Seventeen is an
AmericanThe United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
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for
teenagersAdolescence Adolescence Adolescence (lat adolescere, (to grow) is a transitional stage of physical and mental human development that occurs between childhood and adulthood. This transition involves biological (i.e. pubertal), social, and psychological changes, though the biological or...
. It was first published in 1944 by
Walter AnnenbergWalter Hubert Annenberg was an American billionaire publisher, philanthropist, and diplomat.-Early life:Walter Annenberg was born to a Jewish family in Milwaukee, Wisconsin on March 13, 1908. He was the son of Sarah and Moses "Moe" Annenberg, who published The Daily Racing Form and purchased The...
's Triangle Publications.
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bought Triangle in 1988, and sold Seventeen to
K-III CommunicationsPRIMEDIA Inc., is an American magazine company.It is publicly owned, trading on the New York Stock Exchange with private equity giant Kohlberg Kravis Roberts holding a controlling stake in the company.Consumer Source Inc...
(later Primedia) in 1991. Primedia sold the magazine to
HearstHearst Communications, Inc. is a privately-held American-based media conglomerate based in the Hearst Tower in New York City, USA. Founded by William Randolph Hearst as an owner of newspapers, the company's holdings now include a wide variety of media...
in 2003. It is still in the forefront of newsstand popularity among growing competition. This magazine is mostly for young girls from the ages of 13-20.
The content of
Seventeen includes information and advice about fashion and trends, celebrities, beauty, skincare, hair and makeup, and lifestyles.
Seventeen is an
AmericanThe United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
magazineMagazines, periodicals, glossies or serials are publications, generally published on a regular schedule, containing a variety of articles, generally financed by advertising, by a purchase price, by pre-paid magazine subscriptions, or all three...
for
teenagersAdolescence Adolescence Adolescence (lat adolescere, (to grow) is a transitional stage of physical and mental human development that occurs between childhood and adulthood. This transition involves biological (i.e. pubertal), social, and psychological changes, though the biological or...
. It was first published in 1944 by
Walter AnnenbergWalter Hubert Annenberg was an American billionaire publisher, philanthropist, and diplomat.-Early life:Walter Annenberg was born to a Jewish family in Milwaukee, Wisconsin on March 13, 1908. He was the son of Sarah and Moses "Moe" Annenberg, who published The Daily Racing Form and purchased The...
's Triangle Publications.
News CorporationNews Corporation is the world's second largest media conglomerate as of 2008 and the world's third largest in entertainment as of 2009...
bought Triangle in 1988, and sold Seventeen to
K-III CommunicationsPRIMEDIA Inc., is an American magazine company.It is publicly owned, trading on the New York Stock Exchange with private equity giant Kohlberg Kravis Roberts holding a controlling stake in the company.Consumer Source Inc...
(later Primedia) in 1991. Primedia sold the magazine to
HearstHearst Communications, Inc. is a privately-held American-based media conglomerate based in the Hearst Tower in New York City, USA. Founded by William Randolph Hearst as an owner of newspapers, the company's holdings now include a wide variety of media...
in 2003. It is still in the forefront of newsstand popularity among growing competition. This magazine is mostly for young girls from the ages of 13-20.
Content
The content of
Seventeen includes information and advice about fashion and trends, celebrities, beauty, skincare, hair and makeup, and lifestyles. It also has a health section about nutrition and exercise, and quizzes and horoscopes. The article length is kept deliberately brief. High quality photographs emphasize regular celebrity and clothing themes and it is well supported by advertising targeted towards the big-spending demographic of fourteen to early twenty-year-olds. Originally, it was geared towards seventeen-year-olds, but since then has been trying to hit a wider demographic without watering down the content.
International editions
- The South African edition of Seventeen Magazine is published by 8 Ink Media based in Cape Town. The editor is Khwezi Magwaza.
- The Philippine
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version is published by Summit MediaSummit Media is the leading consumer magazine publisher in the Philippines. The first issue was on June 1995, for the magazine Preview. It was a successful publication launch which brought about the rise of other magazines titles for the different Filipino lifestyles...
.
- The Hispanic
Hispanic is a term that historically denoted a relationship to the ancient Hispania . During the modern era, it took on a more limited meaning, relating to the contemporary nation of Spain....
American edition is published by Editorial Televisa.
- The Indian edition is published by Apricot Publications Pvt. Ltd in Mumbai
Mumbai, formerly Bombay, is the capital of the Indian state of Maharashtra. The city proper is the most-populous in the world, with approximately 14 million inhabitants. Along with the neighbouring suburbs of Navi Mumbai and Thane, it forms the world's 4th largest urban agglomeration, with around...
.
- The Malaysian version of Seventeen is published by Bluinc.
- The Brazil
Brazil , officially the Federative Republic of Brazil , is a country in South America. It is the fifth largest country by geographical area, occupying nearly half of South America, the fifth most populous country, and the fourth most populous democracy in the world. Bounded by the Atlantic Ocean...
ian edition is published by Editora Abril.
- The Seventeen Singapore
Singapore , officially the Republic of Singapore, is an island city-state located at the southern tip of the Malay Peninsula, lying north of the equator, south of the Malaysian state of Johor and north of Indonesia's Riau Islands. At , Singapore is a microstate and the smallest nation in Southeast...
is published by SPH Magazines.
Miss Seventeen
As a promotion for the magazine,
Seventeen partnered with
MTVMTV is a cable television network based in New York City and launched on August 1, 1981. The original purpose of the channel was to play music videos guided by on-air hosts known as VJs...
to create a reality show contest called
Miss SeventeenMiss Seventeen was a reality television show on MTV that aired from October 17, 2005 to December 19, 2005. The show consisted of 17 young women competing for an internship at and a college scholarship. Atoosa Rubenstein was the main judge, she was the youngest editor-in-chief ever to run...
that was broadcast from October 2005 to December 2005 on the MTV network, which only ran it for one season. Jennifer Steele was announced as the winner, and newest member of "Miss Seventeen".
America's Next Top Model
The winners of
America's Next Top ModelAmerica's Next Top Model is a reality television show in which a number of women compete for the title of America's Next Top Model and a chance to start their career in the modeling industry.The show was created and is hosted by talk-show host and former model Tyra Banks, who also serves as the...
from cycles 7 onwards have each graced a cover of Seventeen magazine including
Caridee EnglishCariDee English is an American fashion model and TV personality who won Cycle 7 of America's Next Top Model in December 2006. Her prize was a $100,000 contract with CoverGirl Cosmetics, a modeling contract with Elite Models, and a six-page fashion editorial and cover for Seventeen magazine...
,
Jaslene GonzalezJaslene Gonzalez is a Puerto Rican American fashion model, and the winner of Cycle 8 of America's Next Top Model.-Biography:Jaslene Gonzalez was born in Puerto Rico and grew up in Humboldt Park, Chicago. She attended Notre Dame High School for Girls in Chicago...
,
Saleisha StowersSaleisha Stowers , is an American fashion model and the winner of the ninth cycle of America's Next Top Model.-Early life and modeling career:...
,
Whitney ThompsonWhitney Thompson is an American fashion 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 Florida and appeared on the cover of Jacksonville magazine three times...
, and
McKey SullivanBrittany "McKey" Sullivan is an American fashion model most notable as the winner of the eleventh cycle of America's Next Top Model.-Early life:...
and the winner of cycle 12
Teyona AndersonTeyona Anderson is an American fashion model, and the winner of America's Next Top Model, Cycle 12.-America's Next Top Model:At the semi-finals, Teyona was the ninth girl called to join the final thirteen competing for America's Next Top Model, Cycle 12...
has recently appeared. The winner of the thirteenth cycle will also grace the cover of the magazine.
Dear Seventeen
The editors at Seventeen magazine write a weekly advice column called
Dear Seventeen for
King Features SyndicateKing Features Syndicate, a print syndication company owned by The Hearst Corporation, distributes about 150 comic strips, newspaper columns, editorial cartoons, puzzles and games to nearly 5000 newspapers around the world...
, advising young girls who write in needing advice on topics ranging from body image to everyday awkward experiences.
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