Simplify the following text for a Grade 10 native English-speaking person.
Original: While it has been suggested that the setting and Miranda Priestly were based on Vogue and Wintour , Weisberger claims she drew not only from her own experiences but those of her friends as well .
Simplified: It has been suggested that the setting and Priestly were based on Vogue and Wintour , but Weisberger denies this , and says that Wintour is given her own appearance near the end of the book .