Elle (magazine)
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Elle (stylized in all caps) is a worldwide women's magazine of French origin that offers a mix of fashion and beauty content, and society and lifestyle. The title Elle means She in French.[1] Elle is considered "one of the world's largest fashion and lifestyle publications", with 45 international editions[2] totalling 33 million readers and receiving 100 million unique monthly visitors on its 55 digital platforms.[3][4]
Editor | List of editors |
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Categories | Fashion |
Frequency | Weekly (France and Italy only) Monthly (worldwide) |
Circulation | 4,000,000 (worldwide)[citation needed] |
Founder | Hélène Gordon-Lazareff |
Founded | 1945; 79 years ago (1945), Paris |
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Company | Lagardère Group (Elle brand owner; international) |
Country | France |
Language | Bulgarian, Chinese, Croatian, Czech, Danish, Dutch, English, Finnish, French, German, Greek, Hungarian, Indonesian, Italian, Japanese, Korean, Norwegian, Polish, Portuguese, Romanian, Russian, Serbian, Slovene, Spanish, Swedish, Thai, Turkish, Ukrainian, Vietnamese |
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It was founded in Paris in 1945 by Hélène Gordon-Lazareff.[5][6] The magazine's readership has grown since its founding, increasing to 800,000 across France by the 1960s. Elle editions have since multiplied, creating a global network of publications and readers. Elle's international expansion began with Elle UK and Elle USA launches in 1985. Previous magazine editors include Jean-Dominique Bauby for Elle France and Roberta Myers, the longest-serving editor-in-chief at Elle USA. Véronique Philipponnat is currently the director of Elle France. Nina Garcia currently holds the position of editor-in-chief at Elle USA, appointed after the departure of Roberta Myers. The Paris-based Lagardère Group owns the brand internationally. Elle France's official headquarters is located in Levallois-Perret, Greater Paris.[7]