Seventeen (magazine)
Encyclopedia
Seventeen is an American
magazine
for teenagers
. It was first published in September 1944 by Walter Annenberg
's Triangle Publications
. News Corporation
bought Triangle in 1988, and sold Seventeen to K-III Communications
(later Primedia) in 1991. Primedia sold the magazine to Hearst
in 2003. It is still in the forefront of newsstand popularity among growing competition. This magazine is mostly for young girls and women from the ages of 12–21.
submitted forty-five pieces to Seventeen before her first short story, "And Summer Will Not Come Again", was published in the August 1950 issue. ;)
In 2010, writer Jamie Keiles
conducted The Seventeen Magazine Project, a social experiment in which she followed the advice of Seventeen magazine for 30 days.
. The winners of America's Next Top Model from seasons 7 through 14 have each graced a cover of Seventeen magazine including Caridee English
, Jaslene Gonzalez
, Saleisha Stowers
, Whitney Thompson
, McKey Sullivan
, Teyona Anderson
, Nicole Fox
, and Krista White
. Originally, the magazine only planned on sponsoring the show from cycles 7-10, however, with such a high success rate and an awesome opportunity the magazine provided for these women, the magazine sponsored the cycles until the show decided to move the winners to Vogue Italia
.
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.
United States
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magazine
Magazine
Magazines, periodicals, glossies or serials are publications, generally published on a regular schedule, containing a variety of articles. They are generally financed by advertising, by a purchase price, by pre-paid magazine subscriptions, or all three...
for teenagers
Adolescence
Adolescence is a transitional stage of physical and mental human development generally occurring between puberty and legal adulthood , but largely characterized as beginning and ending with the teenage stage...
. It was first published in September 1944 by Walter Annenberg
Walter Annenberg
Walter Hubert Annenberg was an American 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 Philadelphia...
's Triangle Publications
Triangle Publications
Triangle Publications, Inc. was an American media group first based at 400 North Broad Street , Philadelphia, and later at its TV Guide headquarters in Radnor, Pennsylvania. Triangle Publications was a privately-held corporation with the majority of stock owned by Walter Annenberg and his sisters...
. News Corporation
News Corporation
News Corporation or News Corp. is an American multinational media conglomerate. It is the world's second-largest media conglomerate as of 2011 in terms of revenue, and the world's third largest in entertainment as of 2009, although the BBC remains the world's largest broadcaster...
bought Triangle in 1988, and sold Seventeen to K-III Communications
Primedia
PRIMEDIA Inc. is privately held American media company fully owned by TPG Capital.Consumer Source Inc. is the sole operating division of PRIMEDIA and helps millions of consumers find apartments, houses for rent, and new homes for sale through its Internet, mobile, and print products...
(later Primedia) in 1991. Primedia sold the magazine to Hearst
Hearst Corporation
The Hearst Corporation is an American media conglomerate based in the Hearst Tower, Manhattan in New York City, New York, United States. 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 and women from the ages of 12–21.
Notable historical events
Sylvia PlathSylvia Plath
Sylvia Plath was an American poet, novelist and short story writer. Born in Massachusetts, she studied at Smith College and Newnham College, Cambridge before receiving acclaim as a professional poet and writer...
submitted forty-five pieces to Seventeen before her first short story, "And Summer Will Not Come Again", was published in the August 1950 issue. ;)
In 2010, writer Jamie Keiles
Jamie Keiles
Jamie Keiles is an American blogger and feminist writer. She is most notable for , a blog chronicling her attempt to follow the advice of Seventeen Magazine for 30 days.- Biography :...
conducted The Seventeen Magazine Project, a social experiment in which she followed the advice of Seventeen magazine for 30 days.
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 PhilippinePhilippinesThe Philippines , officially known as the Republic of the Philippines , is a country in Southeast Asia in the western Pacific Ocean. To its north across the Luzon Strait lies Taiwan. West across the South China Sea sits Vietnam...
version is published by Summit MediaSummit 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...
, but it ceased publication in April 2009. - The HispanicHispanicHispanic is a term that originally denoted a relationship to Hispania, which is to say the Iberian Peninsula: Andorra, Gibraltar, Portugal and Spain. During the Modern Era, Hispanic sometimes takes on a more limited meaning, particularly in the United States, where the term means a person of ...
American edition is published by Editorial Televisa. - The Indian edition is published by Apricot Publications Pvt. Ltd in MumbaiMumbaiMumbai , formerly known as Bombay in English, is the capital of the Indian state of Maharashtra. It is the most populous city in India, and the fourth most populous city in the world, with a total metropolitan area population of approximately 20.5 million...
. - The Malaysian version of Seventeen is published by Bluinc.
- The Seventeen SingaporeSingaporeSingapore , officially the Republic of Singapore, is a Southeast Asian city-state off the southern tip of the Malay Peninsula, north of the equator. An island country made up of 63 islands, it is separated from Malaysia by the Straits of Johor to its north and from Indonesia's Riau Islands by the...
is published by SPH Magazines. - The ThaiThailandThailand , officially the Kingdom of Thailand , formerly known as Siam , is a country located at the centre of the Indochina peninsula and Southeast Asia. It is bordered to the north by Burma and Laos, to the east by Laos and Cambodia, to the south by the Gulf of Thailand and Malaysia, and to the...
edition of Seventeen is published by Media Transasia Limited in BangkokBangkokBangkok is the capital and largest urban area city in Thailand. It is known in Thai as Krung Thep Maha Nakhon or simply Krung Thep , meaning "city of angels." The full name of Bangkok is Krung Thep Mahanakhon Amon Rattanakosin Mahintharayutthaya Mahadilok Phop Noppharat Ratchathani Burirom...
. - In the United KingdomUnited KingdomThe United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern IrelandIn the United Kingdom and Dependencies, other languages have been officially recognised as legitimate autochthonous languages under the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages...
there is no Seventeen magazine, but there is a similar magazine recently touted as a fresher and edgier Teen VogueTeen VogueTeen Vogue magazine began as a version of Vogue magazine for teenage girls. This US magazine focuses on fashion and celebrities and offers information about the latest entertainment and feature stories on current issues and events.- Description :...
called CompanyCompany (magazine)Company magazine is a monthly fashion, celebrity and lifestyle magazine published in the United Kingdom.It celebrated its 30th birthday in 2008, and in that time has had only six editors: Maggie Goodman, Gil Hudson, Mandi Norwood, Fiona Macintosh, Sam Baker, and the current editor - Victoria...
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America's Next Top Model
Seventeen was a sponsor of America's Next Top ModelAmerica's Next Top Model
America'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 winners of America's Next Top Model from seasons 7 through 14 have each graced a cover of Seventeen magazine including Caridee English
CariDee English
CariDee 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 Gonzalez
Jaslene Gonzalez
Jaslene Gonzalez is a Puerto Rican American model, television host, and winner of Cycle 8 of America's Next Top Model.-Biography:...
, Saleisha Stowers
Saleisha Stowers
Saleisha Stowers , is an American model and the winner of ninth cycle of America's Next Top Model.-Early life and modeling career:...
, Whitney Thompson
Whitney Thompson
Whitney Thompson is an American fashion model and is the winner of the tenth cycle of America's Next Top Model.-Early life:...
, McKey Sullivan
McKey Sullivan
Brittany "McKey" Sullivan is an American fashion model most notable as the winner of the eleventh cycle of America's Next Top Model.-Early life:...
, Teyona Anderson
Teyona Anderson
Teyona Anderson is an American fashion model, and the winner of America's Next Top Model, Cycle 12.-America's Next Top Model:...
, Nicole Fox
Nicole Fox
Nicole Fox is an American artist and fashion model, best known as the winner of Cycle 13 of America's Next Top Model.-Biography:...
, and Krista White
Krista White
Krista White 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 is now signed with Wilhelmina Models, has a $100,000 contract with Covergirl, and will be on the cover of Seventeen Magazine.- Early life :Krista White was born in...
. Originally, the magazine only planned on sponsoring the show from cycles 7-10, however, with such a high success rate and an awesome opportunity the magazine provided for these women, the magazine sponsored the cycles until the show decided to move the winners to Vogue Italia
Vogue Italia
Vogue Italia is the Italian edition of Vogue magazine. Owned by Condé Nast International, it is the least commercial of all editions of Vogue magazine and has been called the top fashion magazine in the world....
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Cyberbu//y
In 2011, Seventeen collaborated with ABC FamilyABC Family
ABC Family, stylized as abc family, is an American television network, owned by ABC Family Worldwide Inc., a subsidiary of the Disney-ABC Television Group division of The Walt Disney Company...
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.
Editors
- Helen Valentine (1944-1953)
- Enid A. HauptEnid A. Hauptthumb|right|Enid Haupt with Lady Bird Johnson at the SmithsonianEnid A. Haupt was an American publisher and philanthropist whose gifts supported horticulture, the arts, architectural and historic preservation, and cancer research...
(1953-1970) - Midge Richardson
- Caroline Miller
- Mia Fausto Cruz
- Simon Dumenco
- Sabrina WeillSabrina WeillSabrina Solin Weill is an American journalist and online/print media consultant as CEO of Weill Media. Weill was formerly editor in chief of Momlogic.com and Seventeen magazine and has written several books, including the 2006 parenting-advice book The Real Truth about Teens and Sex.-Biography:She...
- Annemarie Iverson
- Atoosa RubensteinAtoosa RubensteinAtoosa Rubenstein was the editor-in-chief of Seventeen magazine. She was also the founding editor of CosmoGIRL!. She is currently the founder of Big Momma Productions, Inc. and Atoosa.com...
(2003-2007) - Ann ShoketAnn ShoketAnn Shoket is an American magazine writer and editor, and the current editor-in-chief of Seventeen magazine.-Education:Shoket graduated in 1990 from Pennsbury High School in Fairless Hills, Pennsylvania. She received her B.A...
(2007-Present)