Cosmogirl
Vanessa Hudgens on the cover of CosmoGirl | |
Editor-in-Chief | Susan Schulz |
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Categories | Fashion |
Frequency | Monthly |
Year founded | 1999 |
Final issue | December 2008/January 2009 |
Company | Hearst Corporation |
Country | United States |
Based in | New York City |
Language | English |
Website | cosmogirl.com |
CosmoGirl was an American magazine based in New York City, published from 1999 until 2008. The teenage spin-off of Cosmopolitan magazine, it targeted teenage girls and featured fashion and celebrities. It was published ten times a year and reached approximately eight million readers before folding. The last issue was December 2008. Subscribers instead received issues of fellow Hearst publication, Seventeen.[1]
The magazine was founded by Atoosa Rubenstein, who was asked to create a mock issue. She repeatedly scrawled the word "Girl!" in bed using fuchsia lipstick for use on the magazine cover. When she and her husband woke up, they were covered in lipstick.[2][3]
Ann Shoket was the executive editor before leaving the magazine to replace Atoosa Rubenstein as the editor-in-chief of fellow Hearst magazine, Seventeen. The last editor-in-chief was Susan Schulz, who was reassigned to special projects at Hearst Magazines.[4]
Like Elle Girl magazine, which closed in 2006, CosmoGirl continued their website.[5] It was eventually merged into the website of Seventeen.
Content
Inside each issue of CosmoGirl, there was an interview and photo shoot with a current celebrity, a beauty section featuring hair, skin, and makeup tips and trends, a fashion section highlighting various spreads of trends and clothes, and the Stars section which included articles on celebrities other than those featured on the cover. A monthly free calendar allowed readers to win various prizes by typing in a code to enter for a chance to win a prize on the magazine's website.
There was also a section introduced in March 2008 named JSYK (Just So You Know), which had advice and stories of how readers fell in love, and a shocking real-life story. There were also embarrassing stories, and a manga comic featuring a character named CG. The magazine's content was rounded out with the Body & Soul section, which covered sexual health, mental health, fitness, and nutrition.
Project 2024
Project 2024 was created in 2002. It was named 2024 because that was when the youngest readers would be thirty-five years old, old enough to run for President of the United States. Project 2024 was about helping young girls realize their dreams and has been supported by Senator Hillary Clinton, fashion designer Michael Kors, music mogul Sean "Diddy" Combs, and Myspace creator Tom Anderson.
International editions
There are different international editions of the magazine in other countries, including the UK, the Netherlands, the Czech Republic, Turkey, China, Hong Kong and Indonesia in the country's native language, respectively.
The UK Cosmogirl closed in June 2007.[6]
Cover models
2008
- December/January 2009: Taylor Swift
- November: Scarlett Johansson
- October: Mila Kunis
- September: Lauren Conrad
- August: Vanessa Hudgens
- June/July: Megan Fox
- May: Brittany Snow
- April: Julianne Hough
- March: Miley Cyrus
- February: Jessica Alba
2007
- December/January 2008: Ashlee Simpson
- November: Blake Lively
- October: Heidi Montag
- September: Ashley Tisdale & Zac Efron
- August: Kelly Clarkson
- June/July: Avril Lavigne
- May: Hilary Duff
- April: Miley Cyrus
- March: Lauren Conrad
- February: America Ferrera
2006
- December/January 2007: Christina Aguilera
- November: Lindsay and Ali Lohan
- October: Kristin Cavallari
- September: Ashlee Simpson
- August: Keira Knightley
- June/July: Nicole Richie
- May: Jessica Simpson
- April: JoJo
- March: Alicia Keys
- February: Sophia Bush
2005
- December/January 2006: Hilary Duff
- November: Mariah Carey
- October: Amanda Bynes
- September: Mischa Barton
- August: Ashlee Simpson
- June/July: Katie Holmes
- May: Nicole Richie
- April: Jennifer Lopez
- March: Destiny's Child
- February: Lindsay Lohan
2004
- December/January 2005: Jessica Simpson
- November: Mary-Kate and Ashley Olsen
- October: Angelina Jolie
- September: Brittany Murphy
- August: Reese Witherspoon
- June/July: Avril Lavigne
- May: Anne Hathaway
- April: Sarah Michelle Gellar
- March: Hilary Duff
- February: Ashton Kutcher
2003
- December/January 2004: Kirsten Dunst
- November: Britney Spears
- October: Josh Hartnett
- September: Jessica Simpson
- August: Angelina Jolie
- June/July: Paul Walker
- May: Mary-Kate and Ashley Olsen
- April: Eminem
- March: Christina Aguilera
- February: Jennifer Lopez
2002
- December/January 2003: Katie Holmes
- November: Jennifer Love Hewitt
- October: Nick Carter
- September: Beyoncé Knowles
- August: Kelly Osbourne
- June/July: Jennifer Lopez
- May: Tara Reid
- April: Josh Hartnett
- March: Mandy Moore
- February: 'N Sync
2001
- December/January 2002: Gwen Stefani
- November: Shirley Manson
- October: Mariah Carey
- September: Freddie Prinze, Jr.
- August: Reese Witherspoon
- June/July: Blink-182
- May: Eminem
- April: Destiny's Child
- March: Jessica Simpson
- February: 98 Degrees
2000
- December/January 2001: Sarah Michelle Gellar
- November: Justin Timberlake
- October: Leslie Bibb
- September: Rachael Leigh Cook
- August: Gwen Stefani
- June/July: Britney Spears
- May: 'N Sync
- April: Leelee Sobieski
- March: Christina Aguilera
- February: Selma Blair
1999
- December/January 2000: Alyson Hannigan
- October/November: Jessica Biel
- August/September: Melissa Joan Hart
References
- ↑ Irin Carmon (October 10, 2008). "CosmoGirl to Close". WWD.com. Retrieved October 12, 2008.
- ↑ Andrew Goldman (February 13, 2000). "Atoosa, Former High School Loser, Is Hearst's New Cosmogirl Queen". New York Observer. Retrieved November 1, 2008.
- ↑ Dodai (October 10, 2008). "CosmoGirl: One of the Smarter Newsstand Choices for Teens". Jezebel.com. Retrieved November 1, 2008.
- ↑ Stephanie Clifford (October 10, 2008). "Hearst to Close CosmoGirl Magazine". New York Times. Retrieved October 12, 2008.
- ↑ Lucia Moses (October 10, 2008). "Hearst's CosmoGirl! to Fold With December Issue". MediaWeek. Retrieved October 12, 2008.
- ↑ 'Unsustainable' CosmoGirl axed as readers migrate to the web from Press Gazette
External links
- CosmoGIRL! Website
- Hearst Corporation
- Cosmogirl (Czech Republic) Website
- Cosmogirl (Hong Kong) Website
- Cosmogirl (Indonesia) Website
- Cosmogirl (Netherlands) Website
- Cosmogirl (Turkey) Website