Fun, Fearless, Future: Joanna Coles Named New Editor of <em>Cosmo</em>

The Fall Fashion Season began with a complex game of editorial musical chairs at Hearst this morning. Current Marie Claire

The Fall Fashion Season began with a complex game of editorial musical chairs at Hearst this morning. Current Marie Claire editor Joanna Coles has been named editor of famed women’s title Cosmopolitan, replacing a retiring Kate White. Brides editor Anne Fulenwider will replace Coles at Marie Claire. As of this publication time, no one has been engaged for the Brides editorship yet.

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In case you’ve ever wanted to see what life as a women’s magazine editor-in-chief entails, Cosmo released a behind-the-scene video where Coles practices her new editorial focuses, answering questions about the 365 sex positions a day iPhone app (order the “Linguine”!) and unintentionally displaying her multitasking ability to respond to questions while staring intently at her iPhone.

Fun, Fearless, Future: Joanna Coles Named New Editor of <em>Cosmo</em>