20 Ans
French magazine
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20 Ans ("20 Years old"), was a French monthly women's magazine. It was published from Paris between 1961 and 2007, then from 2009 until 2010, targeting middle-class adolescents.
![]() Cover of 20 Ans | |
| Categories | Women's |
|---|---|
| Frequency | Monthly |
| First issue | 1961 |
| Final issue | 2010 |
| Company |
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| Country | France |
| Language | French |
Background
20 Ans ("20 Years old"), is a French monthly women's magazine. It has been published from Paris, since 1961 and is mainly read by middle-class adolescents.[1][2] 20 Ans absorbed 'Jacinte' in 1986 and was briefly published as 20 Ans Jacinte.
The magazine was published by Excelsior Publications from 1987,[3][4] until its 2003 acquisition by Emap France.[5][6] Emap was acquired by Arnoldo Mondadori Editore in 2006.[7]
The publications circulation reached 250,000 monthly copies in July 2006.[8] However, in 2007 the magazine ceased publication.[9] Then returned in 2009 under the ownership of FT Médias.[9] It ceased publication in 2010 following an exposé on the working conditions at the publication (notably the editor-in-chief being a 19 year old intern) by 20 Minutes.[10]
Editors
| Editor-in-Chief | Start year | End year | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jean-Jacques Thiébaut | |||
| Agathe Godard | [11] | ||
| Yveline Dupuy | |||
| Emmanuelle Alt | 1993 | 1998 | [12] |
| Claire Crepon | 2009 | 2009 | [13] |
