Grazia

Grazia (stylized in all caps) is a weekly women's magazine that originated in Italy with international editions printed in Albania, Argentina, Australia, Bahrain, Bulgaria,[1] China, Croatia, Colombia, France, Germany,[2] Greece, Indonesia, India, Jordan, North Macedonia,[3] Mexico, the Netherlands,[4] Poland, Portugal, Pakistan, Qatar,[5] Serbia, Slovenia, South Korea, Spain, Thailand, and the United Kingdom.

History and profile

The Italian edition of Grazia was first published by Mondadori in November 1938.[6]

International editions

Grazia has international editions in several countries.[15] Its first international edition was published in Bulgaria in March 2004.[16] The British edition of the magazine began publication in February 2005[15] and is owned in the UK under licence by Bauer Consumer Media. The Greek version was launched in April 2005.[15] In November of the same year its edition in the United Arab Emirates was first issued.[15]

The magazine had an edition in Croatia from February 2006 and in Serbia from June 2006.[15] The Russian edition began publication in March 2007,[15] while the Netherlands followed in August 2007.[15] Grazia India was launched in May 2008.[15] The magazine's Australian edition began publication in July 2008,[15] but folded in February 2013.[17][18] Grazia Australia reopened in 2015 under new management. In February 2009 the Chinese version of Grazia was started, being its twelfth international edition.[19] The French version of the magazine was first published in August 2009.[20]

The inaugural issue of Grazia Korea was launched on 20 February 2013. It features a photospread of actors Lee Byung-hun, Bae Soo-bin and Kim Do-hyun for the play based on the film Masquerade (2012).[21] Grazia Pakistan was launched in February 2017.[22] The launch party took place at the HSY Mansion in Krachi on 6 February 2017 with publisher and editor-in-chief of Grazia Pakistan, Zahraa Saifullah and the first issue cover girl Mawra Hocane.[23] Grazia Arabia is published in Qatar,[5] and it gives annual Grazia Style awards. In 2018 the awards went to the Italian ambassador in Qatar and Asma Al Thani who is a Qatari adventurer.[24]

Germany

Only one and a half years after the start of the German edition of Grazia, Mediengruppe Klambt brought the title 2011 into a joint venture in which Gruner + Jahr barely held the majority. In 2017, the women's magazine has been bought back completely. As of 1 January 2018, Mediengruppe Klambt is taking over the 50.1% share, which was previously held by Gruner + Jahr.[25]

editor	Silvia Grilli
frequency	Weekly
category	Women's magazine
company	Arnoldo Mondadori Editore (1938–2022) Reworld Media (2023–present)
firstdate	October 1, 1938
country	Italy
based	Milan
language	Italian
website	https://graziamagazine.com/
issn	1120-5113

History and profile

International editions

Germany

Circulation

See also

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