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''Seventeen'' is an American bimonthly
teen magazine Teen magazines are magazines aimed at teenage readers. They usually consist of gossip, news, fashion tips and interviews and may include posters, stickers, small samples of cosmetics or other products and inserts. The teen magazine industry ...
based in New York City. The magazine's reader-base is 13-to-19-year-old females and is published by New York City-based
Hearst Magazines Hearst Communications, Inc., often referred to simply as Hearst, is an American multinational mass media and business information conglomerate based in Hearst Tower in Midtown Manhattan, New York City. Hearst owns newspapers, magazines, televis ...
. It debuted in New York City in August 1944. It began as a publication geared toward inspiring teen girls to become model workers and citizens. Soon after its debut, ''Seventeen'' took a more fashion- and romance-oriented approach in presenting its material, while promoting self-confidence in young women. It was first published based in New York City on September 1944 by
Walter Annenberg Walter Hubert Annenberg (March 13, 1908 – October 1, 2002) was an American businessman, investor, philanthropist, and diplomat. Annenberg owned and operated Triangle Publications, which included ownership of ''The Philadelphia Inquirer' ...
's
Triangle Publications Triangle Publications Inc. was an American media group based first in Philadelphia, and later in Radnor, Pennsylvania. It was a privately held corporation, with the majority of its stock owned by Walter Annenberg and his sisters. Its holding ...
and The Atlantic Monthly Company in 1944 to 1946.


''Seventeen'' history

The first publisher in New York City of ''Seventeen'', Helen Valentine, provided teenaged girls with working-woman role models and information about their personality development and overall growth. ''Seventeen'' enhanced the role of teenagers as consumers of popular culture. The concept of "teenager" as a distinct demographic originated in that era. In July 1944,
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began running the comic strip ''
Teena ''Teena'' is a comic strip about a teenage girl, created by Hilda Terry. It ran from July 1, 1944, to 1963, distributed by King Features Syndicate. The strip evolved from Terry's earlier Sunday feature, ''It's a Girl's Life'', a collection of ...
'', created by cartoonist
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, in which a typical teenager's life was examined. ''Teena'' ran internationally in newspapers for 20 years. After ''Seventeen'' was launched in New York City in September 1944, Estelle Ellis Rubenstein, the magazine's promotion director, introduced advertisers to the life of teenaged girls through ''Teena'', selling advertising in ''Seventeen'' at the same time. From 1945 to 1946, the magazine surveyed teen girls to better understand the magazine's audience. The magazine became an important source of information to manufacturers seeking guidance on how to satisfy consumer demand among teenagers. Today, the magazine entertains and promotes self-confidence in young women.
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submitted nearly 50 pieces to ''Seventeen'' before her first short story, "And Summer Will Not Come Again", was accepted and published in the August 1950 issue. Joyce Walker became the first black model to be featured on the cover of ''Seventeen'' in July 1971. In 1981,
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was also featured on the cover of the magazine. New York City-based
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bought Triangle in 1988 and sold ''Seventeen'' to
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(later Primedia) in 1991. In 1999 Linda Platzner was named Publisher and then President of the Seventeen magazine group. Primedia sold the magazine to New York City-based Hearst in a process led by Platzner in 2003. ''Seventeen'' remains popular on newsstands today despite greater competition. In 2010, writer Jamie Keiles conducted "The Seventeen Magazine Project", an experiment in which she followed the advice of ''Seventeen'' magazine for 30 days. In 2012, in response to reader protests against the magazine's airbrushing its models' photos, ''Seventeen'' ended its practice of using digital photo manipulation to enhance published photographs. (See more below under Controversy). In August 2016, Michelle Tan was fired from her position as editor in chief while she was on maternity leave. It was announced shortly thereafter that Michele Promaulayko, who was appointed editor in chief of ''Cosmopolitan'', would also serve as ''Seventeen'' editorial director. Starting with their Dec/Jan 2017 issue, the magazine was to start publishing only six issues a year instead of 10, to focus on their online presence to appeal to the Generation Z market. In October 2018, it was announced that Jessica Pels would take over from Promaulayko as editor in chief of ''Cosmopolitan'', and that Kristin Koch was appointed ''Seventeen's'' new executive director, overseeing all its content. In November 2018, it was announced that ''Seventeen's'' print editions would be reduced to special stand-alone issues.


International editions

* The South African edition of ''Seventeen'' magazine is published by 8 Ink Media based in Cape Town. The editor is Janine Jellars. The magazine ceased publication in 2013. * The
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version is published by
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, but it ceased publication in April 2009. * The Mexican edition is published by Editorial Televisa, but it ceased publication due to the COVID-19 pandemic in June 2020. * The Indian edition is published by Apricot Publications Pvt. Ltd in
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. * The Malaysian version of ''Seventeen'' is published by Bluinc. * ''Seventeen Singapore'' is published by
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. * The Thai edition of ''Seventeen'' is published by Media Transasia Limited in
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. * In the United Kingdom there is no ''Seventeen'' magazine, but there was a similar magazine touted as a fresher and edgier competition to '' Teen Vogue'' called ''
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'' which folded in 2014. * The Japanese version of ''
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'' is published by
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Publishing Co., Ltd. * The Indonesian edition of ''Seventeen'' is published by Femina Group, it ceased publication in September 2009.


''Seventeen'' in other media

''Seventeen'' has also published books for teens, addressing such topics as beauty, style, college, and health and fitness.


''America's Next Top Model''

''Seventeen'' was a sponsor of ''
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''. The winners of ''America's Next Top Model'' from seasons seven through 14 have each appeared on a cover of ''Seventeen'' magazine, including CariDee English,
Jaslene Gonzalez Jaslene González (born May 29, 1986) is an American model, television host, and winner of Cycle 8 of ''America's Next Top Model''. Biography Gonzalez was born in Puerto Rico and grew up in Humboldt Park, Chicago. She attended Notre Dame High S ...
,
Sal Stowers Saleisha Lashawn Stowers (born January 20, 1986) is an American actress and model. She was cycle 9’s winner ''America's Next Top Model''. She portrayed the role of Lani Price on NBC's soap opera ''Days of Our Lives''. Early life Stowers was ...
,
Whitney Thompson Whitney Lee Thompson Forrester (born September 26, 1987) is an American plus-size model and is the winner of the tenth cycle of '' America's Next Top Model''. Early life Before her appearance on the show, Thompson worked locally in northern F ...
,
McKey Sullivan Brittany "McKey" Alvey (née Sullivan; born September 9, 1988) is an American fashion model most notable as the winner of the eleventh cycle of ''America's Next Top Model''. Early life Sullivan was born to Michael and Gayle Sullivan and has thre ...
, Teyona Anderson,
Nicole Fox Nicole Arianna Abuhamada (née Fox, born March 6, 1991) is an American model and actress, best known as the winner of Cycle 13 of ''America's Next Top Model''. Biography Fox graduated from Monarch High School. As of 2009, she was a sophomor ...
, and
Krista White Krista White (born December 19, 1984) is an American fashion model, best known as the winner of Cycle 14 of ''America's Next Top Model''. As part of her win, she was signed with Wilhelmina Models, received a $100,000 contract with Covergirl, a ...
. Originally, the magazine only planned on sponsoring the show from cycles seven through 10; however, with such a high success rate and a great opportunity the magazine provided for these women, it sponsored the cycles until the show decided to move the winners to ''
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''.


''Cyberbu//y''

In 2011, ''Seventeen'' worked with
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to make a film about a girl who gets bullied online called '' Cyberbu//y''. The point was to raise awareness of cyber bullying and to "delete digital drama". The film premiered July 17, 2011, on ABC Family.


Petition on image manipulation

In April 2012, 14-year-old Julia Bluhm from Waterville, Maine, created a petition on
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titled "Seventeen Magazine: Give Girls Images of Real Girls!' advocating for the magazine publication to vow to print at least one unaltered and Photoshop-FREE monthly photo spread". As a self-proclaimed "SPARK Summit Activist", Bluhm petitioned for an end to digital photo manipulation. In May 2012 Bluhm, her mother, and a group of fellow "SPARK Summit" members were invited to the New York headquarters of ''Seventeen'' by editor-in-chief
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. On 3 July 2012, Bluhm announced that her petition had "won" after receiving almost 85,000 signatures online, resulting in ''Seventeen'' editorial staff pledging to always feature one photo spread per month without the use of digital photo manipulation. Furthermore, ''Seventeen'' editor-in-chief Shoket published an editorial praising The Body Peace Treaty in the August 2012 ''Seventeen'' issue, offering the push against digital photo manipulation as an extension of the magazine's ongoing Body Peace Project.


''Project Runway: Threads'' and ''Project Runway: Junior''

''Seventeen'' was a sponsor of '' Project Runway: Threads'', now a sponsor of '' Project Runway: Junior''. The winners of ''Project Runway: Junior'' from seasons one and two have had their designs feature in a fashion spread of ''Seventeen'', including Maya and Chelsea.


Editors

* Helen Valentine (1944–1953) *
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(1953–1970) * Midge Richardson (1975–1993) * Maci Hunter (1993–1994) * Caroline Miller (1994–1997) * Meredith Berlin (1997–1999) * Patrice G. Adcroft * Mia Fausto-Cruz * Simon Dumenco * Sabrina Weill * Annemarie Iverson (2000–2001) *
Atoosa Rubenstein Atoosa Rubenstein (born Atoosa Behnegar, fa, آتوسا بهنگار; ) is an Iranian-American former magazine editor. She was the editor-in-chief of '' Seventeen'' magazine and the founding editor of ''CosmoGirl''. She went on to found Big Mom ...
(2003–2007) *
Ann Shoket Ann Shoket is an American magazine writer and editor. She is the author of ''The Big Life'' and the former editor-in-chief of '' Seventeen'' magazine. Education Shoket received her BA from New York University. Career She is the author of ''The Bi ...
(2007–2014) * Michelle Tan (2014–2016) * Michele Promaulayko (2016–October 2018) * Kristin Koch (October 2018–present)


Changes in United States cover price


Logos

From September of 1944, there are four different logos for this magazine. The first and current logo has been in use from September 1944 to June 1977, and is in the use again from January 2004, the second logo has been in use from June 1977 to August 1992, the third logo has been in use from August 1992 to February 2002, and the fourth logo has been in use from February 2002 to January 2004.


References


External links


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