Harper's Bazaar has appointed its first black editor-in-chief in the magazine's 153-year history.
On Tuesday, Hearst announced that Samira Nasr would be taking the helm at the Hearst fashion magazine, taking over for Glenda Bailey, who left in January after holding the post for 19 years.
Nasr most recently held a position at rival publisher Conde Nast's magazine Vanity Fair, and before that had roles at Elle and InStyle - and the fashion expert already has a bevy of famous friends and admirers.
New boss: Hearst announced Samira Nasr as the next editor-in-chief of Harper's Bazaar
The plan: She shared a video on Instagram about her excitement and her plan for the magazine
The news was officially announced by Harper's Bazaar on Tuesday morning.
'Fashion and BAZAAR are synonymous,' she said in a statement.
'It is a tremendous privilege to be entrusted with moving this legacy brand into a new era — one that is colorful, inclusive and celebrates the beauty of fashion on every platform — while carrying on the tradition of innovative art direction and great style that the BAZAAR audience loves so much.
'The most beautiful part of working in magazines is the teamwork and creating a community. I can't wait to get started.'
Nasr was born in Montreal, Canada, and has a graduate degree from NYU.
Her first job was an assistant to Vogue's former creative director, Grace Coddington. She went on to work at InStyle, was a Elle as a fashion director, and most recently, served as executive fashion director at Vanity Fair.
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SOURCE: Mail Online
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