''Grazia'' (; Italian for ''Grace'') is a weekly women's magazine that originated in Italy with international editions printed in Albania, Argentina,

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, Croatia,

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, France, Germany. Greece, Indonesia, India, Jordan,

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History and profile

The Italian edition of ''Grazia'' was first published by Mondadori in November 1938. Mondadori started the magazine to compete with '' Lei'', a women's magazine published by the Rizzoli company. ''Grazia'' was modelled on the American magazine ''

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''. The start of ''Grazia'' was a return in Italy to traditionalist values such as

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and child-rearing. During the fascist rule in the country the magazine followed the

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policies and propaganda. Following World War II the magazine was renewed, but its conservative stance remained. Its conservatism continued during the late 1960s in that although miniskirts were featured in the fashion pages, these garments were commented from a conservative perspective in its social commentaries. From its beginning in 1938 to September 1943, Bruno Munari served as the

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for the magazine and for another Mondadori title, '' Tempo''. In Italy it is owned by Mondadori which later became one of Silvio Berlusconi's companies. ''Grazia'' published an article in July 2015 which promoted the breeding of family pets to make money to buy better furniture. This brought strong criticism owing to the number of unwanted pets which are killed in overcrowded shelters each week. A press statement from the British Royal Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals (RSPCA) was critical of ''Grazia''.

International editions

''Grazia'' has international editions in several countries. Its first international edition was published in Bulgaria in March 2004. The British edition of the magazine began publication in February 2005 and is owned in the UK under licence by Bauer Consumer Media. The Greek version was launched in April 2005. In November of the same year its edition in the United Arab Emirates was first issued. The magazine had an edition in Croatia from February 2006 and in Serbia from June 2006. The Russian edition began publication in March 2007, while the Netherlands followed in August 2007. ''

Grazia India ''Grazia India'' is the Indian edition of the Italian women's fashion and celebrity gossip magazine ''Grazia''. It is the 10th international edition of ''Grazia''. The monthly magazine covers fashion, health, and current events, and is targeted at ...

'' was launched in May 2008. Its Australian edition began publication in July 2008, but folded in February 2013. ''Grazia Australia'' reopened in 2015 under new management. In February 2009 the Chinese version of ''Grazia'' was started, being its twelfth international edition. The French version of the magazine was first published in August 2009. The inaugural issue of ''Grazia Korea'' was launched on 20 February 2013. It features a photospread of actors Lee Byung-hun, Bae Soo-bin and Kim Do-hyun for the play based on the film ''

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'' (2012). ''Grazia Pakistan'' was launched in February 2017. The launch party took place at the HSY Mansion in Krachi on 6 February 2017 with publisher and editor-in-chief of ''Grazia Pakistan'', Zahraa Saifullah and the first issue cover girl Mawra Hocane. ''Grazia Arabia'' is published in Qatar, and it gives annual Grazia Style awards. In 2018 the awards went to the Italian ambassador in Qatar and Asma Al Thani who is a Qatari adventurer.

Germany

Only one and a half years after the start of the German edition of ''Grazia'', Mediengruppe Klambt brought the title 2011 into a joint venture in which Gruner + Jahr barely held the majority. in 2017, the women's magazine has been bought back completely. As of 1 January 2018, Mediengruppe Klambt is taking over the 50.1% share, which was previously held by Gruner + Jahr.

Circulation

''Grazia'' had a circulation of 374,213 copies in 1984. The Italian version of the magazine had a circulation of 240,000 copies from January to August 2003. The 2007 circulation of the Italian edition was 218,083 copies. In Italy, the circulation of the magazine rose to 382,000 copies in the first half of 2011. During the same period the British edition of the magazine had a circulation of 219,741 copies. The circulation in the UK for the second half of 2013 was 160,019 copies. The German version's published circulation in the third quarter 2017 was 96,632 copies - a drop of around 20 percent compared to the same period of 2016. Since 2016 ''Grazia'' has come under pressure at the

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s with the magazine ''Olivia'' of Bauer Media Group.

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