Girlfriend Magazine
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Girlfriend magazine is an Australian teen girls magazine
. It targets readers aged 12–17 years old with a mix of entertainment, fashion, beauty, advice and lifestyle articles.
Girlfriend gained media attention in 2005 when it was the first magazine to allow readers complete control of the magazine's content via the website in an initiative called "U Make The Mag". In 2006 Girlfriend celebrated its 18th birthday and won the Magazine Publisher's Awards for both Best Website and Editorial Initiative. Also in 2006 the magazine began to alert readers to its use of Photoshop throughout the magazine, as part of the "Self Respect" campaign. In 2007 Girlfriend became one of the first magazines to be completely printed on recycled paper.
The magazine's website is one of the most popular youth websites in Australia
.
Girlfriend is part of the Pacific Magazines stable; a New Zealand
edition published from Auckland each month under Pacific Magazines New Zealand.
Girlfriend initiated a "Girlfriend Bans Bullying" campaign to prevent bullying in 2005. In each issue of the magazine, Girlfriend featured ways to deal with bullying, and stories of people that had had to deal with bullying in their lives. Girlfriend also teamed up with Supre, to release a range of "Girlfriend Bans Bullying" singlets and dogtag necklaces, with slogans such as 'Peace Lover' and 'Lover, not a fighter'. All the proceeds went to charity.
The Girlfriend Self Respect Campaign encourages readers to be themselves, not put themselves down, be happy with who they are, and generally lead a good and happy life. The magazine features 'Real Girls' in the magazine each month, who have had to deal with issues in their lives, and are intended to be an inspiration. There are inspiring quotes, yummy recipes to try, reader profiles, exercise tips, and dogma on how to live a happy, successful life in the "Girlfriend Guru" section of the magazine, which is part of the self respect campaign.
It has started a "Girlfriend Goes Green" campaign, to inform readers of the effects of global warming, and how they can help prevent it. The Girlfriend website also features an "Enviro-Room" which has many ideas on how to save water, electricity and resources.
Past winners such as Alyssa Sutherland
, Catherine McNeil
, and Abbey Lee Kershaw, have become overnight sensations in the modelling industry.
Past Winners
. Currently there are 19 novels in the series with another to be released in October 2010. The novels are written by a variety of authors and are written from the point of view of a girl.
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...
. It targets readers aged 12–17 years old with a mix of entertainment, fashion, beauty, advice and lifestyle articles.
Girlfriend gained media attention in 2005 when it was the first magazine to allow readers complete control of the magazine's content via the website in an initiative called "U Make The Mag". In 2006 Girlfriend celebrated its 18th birthday and won the Magazine Publisher's Awards for both Best Website and Editorial Initiative. Also in 2006 the magazine began to alert readers to its use of Photoshop throughout the magazine, as part of the "Self Respect" campaign. In 2007 Girlfriend became one of the first magazines to be completely printed on recycled paper.
The magazine's website is one of the most popular youth websites in Australia
Australia
Australia , officially the Commonwealth of Australia, is a country in the Southern Hemisphere comprising the mainland of the Australian continent, the island of Tasmania, and numerous smaller islands in the Indian and Pacific Oceans. It is the world's sixth-largest country by total area...
.
Girlfriend is part of the Pacific Magazines stable; a New Zealand
New Zealand
New Zealand is an island country in the south-western Pacific Ocean comprising two main landmasses and numerous smaller islands. The country is situated some east of Australia across the Tasman Sea, and roughly south of the Pacific island nations of New Caledonia, Fiji, and Tonga...
edition published from Auckland each month under Pacific Magazines New Zealand.
Campaigns and Initiatives
"U Make The Mag" allows the readers to vote for things like the cover girl, colour, and features of the magazine, it happens once a year.Girlfriend initiated a "Girlfriend Bans Bullying" campaign to prevent bullying in 2005. In each issue of the magazine, Girlfriend featured ways to deal with bullying, and stories of people that had had to deal with bullying in their lives. Girlfriend also teamed up with Supre, to release a range of "Girlfriend Bans Bullying" singlets and dogtag necklaces, with slogans such as 'Peace Lover' and 'Lover, not a fighter'. All the proceeds went to charity.
The Girlfriend Self Respect Campaign encourages readers to be themselves, not put themselves down, be happy with who they are, and generally lead a good and happy life. The magazine features 'Real Girls' in the magazine each month, who have had to deal with issues in their lives, and are intended to be an inspiration. There are inspiring quotes, yummy recipes to try, reader profiles, exercise tips, and dogma on how to live a happy, successful life in the "Girlfriend Guru" section of the magazine, which is part of the self respect campaign.
It has started a "Girlfriend Goes Green" campaign, to inform readers of the effects of global warming, and how they can help prevent it. The Girlfriend website also features an "Enviro-Room" which has many ideas on how to save water, electricity and resources.
Girlfriend Model Search
The Girlfriend Rimmel Model Search is an offshoot from Girlfriend sponsored by Rimmel London. The competition started in 1992. It is a competition that allows teens to enter to have the chance of becoming a model.Past winners such as Alyssa Sutherland
Alyssa Sutherland
Alyssa Sutherland is an Australian-born actress and model born in Brisbane in 1982, and now based in New York City.Her modeling career began when she won the 1997 annual Bonne Belle model search of Girlfriend, a teen magazine in Australia...
, Catherine McNeil
Catherine McNeil
Catherine McNeil is an Australian fashion model. At fourteen years old, she won a model search contest hosted by Girlfriend.-Career:...
, and Abbey Lee Kershaw, have become overnight sensations in the modelling industry.
Past Winners
| Year | Winner | Finalists |
|---|---|---|
| 2011 | Chloe Glassie | Yasmeena Osman, Zara Dobbie-Smitham, Isabella Vick, Rebecca Dupain, Claudia Reed, Dominique Roussetos, Monique Jensen |
| 2010 | Jemma Baines | Tiffany Adcock, Bridgit Hollitt, Maddison Brown, Jacqui McGrath, Loren Harrison-Gorton |
| 2009 | Karri Pledger | Abbey O'Connell, Madison Borbely, Jessica Ridolfi, Kailyn Allen, Rebecca Downes |
| 2008 | Kate Budrodeen | Alex Klages, Klara Reid, Josie Vann, Karina White, Gemma Weaver |
| 2007 | Aimee Hurst and Morgan Hurst | Lucy Fry, Catriona Gray, Emma, Meg, Lutece |
| 2005 | Tia Woods | |
| 2006 | Sarah Stephens Sarah Stephens Sarah Stephens is an Australian model, best known for winning Girlfriend magazine's Model Search 2006 and walking in the 2008 Victoria's Secret Fashion Show at the age of 18.-Early life:... |
Anastazia Bobis |
| 2004 | Abbey Lee Kershaw | Pania Rose Pania Rose Pania Rose is an Australian fashion model perhaps best known for her 2006 Sports Illustrated Swimsuit Edition appearance.-Biography:... , Samantha Harris, Allegra Carpenter, Amelia Jennings |
| 2003 | Catherine McNeil Catherine McNeil Catherine McNeil is an Australian fashion model. At fourteen years old, she won a model search contest hosted by Girlfriend.-Career:... |
Ruby Rose Langenheim Ruby Rose Langenheim Ruby Rose Langenheim , better known as Ruby Rose, is an Australian model and MTV VJ.-Early life:Rose was born to Katia Langenheim, a 20-year-old single mother and artist, who she now describes as one of her role-models. As a young child, she travelled frequently, living in rural Victoria, Tasmania... , Tully Smyth, Amber Vucko |
| 2002 | Elizah McNeltty | |
| 2001 | Mahlie Peet | Kerryn Amyes |
| 2000 | Kieta Van Ewyk | |
| 1999 | ||
| 1998 | Tione Hawkins | Joanna Hughes |
| 1997 | Alyssa Sutherland Alyssa Sutherland Alyssa Sutherland is an Australian-born actress and model born in Brisbane in 1982, and now based in New York City.Her modeling career began when she won the 1997 annual Bonne Belle model search of Girlfriend, a teen magazine in Australia... |
Vivianne Grigoriev |
| 1996 | Jodie Hunter | |
| 1995 | Emma Scanlan | |
| 1994 | Tenille Petrelli | |
| 1993 | ||
| 1992 | Jennifer Duck | |
Girlfriend Fiction
Girlfriend Fiction is a collaboration with Allen & UnwinAllen & Unwin
Allen & Unwin, formerly a major British publishing house, is now an independent book publisher and distributor based in Australia. The Australian directors have been the sole owners of the Allen & Unwin name since effecting a management buy out at the time the UK parent company, Unwin Hyman, was...
. Currently there are 19 novels in the series with another to be released in October 2010. The novels are written by a variety of authors and are written from the point of view of a girl.
Novels
- My Life and Other Catastrophes - Rowena Mohr (February 2008, Allen & Unwin) ISBN 9781741752861
- The Indigo Girls - Penni RussonPenni RussonPenni Russon is an Australian writer of children's literature and young-adult fiction.-Biography:Russon was born in 1974 in Tasmania, Australia. Russon has studied children's literature at Monash University and professional writing and editing at RMIT University. She is a freelance editor and...
(February 2008, Allen & Unwin) ISBN 9781741752922 - She's With the Band - Georgia Clark (May 2008 , Allen & Unwin) ISBN 9781741752878
- Always Mackenzie - Kate ConstableKate ConstableKate Constable is an Australian author. Her first novel was The Singer of All Songs, the first in the Chanters of Tremaris trilogy. It was later followed by The Waterless Sea and The Tenth Power.-Biography:...
(May 2008, Allen & Unwin) ISBN 9781741752939 - The (Not Quite) Perfect Boyfriend - Lili WilkinsonLili WilkinsonLili Wilkinson is an Australian author. She has also written for several publications, including The Age, and managed , a website for teenagers about books, as part of her role at the Centre For Youth Literature at the State Library of Victoria until January 2011.-Early life:Wilkinson was born in...
(August 2008, Allen & Unwin) ISBN 9781741753462 - Step Up and Dance - Thalia Kalkipsakis (August 2008, Allen & Unwin) ISBN 9781741755558
- Sweet Life - Rebecca LimRebecca Lim*Rebecca Lim is a Singaporean actress who has acted in both Chinese and English dramas in Mediacorp, most notably as Wendy Lim in the highly-acclaimed MediaCorp Channel 5 TV Series - The Pupil, which she won the Best Actress Award at the 15th Asian Television Awards, 2010.She was the 4th runner-up...
(November 2008, Allen & Unwin) ISBN 9781741755312 - Cassie - Barry JonsbergBarry JonsbergBarry Jonsberg is an Australian author and teacher who was born in Liverpool. He earned two degrees in English and Psychology from Liverpool University and was a college lecturer in Crewe, Cheshire before moving to Australia in 1999....
(November 2008, Allen & Unwin) ISBN 9781741753479 - Bookmark Days - Scot Gardner (January 2009, Allen & Unwin) ISBN 9781741755787
- Winter of Grace - Kate ConstableKate ConstableKate Constable is an Australian author. Her first novel was The Singer of All Songs, the first in the Chanters of Tremaris trilogy. It was later followed by The Waterless Sea and The Tenth Power.-Biography:...
(January 2009, Allen & Unwin) ISBN 9781741756203 - Something More - Mo Johnson (April 2009, Allen & Unwin) ISBN 9781741755282
- Big Sky - Melaina Faranda (April 2009, Allen & Unwin) ISBN 9781741757118
- Little Bird - Penni RussonPenni RussonPenni Russon is an Australian writer of children's literature and young-adult fiction.-Biography:Russon was born in 1974 in Tasmania, Australia. Russon has studied children's literature at Monash University and professional writing and editing at RMIT University. She is a freelance editor and...
(July 2009, Allen & Unwin) ISBN 9781741758641 - What Supergirl Did Next - Thalia Kalkipsakis (July 2009, Allen & Unwin) ISBN 9781741758672
- Fifteen Love - R. M. Corbet (October 2009, Allen & Unwin) ISBN 9781742370156
- A Letter from Luisa - Rowena Mohr (October 2009, Allen & Unwin) ISBN 9781741758740
- Dear Swoosie - Kate ConstableKate ConstableKate Constable is an Australian author. Her first novel was The Singer of All Songs, the first in the Chanters of Tremaris trilogy. It was later followed by The Waterless Sea and The Tenth Power.-Biography:...
and Penni RussonPenni RussonPenni Russon is an Australian writer of children's literature and young-adult fiction.-Biography:Russon was born in 1974 in Tasmania, Australia. Russon has studied children's literature at Monash University and professional writing and editing at RMIT University. She is a freelance editor and...
(January 2010, Allen & Unwin) ISBN 9781742371986 - Thirteen Pearls - Melaina Faranda (April 2010, Allen & Unwin) ISBN 9781742372020
- The Boy/Friend - R. M. Corbet (June 2010, Allen & Unwin) ISBN 9781742372860
- Three Things About Daisy Blue - Kate Gordon (October 2010, Allen & Unwin) ISBN 9781742372129