''Esquire Magazine'' (UK edition) is a monthly

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originally owned by the ''

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'' (since 2011, following a merger, renamed ''Hearst Magazines UK''), a subsidiary of the US-based

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. The first edition was published Spring/Summer 1991. The magazine features articles on luxe design and culture, food, business and technology, style, music and books. It is pitched at a similarly upscale audience to '' GQ'', attempting to offer a more adult read than

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s like ''

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'' and ''

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''. Each month, ''Esquire Magazine'' features famous celebrities on its cover: cover girls have included

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and

Rachel Weisz Rachel Hannah Weisz (; born 7 March 1970 ) is an English actress. She is the recipient of various accolades, including an Academy Award, a Laurence Olivier Award, and a BAFTA Award. Weisz began acting in British stage and television in the ...

; and male celebrities from

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and

Jake Gyllenhaal Jacob Benjamin Gyllenhaal (; ; born December 19, 1980) is an American actor. Born into the Gyllenhaal family, he is the son of director Stephen Gyllenhaal and screenwriter Naomi Foner, and his older sister is actress Maggie Gyllenhaal. He beg ...

Dizzee Rascal Dylan Kwabena Mills (born 18 September 1984), better known by his stage name Dizzee Rascal, is a British MC and rapper. A pioneer of grime music, his work has also incorporated elements of UK garage, bassline, British hip hop, and R&B. D ...

have appeared on the cover. The first cover star was

Brigitte Bardot Brigitte Anne-Marie Bardot ( ; ; born 28 September 1934), often referred to by her initials B.B., is a former French actress, singer and model. Famous for portraying sexually emancipated characters with hedonistic lifestyles, she was one of the ...

Editors

The current editor is Alex Bilmes. * 2011 – present:

Alex Bilmes Alex Bilmes is a British journalist. He is the editor of the British edition of ''Esquire'' magazine. Formerly features director at British '' GQ'' and contributing editor at British ''Vogue'', he has also written for newspapers and magazin ...

* August 2007 – September 2010: Jeremy Langmead * May 2003 – August 2007: Simon Tiffin * March 1997 – March 2003: Peter Howarth * February 1992 – January 1997:

Rosie Boycott Rosel Marie "Rosie" Boycott, Baroness Boycott (born 13 May 1951) is a British journalist and Feminism, feminist. Early life The daughter of Major Charles Boycott and Betty Le Sueur Boycott, Rosel Marie "Rosie" Boycott was born in Saint Helier, ...

* October 1990 – January 1992: Alex Finer

References

External links

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