Front (magazine)
Encyclopedia
Front was first published by Cabal Communications in 1998, it was created to rival IPC's
publication Loaded
, catering to a demographic of 16- to 25-year-old males. It began as part of the British
"lads' mag" genre of magazines though the covers rejects this description with the statement "Front is no lads' mag". It also retains a much higher female readers' percentage than other magazines in the genre.
Whilst a major selling point is the photo-shoots of models, the magazine also focuses heavily on music, films, gadgets and games, plus sections on fashion and sport. Glamour shoots within the magazine usually involve well-known models rather than celebrities.
The magazine has also been responsible for a number of high profile stunts, most notably smuggling an Eric Cantona
lookalike into the Manchester United team photo during a Champions League game. Today it is edited by Steve Beech and published by The Kane Corporation who are based in Soho, London
.
The Kane Corporation is led by self-made millionaire entrepreneur Dominic McVey
(born 1985) and managing director of talent agency Money, Francis Ridley.
IPC Media
IPC Media , a wholly owned subsidiary of Time Inc., is a consumer magazine and digital publisher in the United Kingdom, with a large portfolio selling over 350 million copies each year.- Origins :...
publication Loaded
Loaded (magazine)
Loaded, first published in 1994, is a British magazine for men that is considered to be the "original lads' mag". Its motto is "For men who should know better".-History:...
, catering to a demographic of 16- to 25-year-old males. It began as part of the British
United Kingdom
The 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...
"lads' mag" genre of magazines though the covers rejects this description with the statement "Front is no lads' mag". It also retains a much higher female readers' percentage than other magazines in the genre.
Whilst a major selling point is the photo-shoots of models, the magazine also focuses heavily on music, films, gadgets and games, plus sections on fashion and sport. Glamour shoots within the magazine usually involve well-known models rather than celebrities.
The magazine has also been responsible for a number of high profile stunts, most notably smuggling an Eric Cantona
Eric Cantona
Eric Daniel Pierre Cantona is a French actor and former French international footballer. He played for Auxerre, Martigues, Marseille, Bordeaux, Montpellier, Nîmes and Leeds United before ending his professional footballing career at Manchester United, where he won four Premier League titles in...
lookalike into the Manchester United team photo during a Champions League game. Today it is edited by Steve Beech and published by The Kane Corporation who are based in Soho, London
London
London is the capital city of :England and the :United Kingdom, the largest metropolitan area in the United Kingdom, and the largest urban zone in the European Union by most measures. Located on the River Thames, London has been a major settlement for two millennia, its history going back to its...
.
The Kane Corporation is led by self-made millionaire entrepreneur Dominic McVey
Dominic McVey
Dominic McVey is a British entrepreneur from London who started business at the age of 13, importing micro-scooters from the United States into the United Kingdom....
(born 1985) and managing director of talent agency Money, Francis Ridley.
Notable cover girls
- Jo GuestJo GuestJoanne Guest is an English former glamour model and media figure.- Glamour career :Born and raised in Chesterfield, north east Derbyshire, England, Guest got her start in modelling when she came across an advertisement for it while on a catering course at her local college...
, August 1999 & May 2002 - DJ Sassy, October 1999
- JordanJordan (Katie Price)Katie Price , previously known under the pseudonym Jordan, is an English media personality, author, former glamour model, occasional singer and businesswoman....
, January 2001, July 2003, September 2003 & March 2004 - Pamela AndersonPamela AndersonPamela Denise Anderson is a Canadian-American actress, model, producer, author, activist, and former showgirl, known for her roles on the television series Home Improvement, Baywatch, and V.I.P. She was chosen as a Playmate of the Month for Playboy magazine in February 1990...
, July 2001 & August 2002 - Christina AguileraChristina AguileraChristina María Aguilera is an American recording artist and actress. Aguilera first appeared on national television in 1990 as a contestant on the Star Search program, and went on to star in Disney Channel's television series The Mickey Mouse Club from 1993–1994...
, October 2001 - Katie RichmondKatie RichmondKatie Richmond is an English model and hostess of a television show on the Men & Motors network. Born Katie Walker in Mottram in Longdendale, Greater Manchester, England in 1978....
, January 2002 - Nell McAndrewNell McAndrewNell McAndrew is an English glamour model.-Career:...
, February 2002 - Jenna JamesonJenna JamesonJenna Jameson is an American entrepreneur and former pornographic actress, who has been called the world's most famous adult-entertainment performer and "The Queen of Porn."...
, January 2005 - Melanie SykesMelanie SykesMelanie Ann Sykes is an English television presenter and model.-Career:Melanie Sykes was born to an English father, and an Anglo-Indian mother. She first came to public attention as the bikini-clad girl in the Boddingtons beer advertisements with the broad "Northern" accent in the mid-1990s...
, March 2005 - Jodie MarshJodie MarshJodie Marsh is an English media personality, former glamour model and bodybuilder. She has appeared topless in many tabloid newspapers and has appeared in her own reality show, Totally Jodie Marsh.-Early life:...
, December 2005 - Lucy PinderLucy PinderLucy Katherine Pinder is an English glamour model, from Winchester, Hampshire.-Modelling career:In the summer of 2003, Pinder was spotted by a freelance photographer while sunbathing on Bournemouth beach...
, January 2006 - Raven RileyRaven RileyRaven Riley is an American pornographic actress, appearing online and on DVDs. Riley won the top spot on Front magazine's "Top 20 Girls of the Web" and appeared on its March 2007 cover....
, March 2007 - Eve Wyrwal, March 2008
- Rosie JonesRosie Jones (model)Rosie Jones is a British glamour model from Sunbury-on-Thames Middlesex. She has appeared as a Page Three girl and in numerous lad mags.-Biography:...
- HettieHettieHettie is a given name. It may refer to:*Hetty Green , American businesswoman*Hettie Jones , American poet and writer*Hettie MacDonald, a British television director*Alasdair and Hettie Tayler, British historical writers...
See also
- Ralph
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- Glamour photographyGlamour photographyGlamour 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...
- Lad cultureLad cultureLad culture is a subculture commonly associated with Britpop music of the 1990s."The image of the 'lad' or 'new lad' arose in the early 1990s as a generally middle-class figure espousing attitudes conventionally attributed to the working classes"...