' Cosmopolitn, Ntionl ID 187942037 PAGE 1 of 5?Vi Freedmn &witty,' )1c-Chon Meet the women who steered Cosmo through fo r d ges of love, sex, fshio l more USSCRI BE CALL 136 116
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Cosmopolitn, Ntionl ID 187942037 PAGE 3 of 5 S ki R ner Pt Ingrm WHERE DO YOU LIVE NOW? We hke beutiful Pith-century house in Provence, in the south of Frnce. We col oe to visit Austrli regulrly, nd lso the UK. WHAT HAVE YOU BEEN DOING SINCE COSMO? Being lr,.! I.sometimes tiv rite hildrerfs stories nti poctry - purely tier relxtion_ There Are lots of things to do here: musk, oper, thetre, pnning nd sculpture. In summer, the towns 11.Ve! Vondslvril rts rentivls. We lso trvel lot I love Europe. South Americ nd New York, nd other prts of the US. WHAT WAS YOUR PROUDEST MOMENT AS EDITOR? Seeing the first issue on my desk in My 1973. We lunched the 1ng- with such tiny stff - only live inchid ing - nd tight dedline_ We were so excited when we sw it nd even more excited when it sold out. WHAT WAS REVOLUTIONARY ABOUT THE MAG DURING YOUR EDITORSHIP? Cskov, ws- revolutionry ill The fct tht it ws the first mgzine (originted by sw i3 it her cetsfrh, MUTE. '70s. Helen Gurley Brown in the US) to spek llmut woutn's life nd openly discuss her sex life_ Men Are n integrl prt, but we encourged women to get on with their own lives. 'We imed to help girls mke the niglst Of every wy - sex, e revrs, helth, fshion nd beuty - with some good profiles, reds nd fiction thrown in. WHO WAS YOUR FAVE COVER GIRL? OR WHO WAS THE "IT" GIRL DURING YOUR EDITORSHIP? Thur wilt- lots fvourite?: over timnhe yers - Deborh Hutton, Elk Mcpherson, Terry Kg, Juliet Hwthorne, to nme frw. WHAT WERE THE STANDOUT TRENDS WHEN YOU WERE EDITOR? The trends were mny nd vried, / lot pnts, bell-bi Atoms, pltforms, off-theshou Wu'r blouses nd floty skirts, wrp dresses, miniskirts, coloured tig-hts, stilts with pointed toes nd high spiky heels rnid elitiiilder rods (iny own fvourite). Evenings were knock-out glmour. The blck stin tuxedo ws one of the b-st, BEST CAREER ADVICE YOU'VE BEEN GIVEN? The best dvice L ws ever given ws by my then-mnging-din-mt, th.c lte Roger Wood! "If they let you down once, they'll do it gin. Get rid of them.- My best piece of creer dvice is; -Don't worry bout the uorripei it Pi plr blinkers on nd do the hest possible job you cn." It lwys wins in the end. Strted journlism creer t 18. Employed s copywriter In lrge dvertising cool p ny. c. Moved to Englnd nd "sweet tlked" her wy into fshion publicity rote t lirrods, where she styed for Iwo yers. e Returned to Sydney to become fshion publicist t Dvid Jones. Fshion editor of 'Womn's Doy. Becme the very first editor of Cosrno Austrli in 1973. Editor: 1988-1996 DAY JOB NOW: Editoril director of Sundy Life t Firfx Medi_ WHERE IN THE WORLD ARE YOU? Mostly in Sydney, prtly In Vnutu, where I hve home. WHAT HAVE YOU BEEN DOING SINCE LEAVING COSMO? l ws editoril director then publishing director of ACP Mgzines [now Buer Medil Women's Lifestyle Group, which included Csino_ In totl, my ssocition with the mgzine lsted over 30 yers. PROUDEST MOMENT AS EDITOR? When Aussie Cosine hd Its highest sle ever. Herst Interntionl boss George Green flew over from New York to tke ll the stff to Hymn kin nd for weekend to celebrte. ANY DISASTROUS MOMENTS? When I pproved TV commercil tht [lte ACP boss) Kerry Pcker hted. I endured his wrth for over n hour, expecting to be fired. Journlism cdetship In NZ; reporter t The Dominion Post. Moved to Austrli nd into mgzines I Womn's Dy). Joined CQ5r130 t lunch in 1973; fetures ed nd deputy eel for the next 10 yers. Editor. Good Houseke-epir-Po. Bck to Cosmo s editor. Editor-in-chief of Cosrno. Group publisher of ACP's Young Women's Titles. Publishing director, AC P's Women's Lifestyle Group. Strted own consulting compny In 2009. Currently editoril director of Sundy Life.
Cosmopolitn, Ntionl ID 187942037 PAGE 4 of 5 C FAVOURITE COVER GIRL? It ws the supernnodel decde. I loved Cludi Schiffer nd Cindy Crwford. DID YOU MAKE REVOLUTIONARY CHANGES? I gve the mgzine more Aussie feel, nd modernised the design. Mine ws the uhve-it Ir er, so we went more feminist nd creer- oriented, without los log the signture Cosmo girl glmo u r. WHAT'S THE BEST CAREER ADVICE YOU'VE EVER HAD? Alwys surround yourself with the best tlent you cn find (John Alexnder). And lwys be drling (Helen Gurley Brown). STANDOUT TRENDS WHEN YOU WERE EDITOR? Neon. blue Jens. hippie chic... Then designer dressing crept In (YSL, Chnel, Armen') nd blck relly ws the new blck. IF YOU COULD ONLY WEAR ONE BRAND, WHAT WOULD IT RE? Crl Zmptti In Austrli nd Bensimon In Vnutu. Mi Freedmn Editor: 19W- 2005 DAY JOB NOW: Publisher/editor of ti rninitoin.n nd i.k.illgy...contn. WHERE IN THE WORLD ARE YOU? Sydney, Austrli. WHAT HAVE YOU BEEN DOING SINCE COSMO? I've hd two more hhies (fell pregnnt with my first three months into the job); spent seven disstrous months s TV executive; nd retreted to tuy lounge room to lunch Mnitni in 2007. We now rech 1.2 million Aussie women every month. PROUDEST MOMENT AS EDITOR? The work I did round body imge [ strted lsing vriety of models nd reders, nd we committed to osing women of ll shpes in every issue. ANY DISASTROUS MOMENTS? We did n -Orl Sex Lessons" seled section, which got us pulled of the shelves in Coles nd Woolworths_ [t becme huge story in the medi, nd I hd to do lods of interviews to explin myself. couple of issues, I lso clutched out sel Wht mistke tht ws. ;t ws bck in rster thn you cn sy "ILnlsutre. BEST CAREER ADViCE YOU'VE BEEN GIVEN? You often need to hve relly shit job to recognise relly gret one when it comes long. Just like you need terrible reltionship to work out wht you don't wnt in goy. STANDOUT TRENDS WHEN YOU WERE EDITOR? Sequins, hipster pnts, crgo pnts with heels, boot-cut jens, cowboy Swots worn with dresses-. IF YOU COULD ONLY WEAR ONE BRAND, WHAT WOULD IT BE? Sss & Bide, with dose of Sportsgirl. FAVOURITE COVER GIRL? rbig Brother strk Sr-Mriel Even though this cover ws hugely controversil becuse it ws ''dotille" oover with Britncy Spers on the other ide, I dored it. DID YOU MAKE ANY REVOLUTIONARY CHANGES? Well, I chucked out diets nd I brought in diversity of models. In my first SI.Jd ied communictions t uni. nd lsted yer. Strted work experience t Cleo ged 19, Becme Cosmo editor t 24. c. Seven-month stint s TV executive, t ge 35. Lunched mm mi.coniku In 2007. -`,
Cosmopolitn, Ntionl ID 187942037 PAGE 5 of 5 Srh Wilson Editor 005-2007 DAY JOB NOW I3logging nd writing. And I'm currently working on setting tip new online progrm, WHAT HAVE YOU BEEN DOING SINCE COSMO? I wrote for The Dily Telegrph nd Sudy Lrfr, hosted MsterChejoined LifeStyle YOU; then I focused on my Sugr pnig rm. PROUDEST MOMENT AT COSMO? A toss-up between setting Guinness Work' Record k-- orgnising the biggest bikini shoot in the VL-Grld (tin Sydney's Bondi Bech) nd interviewing both John Howrd nd Kevin Rudd h liirc the iiirio7 election in n effort to get women engged in the issues of the dy. 411,751.4 CAREER TIMELINE 4 Strted lw degree but grduted with BA in philosophy nd women's studies t the Austrlin Ntionl University_ k Resturnt reviewer for Sundy Mgzine in Melbourne, t ge 24. - At 29, moved to Sydney to become editor of Cosmo. Hosted MosterChef. Eot Yourself Sexy nd then lunched the I Oust Scigr books. ANY DISASTROUS MOMENTS? A memorble bptism plifire ws my first seled section. "1 low norml is ry vginp- 1 hd to confess I didn't know we hd urn, three holes down there! Lord knows where I thought I'd been putting tmpons. FAVOURITE COVER GIRL? ides:tin:1 Si In] isolik Sbc Mnit rdited_ If YOU COULD ONLY WEAR ONE BRAND, WHAT WOULD IT BE? Scnln & Theodore. Their long styles suit til chicks like me. HOW LONG HAVE YOU BEEN AT COSMO? Over decde (with short interlude s editor of Dolly}. I begn s M's ssistnt nd worked my wy through the rnks. PROUDEST MOMENT? Becoming editor, NE lived nd brethed this mgzine my whole life, s reder nd s Its leder. Cosmo hs n Incredible history loclly nd globlly - you could trvel nywhere in the world nd people spek Cosmo. BIGGEST CHANGES YOU'VE SEEN? Being editor during the birth of socil medi hs been Interesting - nd chllenging. We're not only producing printed product, we re lso publishing online, InstgrmmIng, Tweeting_ When!first strted, there were fewer mgzines, the Internet ws just becoming thing, nd there wsn't the huge prolifertion of bioggers. Tht's ll chnged now, so we hve to constntly evolve nd twek the wy we do things, FAVOURITE COVER GAL? Reyonc on this Issue. She bems off the cover. BEST CAREER ADVICE YOU'VE BEEN GIVEN? Re nice to the work experience kids - they could be your boss one dy. YOU'RE ONLY ALLOWED ONE BEAUTY PRODUCT TO USE EVERY DAY - WHAT IS IT? Klorrie dry shmpoo, OEM * BA in Medi Studies t the University of Queenslnd (but forgot to grdute). Moved to Sydney nd strted work t Cosm s Ivli's PA. Spent the next five yers t Cosmo s production editor, then fetures writer, beuty editor nd fetures editor. Lnded the editorship of Dolly m g In 2005, t ge 25. Returned to Cosmc s editor In 2007.