People (Australian magazine)
Encyclopedia
People is a weekly Australia
n lad's mag published by ACP Publishing
, a division of PBL Media
. It has been published since the 1950s. It is not to be confused with the gossip magazine known by that name
in the United States; that magazine is published under the name Who in Australia.
People focuses on celebrity interviews and scandal, glamour photography
, sex stories sent in by readers, puzzles, crosswords, and a jokes page.
People was the first weekly magazine in Australia to feature topless models.
The current editor of People is Shane Cubis.
People magazine started a "Covergirl of the Year" quest in the early 80s with Samantha Fox
an early winner. The 1985 winner was Carolyn Kent. People had a deliberate policy of searching for "average Aussie birds" from 1985 onwards, trying to veer away from a reliance on U.K. Page 3 girl pictorials (though Page 3 girls still appeared, and indeed, Tracey Coleman was named Covergirl of the year in 1992 and 1994). Mostly scouted by and photographed by Walter Glover, many popular "average" girls became very popular and frequent cover girls. These include Lynda Lewis, Lisa Russell, Narelle Nixon, Melinda Smith, Raquel Samuels, Tanja Adams (real name Tanja Adamiak) and Belinda Harrow (who also appeared as the debut cover–centre of Picture magazine in 1988.
1990s
Though published by the same company, People had a early fierce rivalry with Picture magazine. Many girls defected from People to Picture, and vice versa. In the early 90s, People followed the lead of Picture and introduced "Home Girls" - amateur photos sent in by female readers. Picture was seriously eroding Peoples sales figures by featuring fully nude photos, as opposed to Peoples topless-only stance. In 1992, People fought back, and went fully nude. Gold Coast model Lisa Haslem became a figurehead at this time. Also, it began to feature more celebrities and once again returned to Page three girls or American models. The reliance on Australian talent diminished.
Australia
Australia , officially the Commonwealth of Australia, is a country in the Southern Hemisphere comprising the mainland of the Australian continent, the island of Tasmania, and numerous smaller islands in the Indian and Pacific Oceans. It is the world's sixth-largest country by total area...
n lad's mag published by ACP Publishing
Australian Consolidated Press
ACP Magazines , a subsidiary of the Nine Entertainment Co., is an Australian media company. It publishes the Australian Women's Weekly and the Australian edition of Woman's Day....
, a division of PBL Media
PBL Media
Nine Entertainment Co. is a media company owned by CVC Asia Pacific.Originally a 50/50 joint venture with Consolidated Media Holdings, in June 2007 PBL announced that it would sell a further 25% to CVC for A$ 515 million...
. It has been published since the 1950s. It is not to be confused with the gossip magazine known by that name
People (magazine)
In 1998, the magazine introduced a version targeted at teens called Teen People. However, on July 27, 2006, the company announced it would shut down publication of Teen People immediately. The last issue to be released was scheduled for September 2006. Subscribers to this magazine received...
in the United States; that magazine is published under the name Who in Australia.
People focuses on celebrity interviews and scandal, glamour photography
Glamour photography
Glamour photography is a genre of photography whereby the subjects, usually female, are portrayed in a romantic or sexually alluring way. The subjects may be fully clothed or seminude, but glamour photography stops short of deliberately arousing the viewer and being pornographic photography.Glamour...
, sex stories sent in by readers, puzzles, crosswords, and a jokes page.
People was the first weekly magazine in Australia to feature topless models.
The current editor of People is Shane Cubis.
History
1980sPeople magazine started a "Covergirl of the Year" quest in the early 80s with Samantha Fox
Samantha Fox
Samantha Karen "Sam" Fox is an English dance-pop singer, actress, and former glamour model. In 1983, at the age of 16, she began her topless modeling career on Page Three of The Sun, and went on to become a popular pin-up girl...
an early winner. The 1985 winner was Carolyn Kent. People had a deliberate policy of searching for "average Aussie birds" from 1985 onwards, trying to veer away from a reliance on U.K. Page 3 girl pictorials (though Page 3 girls still appeared, and indeed, Tracey Coleman was named Covergirl of the year in 1992 and 1994). Mostly scouted by and photographed by Walter Glover, many popular "average" girls became very popular and frequent cover girls. These include Lynda Lewis, Lisa Russell, Narelle Nixon, Melinda Smith, Raquel Samuels, Tanja Adams (real name Tanja Adamiak) and Belinda Harrow (who also appeared as the debut cover–centre of Picture magazine in 1988.
1990s
Though published by the same company, People had a early fierce rivalry with Picture magazine. Many girls defected from People to Picture, and vice versa. In the early 90s, People followed the lead of Picture and introduced "Home Girls" - amateur photos sent in by female readers. Picture was seriously eroding Peoples sales figures by featuring fully nude photos, as opposed to Peoples topless-only stance. In 1992, People fought back, and went fully nude. Gold Coast model Lisa Haslem became a figurehead at this time. Also, it began to feature more celebrities and once again returned to Page three girls or American models. The reliance on Australian talent diminished.