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'''Nina Garcia''' (born Ninotchka Garcia<ref name="nymag" /> in [[Barranquilla]], [[Colombia]] on May 3, 1965) is a magazine editor who, until August 18, 2008, acted as the [[Editor at large|Editor-at-Large]] of ''[[Elle magazine|Elle]]'', as well as a judge on the [[Bravo (television network)|Bravo]] / Lifetime [[reality television]] program ''[[Project Runway]]''.
'''Nina Garcia''' (born Ninotchka Garcia<ref name="nymag" /> in [[Barranquilla]], [[Colombia]] on May 3, 1965) is a magazine editor who, until August 18, 2008, acted as the [[Editor at large|Editor-at-Large]] of ''[[Elle magazine|Elle]]'', as well as a judge on the [[Bravo (television network)|Bravo]] / [[Lifetime_Television|Lifetime]] [[reality television]] program ''[[Project Runway]]''.


==Career==
==Career==

Revision as of 05:06, 10 October 2009

Nina Garcia
Born
Ninotchka Garcia[1]
Occupation(s)Fashion Director, Marie Claire

Nina Garcia (born Ninotchka Garcia[1] in Barranquilla, Colombia on May 3, 1965) is a magazine editor who, until August 18, 2008, acted as the Editor-at-Large of Elle, as well as a judge on the Bravo / Lifetime reality television program Project Runway.

Career

Daughter of a wealthy importer,[1] Garcia began her career in the fashion industry in the early 1980s, studying liberal arts at Boston University after graduating from the Dana Hall School in Wellesley, Massachusetts. She later attended Ecole Superieure de la Mode in Paris and graduated from the Fashion Institute of Technology. She worked in the public relations department for Perry Ellis and its then-designer, Marc Jacobs. She then moved to Mirabella as Assistant Stylist and Market Editor, until taking a position at Elle. She became Fashion Director of Elle in 2000.[2] Nina left the Fashion Director position at ELLE in April 2008, becoming Editor-at-Large at the Magazine until the end of August. She became Fashion Director at Marie Claire on September 2, 2008.

In May 2007 Garcia was a judge for the Miss Universe competition in Mexico City.[3]

On September 5, 2007, Garcia's book, The Little Black Book of Style (Harper Collins) was released. The book is in its eighth printing and has recently been translated into Spanish. It has received good reviews and was recently called one of the four best fashion books.[4] On August 26, 2008, Garcia's second book for Harper Collins, The One Hundred: A Guide to the Pieces Every Stylish Woman Must Own was released, with 8 printings at the launch. Garcia has a third book coming out in September 2009, also with publisher Harper Collins.

On April 11, 2008, Us Weekly reported that Garcia left her post as fashion director of Elle. Garcia's contract was reportedly up for renewal. Roberta Myers, Vice President/Editor-in-Chief, ELLE, announced May 15, 2008 that ELLE had entered a new agreement with Nina Garcia who was named Editor-at-Large through September 1, 2008.[5] She had spent 13 years at ELLE and been Fashion Director for the past 8 years. She began her new position as fashion director of Marie Claire on September 2, 2008.[6]

Personal life

She is married to David Conrod. She gave birth to a boy, Lucas Alexander Conrod, on March 24, 2007.[7]

References

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