with Bezos, her plans to journey out of the environment, and the way philanthropy performs a job in her life.

On the lavishness of the couple’s upcoming nuptials

“We’re nonetheless fascinated about the marriage, what it should be. Is it going to be huge? Is it going to be abroad? We do not know but,” she advised Vogue. “We have solely been engaged 5 months!”

Bezos, 59, and Sánchez, 53 had been engaged in Might in a non-public second inside their residence, one thing the general public was not conscious of on the time. Sánchez advised the outlet that she discovered the engagement ring field beneath her pillow, which she discovered proper earlier than heading to mattress.

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Sanchez is conscious, after all, of what marrying Bezos and his fortune entails, and the way the financials of such a significant dedication will play out. Bezos is presently the No. 2 richest man on this planet with $166 billion, per Bloomberg.

“I believe there are numerous alternatives that include that, and I take these alternatives very severely,” she mentioned, noting that she might be taking Bezos’ final identify. “We all the time take a look at one another and go, ‘We are the group.’ So all the things’s shared.”

On house exploration

Sánchez advised Vogue that she might be touring into house subsequent yr on Blue Origin’s New Shepard, although she left the small print obscure, noting that she might be flying alongside 5 (thus far unnamed) ladies who’re “paving the best way.”

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She additionally tried to make clear why Bezos is so obsessed with house exploration, and justified the apply as an informative and academic instrument as a substitute of only a joyride throwaway for the extraordinarily rich.

“Jeff all the time says, ‘Constructing the street to house in order that our youngsters can construct the longer term.’ And that is what it is about,” she defined. “Launch, land, repeat, again and again in order that we are able to determine the best way to have reusable rockets.”

^{Jeff Bezos and Lauren Sánchez converse onstage through the IWMF Braveness in Journalism Awards on October 23, 2023 in Washington, DC. (Picture by Kevin Mazur/Getty Photographs for IWMF)}

On the couple’s morning routine

Sánchez mentioned she and Bezos attempt to maintain off their telephones once they get up.

“We strive to not get on our telephones immediately,” Sánchez says. “That is what I am engaged on.”

And thru suggestions of well-known mates, reminiscent of Diane Von Furstenberg (who reportedly hosted the couple’s engagement celebration final weekend), the couple has began journaling.

“We’re not fairly there,” admits Sánchez. “We’ll do it, like, three days every week.”

On philanthropy

Sánchez, who now serves because the Vice Chair of the Bezos Earth Fund, additionally works with This Is About Humanity and the Bezos Day One Fund.

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“We actually wish to do essentially the most we are able to with the {dollars} that we put into issues,” she mentioned. “It is not about simply giving the cash away. It is about being concerned … I believe Jeff and I actually are specializing in the long-term dedication to local weather, and we’re extraordinarily optimistic about it.”