''Zooey Magazine'' was a boutique quarterly
United States
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-based women's fashion and lifestyle magazine, with an emphasis on simple living. The magazine began its printed publication in 2010, having been created in 2008 by the then 14-year-old Lucia Tran.
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Media Bistro. It folded in 2015.
History
Editor-in-chief and CEO of ''Zooey Magazine'' Lucia Tran established an online magazine in 2008, and then converted the site to a print publication in 2010.
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''Folio Magazine''. Lucia based the magazine on the mission of empowering women through entertainment, which is why she named the publication ''Zooey'', after the character Zooey Glass from
J.D. Salinger
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's novel ''
Franny and Zooey
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'', who is uplifting, smart, and very capable.
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Inspiration
''Zooey Magazine'' is inspired by magazines including ''
Interview
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'', ''
Bust
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Frankie
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People
*Frankie (musician), indie pop musician from Los Angeles, California
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'', ''Kinfolk'', and ''Lula Magazine''.
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LuciaTran.com.
Past cover models
* Issue 21:
Kind Campaign
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* Issue 20:
Krysten Ritter
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* Winter 2013:
Kat Dennings
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* Fall 2013:
Sara Bareilles
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* Summer 2013:
Emma Chapman
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and
Elsie Larson of ABeautifulMess.com blog
* Spring 2013:
Mary Elizabeth Winstead
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* October/November 2012:
Nikki Reed
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* August/September 2012:
Kristen Bell
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* June/July 2012:
Julianne Hough
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* April/May 2012:
Anna Paquin
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* February/March 2012:
Kaley Cuoco
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* December/January 2011:
Emmy Rossum
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* October/November 2011:
Anna Kendrick
Anna Cooke Kendrick (born August 9, 1985) is an American actress. She has received various accolades, including a Satellite Award, five Teen Choice Awards, three MTV Movie Awards, and nominations for an Academy Award, a Primetime Emmy Award a ...
* August/September 2011:
Jennifer Love Hewitt
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* June/July 2011:
Sophia Bush
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* April/May 2011:
Ashley Tisdale
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* February/March 2011:
Aly Michalka
Alyson Renae Michalka ( ; born March 25, 1989) is an American actress, singer-songwriter and musician who rose to prominence with her starring role as Keely Teslow in the Disney Channel sitcom ''Phil of the Future'' (2004–2006). Aly Michalka w ...
* December/January 2011:
Jackson Rathbone
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and
Victoria Justice
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* October 2010:
Jessica Lowndes
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* September 2010:
Lindsey Shaw
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Editor-in-chief
Lucia Tran (born May 12, 1993), an English major at
UCLA
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who graduated in 2015, created the magazine when she was 14 years old.
Lucia has been noted to have enjoyed reading magazines at an early age, sparking her interest in joining the magazine industry in later years - which led her to start her online magazine in 2008, and later launching the print publication in 2010 when she was a senior in high school.
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Content
''Zooey'' featured
celebrities
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,
fashion
Fashion is a form of self-expression and autonomy at a particular period and place and in a specific context, of clothing, footwear, lifestyle, accessories, makeup, hairstyle, and body posture. The term implies a look defined by the fashion in ...
,
art
Art is a diverse range of human activity, and resulting product, that involves creative or imaginative talent expressive of technical proficiency, beauty, emotional power, or conceptual ideas.
There is no generally agreed definition of wha ...
,
human-interest stories
In journalism, a human-interest story is a feature story that discusses people or pets in an emotional way. It presents people and their problems, concerns, or achievements in a way that brings about interest, sympathy or motivation in the reader ...
, and
photography
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with an independent ("
indie
Indie is a short form of "independence" or "independent"; it may refer to:
Arts, entertainment, and media
Gaming
*Independent video game development, video games created without financial backing from large companies
*Indie game, any game (board ...
") perspective while catering to an audience pursuing simple living.
References
External links
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Defunct women's magazines published in the United States
Fashion magazines published in the United States
Lifestyle magazines published in the United States
Magazines established in 2010
Magazines disestablished in 2015
Magazines published in Los Angeles
Quarterly magazines published in the United States
Women's fashion magazines