Glamour (magazine)

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Glamour
Editor (USA) Cynthia Leive
(UK) Jo Elvin
(Germany) Nikolaus Albrecht
(South Africa) Pnina Fenster (Latin American) Mar Abascal (France) Marie Lannelongue
Categories Fashion magazine
Frequency Monthly
Publisher Condé Nast Publications
Total circulation
(2011)		 2,304,146[1]
Year founded 1939
Country United States
(other countries also have versions)
Language English
Website glamour.com
ISSN 0017-0747

Glamour is a women's magazine published by Condé Nast Publications. Founded in 1939 in the United States, it was originally called Glamour of Hollywood.

Local editions are now published in numerous countries including the United Kingdom, the United States, France, Sweden, Italy, Germany, Spain, Russia, Greece, Poland, South Africa, Brazil, Hungary, Romania, Bulgaria, the Netherlands, Mexico as well as a Latin America (Spanish language) edition, and soon to be launched in Australia. In most cases it is a monthly publication. The magazine became a global hit.

Contents

[edit] United States

The magazine is published in a larger format than many of its counterparts. Its current editor-in-chief is Bianca Caplan.

It targets women 18-49 (with the median age of 33.5) and reaches a subscription audience of 1,411,061 readers in the United States. Its circulation on news stands is 986,447, making the total average paid circulation: 2,397,508.[citation needed]

Since 1980, the magazine has held an annual "Women of the Year" awards ceremony.

On April 2009, Glamour launched its first Google widget.[2][3] iGoogle, which allows users to create a custom version of the Google home page with select regions of content, or “gadgets,” will begin hosting a gadget for Glamour.com. The Glamour.com gadget potentially opens the site to an audience of iGoogle users.

[edit] Glamour Woman of the Year Awards

Each autumn, the magazine organizes the “Glamour Woman of the Year Awards” which recognize women in the public eye. In 2007 Lorena Ochoa won a Woman of the Year award. In 2008 the award was granted to two Yemenis: 10 year-old divorcee Nujood Ali, and the lawyer who took on her case.[4][5] Nujood's courage was praised by prominent attendees, including Hillary Clinton and Condoleezza Rice.[6]

[edit] U.S. Editors

  • Alice Thompson (1939–1941)
  • Elizabeth Penrose (1941–1953)
  • Nina Kyle (1953–1954)
  • Kathleen Aston Casey (1954–1967)
  • Ruth Whitney (1967–1998)
  • Bonnie Fuller (1998–2001)
  • Cynthia Leive (2001–present)

[edit] Glamour Top College Women Awards

Each year, the magazine selects a top ten list (honorable mention and semi-finalist are also recognized) of outstanding college women across the country. Originally, the list was composed of the best dressed college juniors in America, but was changed for more substance with categories such as academic achievement, community service and career goals as leading criteria. More than 500-1,000 college juniors apply each year. Past winners, finalists include; Hillary Clinton, Oprah Winfrey, Condoleezza Rice, Alexandra Keeman, Martha Stewart, Diane Sawyer, Swati Mia Saini,[7] Nancy Amanda Redd, 2003 Miss Virginia (MAO) and author of Body Drama, and Tamira A. Cole, Miss Black Kentucky USA 2009 and author of HUSH.

[edit] United Kingdom

Glamour launched in the UK in April 2001, where it pioneered the “handbag size” format, with the tagline "fits in your life as well as your handbag".

Each September the magazine holds “National Glamour Week”. Consequently the magazine features extra coupons (e.g. redeemable at fashion or beauty outlets) and competitions.

Since its launch the magazine has been edited by Jo Elvin, with Michelle Pamment serving as acting editor for a spell in 2005.

In June 2009, to celebrate Glamour's 8th birthday in the UK, Glamour.com have made a gallery of every cover since launch.

[edit] Glamour Woman of the Year Awards

Each June, the magazine holds the Glamour Woman of the Year Awards which recognise women in the public eye.

[edit] 2011

Awards[8]

Woman of the Year - Jennifer Lopez

Presenter of the Year - Davina McCall

Designer of the Year - Sarah Burton

Filmmaker of the Year - Jane Goldman

Theatre Actress of the Year - Naomie Harris

TV Personality of the Year - Dannii Minogue

Pandora Breakthrough of the Year - Ellie Goulding

Writer of the Year - Dawn French

Sportswoman of the Year - Jessica Ennis

Band of the Year - The Saturdays

Accessory Designer of the Year - Victoria Beckham

Radio Personality of the Year - Fearne Cotton

TV Actress of the Year - Lenora Crichlow

Comedy Actress of the Year - Miranda Hart

Entrepreneur of the Year - Kim Kardashian

UK Solo Artist of the Year - Alexandra Burke

Film Actress of the Year - Gemma Arterton

Woman of Tomorrow - Jessie J

Editor's Special Award - Rosie Huntington-Whiteley

Man of the Year - Garrett Hedlund

Outstanding Contribution - Stevie Nicks

Best Dressed - Frankie Sandford

[edit] Germany

The German edition is published fortnightly and is, as of March 2005, edited by Nikolaus Albrecht.

[edit] South Africa

The South African edition launched in April 2004, is published monthly and is, since its inception, edited by Pnina Fenster.

[edit] Lucky Magazine

In Germany and Greece Lucky, a fashion and shopping magazine is published seasonally, in tandem with Glamour.

[edit] See also

[edit] Reference in pop culture

A copy of it was the magazine to which George Costanza (Jason Alexander) masturbated on the series Seinfeld in the episode The Contest.

[edit] References

  1. ^ "eCirc for Consumer Magazines". Audit Bureau of Circulations. June 30, 2011. http://abcas3.accessabc.com/ecirc/magtitlesearch.asp. Retrieved December 1, 2011. 
  2. ^ Kaplan, David (1 April 2009), Glamour.com Gets Traffic Touch-up Courtesy Of Google, paidContent.org, http://www.paidcontent.org/enkjkjkjkjtry/419-glamour.com-gets-traffic-touch-up-courtesy-of-google, retrieved 9 April 2010 
  3. ^ Adams, Russell (1 April 2009), A Glamour-ous New Gadget, Wall Street Journal: WSJ Blogs, http://blogs.wsj.com/digits/2009/04/01/a-glamour-ous-new-gadget/, retrieved 9 April 2010 
  4. ^ Walt, Vivienne (3 February 2009), A 10-Year-Old Divorcée Takes Paris, Time/CNN, http://www.time.com/time/world/article/0,8599,1876652,00.html, retrieved 16 February 2010 
  5. ^ Power, Carla (12 August 2009), Nujood Ali & Shada Nasser win “Women of the Year Fund 2008 Glamour Award”, Yemen Times, http://www.yementimes.com/DefaultDET.aspx?i=1207&p=report&a=1, retrieved 16 February 2010 
  6. ^ Evans, Sean (11 November 2008), 10-year-old girl's inspiring story opens eyes at Glamour awards, New York Daily News, http://www.nydailynews.com/news/national/2008/11/10/2008-11-10_10yearold_girls_inspiring_story_opens_ey.html, retrieved 9 April 2010 
  7. ^ Brehm, Denise (10 September 2004), "Two MIT students make Glamour magazine's Top 10 College Women list", MIT News (Massachusetts Institute of Technology), http://web.mit.edu/newsoffice/2004/glamour.html, retrieved 9 April 2010 
  8. ^ http://www.metro.co.uk/showbiz/865682-the-saturdays-steal-the-show-as-other-stars-disappoint-at-glamour-awards

[edit] External links
First half, 2011
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