Glamour (magazine)
American women's magazine
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Glamour (stylized in all caps), previously known as Glamour of Hollywood, is an American digital women's magazine that covers fashion, beauty, wellness, and, entertainment.
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 Cover of the June 2024 issue (digital), Lupita Nyong'o by Adrienne Raquel | |
| Categories | Women's |
|---|---|
| Founder | Condé Montrose Nast |
| First issue | April 1939 |
| Final issue | January 2019 (print)[1] |
| Company | Condé Nast (1939–present) |
| Country | United States |
| Based in | One World Trade Center New York, NY 10007 U.S. |
| Language | English |
| Website | glamour |
| ISSN | 0017-0747 |
Based at One World Trade Center in the Financial District of New York City and published by Condé Nast. It began publication in 1939 as a guide to 'the Hollywood way to Fashion, Beauty, and Charm'.[2] In 1943 it rebranded with the subtitle 'for the girl with the job', it later evolved into a progressive women's magazine. The print edition was suspended from January 2019 and the title continues on digital platforms.[3]
Glamour Paris (now defunct) was launched in 1988, as the first international edition of the title. As of 2026, there are 6 international editions of which only one is published by Condé Nast, the remaining 5 editions are published under licence.
Background
Glamour was launched in 1939. The magazine was published as a monthly until 2017, when it introduced a combined July/August issue, the magazine then ceased publication in January 2019. It continues on digital platforms.
Glamour has been published by Condé Nast since 1939.
Editors
| Editor-in-Chief | Start year | End year |
|---|---|---|
| Alice Thompson | 1939[4] | 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 | 2017 |
| Samantha Barry | 2018[5] | 2026 |
History
In August 1943, the magazine changed its name to Glamour, with the subtitle for the girl with the job.[2] The magazine was published in a larger format than most of its contemporaries at the time. Charm, a Street & Smith magazine, started in 1941,[6] later subtitled "the magazine for women who work", was folded into Glamour magazine in 1959.[7][8][9]
Glamour was the first women's magazine to feature an African-American cover girl when it included Katiti Kironde on the cover of its college issue in August 1968.[10][1]
Since 1990, the magazine has held an annual "Woman of the Year" awards ceremony.[11]
On January 8, 2018, it was announced that Samantha Barry, previously the Head of Social Media and Emerging Media at CNN, would be the new Editor-in-Chief of Glamour.[12]
In November 2018, Glamour announced that its print edition would cease with its January 2019 issue in order to focus on its digital presence.[13][1]
In 2023 the magazine featured Logan Brown, a pregnant transgender man on the cover.[14][15][16][17]
Awards
Glamour Women of the Year Awards
Each autumn, the magazine organizes the "Glamour Women of the Year Awards", which recognize women in the public eye.[18][19] In 2007, golfer Lorena Ochoa won the award.[20] In 2008, the award was bestowed on two Yemenis: 10-year-old divorcee Nujood Ali, and the lawyer who took on her case.[21][22] Nujood's courage was praised at the award ceremony by prominent attendees, including Hillary Clinton and Condoleezza Rice.[23]
Glamour Top College Women Awards
Beginning in 1957, the magazine selected a top ten list 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.[24] Hundreds of college juniors apply each year. Past winners and finalists include Martha Stewart, Diane Sawyer, and Swati Mia Saini.[25][26]
International editions
- Glamour Italia (from 1976 to 2019)
- Glamour Paris (from 1988 to 1995 and then from 2004 to 2020)
- Glamour México y Latinoamérica (from 1998 to 2026)
- Glamour UK (since 2001)
- Glamour Deutsch (from 2001 to 2026)
- Glamour España (from 2002 to 2026)
- Glamour Polska (since 2003)
- Glamour Hungary (since 2004)
- Glamour South Africa (since 2004)
- Glamour Russia (from 2004 to 2022)
- Glamour Netherlands (from 2005 to 2021)
- Glamour Sweden (from 2005 to 2010)[27]
- Glamour Romania (from 2006 to 2024)
- Glamour Bulgaria (since 2009)
- Glamour Brasil (since 2012)
- Glamour Ísland (from 2015 to 2018)
- Glamour Turkiye (from 2016 to 2016)
- Glamour Australia (launching in 2026)
- Glamour Greece (ceased publication in 2012)
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 held "National Glamour Week", when it featured extra coupons and competitions. In 2016, Glamour UK launched the Glamour Beauty Festival, on a new off-page beauty event featuring demonstrations, treatments and speakers.[28]
From its launch to the final traditional issue in November 2017, the magazine was edited by Jo Elvin, with Michelle Pamment serving as acting editor briefly in 2005.[29] In June 2009, to celebrate Glamour's eighth birthday in the UK, Glamour.com made a gallery of every cover since its launch.[30] In October 2017, following declining sales, it was announced that publication of the monthly UK edition would end at the end of 2017, and that the UK version would be a semi-annual publication.[31][32] In November 2017, Deborah Joseph was appointed Chief Content Officer of Glamour UK.[33]
The Italian edition of Glamour was launched in December 1976, under the title Lei (She), then officially renamed Glamour, like its U.S. counterpart, in 1992.[34][35][36] The Russian edition was established in 2004, and is published monthly.[37]
In April 2026, the magazine announced it's international editions in Germany, Spain and Mexico will cease.[5]
Editors of international editions
| Country | Circulation dates | Editor-in-chief | Start year | End year |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| France (Glamour Paris) | 1988–1995[38] | |||
| 2004–2020[39] | Marie Lannelongue | 2004 | 2014 | |
| Céline Perruche | 2017 | 2020[40] | ||
| Italy (Glamour Italia)[41] | 1992–2019 | Grazia d'Annunzio | 1992 | 1994 |
| Valeria Corbetta | 1994 | 2003 | ||
| Danda Santini | 2003 | 2004 | ||
| Paola Centomo | 2004 | 2013 | ||
| Cristina Lucchini | 2013 | 2019[42] | ||
| Mexico/Latin America (Glamour México y Latinoamérica) | 1998–2026[5] | Mar Abascal | 2007 | 2012[43] |
| Lucy Lara | 2012 | 2017[44] | ||
| Valeria Pérez | 2017 | present[44] | ||
| United Kingdom (Glamour UK) | 2001–present | Jo Elvin[45] | 2001 | 2017 |
| Deborah Joseph[46] | 2017 | present | ||
| Germany (Glamour DE) | 2001–2026[5] | Nikolaus Albrecht | 2004 | 2008[47] |
| Andrea Ketterer | 2008 | 2020[48] | ||
| Georg Wittmann | 2020 | 2023 | ||
| Theresa Pichler | 2023 | present | ||
| Spain (Glamour ES)[49] | 2002–2026[5] | Alicia Parro[49] | 2002 | 2019 |
| Carmen Mañana[50] | 2022 | present | ||
| Poland (Glamour Polska)[51] | 2003–present | Anna Jurgás[52] | 2009 | 2018 |
| Katarzyna Dabrowska[53] | 2018 | present | ||
| Hungary (Glamour Hungary) | 2004–present | Krisztina Maróy | 2004 | present[54] |
| South Africa (Glamour South Africa)[51] | 2004–present | Pnina Fenster[55] | 2004 | 2018 |
| Asanda Sizani[56] | 2018 | 2019 | ||
| Nontando Mposo[57] | 2019 | present | ||
| Russia (Glamour)[58] | 2004–2022 | Masha Fedorova | 2010 | 2018[59] |
| Ilyana Erdneeva | 2018 | 2022[59] | ||
| Netherlands (Glamour Netherlands) | 2005–2021[60] | Karin Swerink | 2005[60] | 2012[61] |
| Anke de Jong | ||||
| Romania (Glamour Romania)[51] | 2006–2024 | Diana Tofan | 2007 | 2024 |
| Bulgaria (Glamour Bulgaria)[51] | 2009–present | Ani Miladenova | 2009 | |
| Brazil (Glamour Brasil)[51] | 2012–present | Monica Salgado[62] | 2012 | 2017 |
| Paula Merlo[62] | 2017 | 2018 | ||
| Barbara Tavares | 2024 | present | ||
| Iceland (Glamour Ísland)[63] | 2015–2018 | Álfrún Pálsdóttir[64] | 2015 | 2018 |
| Turkey (Glamour Turkiye)[51] | 2016–2016 | Özge Sarikadilar[65] | 2016 | 2016 |
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See also
- Helen Valentine, founder and editor-in-chief, Charm magazine
- Cipe Pineles, Charm magazine art director
- Picture Play (magazine)
