''Her World'' is a monthly English-language
magazine published in
Singapore
Singapore (), officially the Republic of Singapore, is a sovereign island country and city-state in maritime Southeast Asia. It lies about one degree of latitude () north of the equator, off the southern tip of the Malay Peninsula, borde ...
targeted at the female
professional
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s reading market. It is also the first English-language women's magazine to be published in Malaysia and Singapore.
History and profile
The magazine was published since July 1960. This magazine is published in five countries, the other countries besides
Malaysia
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and Singapore is
Indonesia
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,
Thailand
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and
Vietnam
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(since October 2008). The Malaysian edition of ''Her Worlds logo is different from other edition. It consists of fashion pieces, advertisements targeted at female professionals, writeups on grooming, lifestyle and personal choices, amongst others. It is published by SPH Magazines, a subsidiary of
SPH Media Trust. The Indonesian, Thai and Vietnamese edition of ''Her World'' had the articles in their native language.
The July 2010 issue of ''Her World Singapore'', which is the special collector's edition, is the first issue to not have a cover girl since the first issue in July 1960 to coincide with the 50th anniversary of the magazine.
Its main rival in the market is
''Female'', published since 1974, also owned by SPHM. The magazine is also published in
Malaysia
Malaysia ( ; ) is a country in Southeast Asia. The federation, federal constitutional monarchy consists of States and federal territories of Malaysia, thirteen states and three federal territories, separated by the South China Sea into two r ...
(since 1974) and
Indonesia
Indonesia, officially the Republic of Indonesia, is a country in Southeast Asia and Oceania between the Indian and Pacific oceans. It consists of over 17,000 islands, including Sumatra, Java, Sulawesi, and parts of Borneo and New Guine ...
(since 2000).
In 2003, ''Her World'' was the best-selling women's magazine in Singapore with a circulation of 141,000 copies.
Link with modelling show series
The winner of ''
Vietnam's Next Top Model'' from cycle 1 and 2 will have a spread and be on the cover of ''Her World Vietnam'' and will be supported by Her World International.
The winner of ''
The Face Vietnam'' from cycle 3 onwards will have a spread and be on the cover of ''Her World Vietnam''
Her World Vietnam
/ref> and will be supported by Her World International.
References
External links
Official website
Official Singaporean website
Official Malaysian website
Official Vietnamese website
Official Indonesian website
1960 establishments in Singapore
Monthly magazines published in Singapore
Magazines published in Indonesia
Magazines published in Malaysia
Magazines published in Singapore
Magazines published in Vietnam
Magazines established in 1960
Women's magazines
English-language magazines
SPH Media Trust
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