Samantha started her career in advertising sales at Media24 before moving on to become the sales director of Heart 104.9FM. Before joining COSMOPOLITAN, she was responsible for national advertising sales at Bizcommunity.
‘We welcome Samantha to COSMO,’ says Rebecca Whisson-Smeda, group publisher (sales) at Associated Media Publishing. ‘Samantha’s cross-platform and digital experience will be a major asset and further our drive to make COSMOPOLITAN a truly multi-platform media brand.’
]]>Marie Claire’s popular Naked issue was launched last night at Mondiall restaurant in Cape Town and features 36 celebrities in the nude in aid of The Lunchbox Fund, a non-profit organisation dedicated to providing a daily meal for orphaned or vulnerable school children in disadvantaged areas around South Africa.
More than 12 million South African children are living on less than R20 a day and The Lunchbox Fund facilitates public donations and volunteers to help provide these children with at least one healthy meal per day at the schools involved.
The issue goes on sale Monday, 17 February.
‘We are so very excited about this year’s Naked issue,’ says Aspasia Karras, editor of Marie Claire. ‘Not only do we hope to raise awareness for The Lunchbox fund, but we are looking at raising money too, to help the millions of children in this country enjoy a decent meal each day.’
Marie Claire is inviting readers who have purchased a copy of the Naked issue to share their purchase on social media, by posting a ‘selfie’ with the magazine and including the hashtag #MCNaked. For every 5 000 correctly tagged selfies shared, Marie Claire will donate R5 000 to The Lunchbox Fund to the total of R10 000.
The general public can also get involved with The Lunchbox Fund directly by partnering with the fund, donating money or volunteering. Visit Thelunchboxfund.org for more information.
Celebrities taking part in this year’s campaign are:
‘It breaks my heart that so many children are going hungry,’ says Marie Claire Naked cover star Lee-Ann Liebenberg, ‘I never realized that something as small as a peanut-butter sandwich could change a child’s life. Feeding the children at school encourages them to stay in school and highlights the importance of education.’
For more information on The Lunchbox Fund, visit Thelunchboxfund.org, follow The Lunchbox Fund on Twitter: (@TheLunchboxFund) and like The Lunchbox Fund on Facebook (Facebook.com/thelunchboxfund)
Marie Claire will post more content, interviews and behind-the-scenes videos of this year’s Naked issue online, as well as more information on The Lunchbox Fund. For all the updates, go to: Marieclaire.co.za.
To follow the story on Facebook: Facebook.com/MarieClaireSA
Follow Marie Claire on Twitter: @marieclaire_sa #MCNaked
]]>A Cape Town native, McGuire studied film and television at City Varsity, before completing her honours degree in journalism at the University of Stellenbosch. She began her career at CAR magazine and quickly established herself as one of the leading female voices in motoring journalism, contributing to DSTV’s Ignition TV and the Techreport on eNCA.
‘I have always been passionate about cars,’ says McGuire. ‘I’ve driven more than 500 cars and attended launches in South Africa and around the world. My appointment as WOW’s online content producer marks a new and exciting chapter in my career.’
McGuire joins Charleen Clarke, who will remain the editor of WOW’s print edition, which is published with the July issues of South Africa’s leading women’s magazines – Cosmopolitan, Marie Claire, O, The Oprah Magazine – and lifestyle title House and Leisure.
‘We are very excited to welcome Juliet to the team,’ says Vanessa Raphaely, content director at Associated Media Publishing. ‘Her appointment is a very clear signal that we will be investing in the WOW brand this year, and especially in its digital future.’
For more WOW:
Online: Womenonwheels.co.za
Twitter: @WomenWheels (Juliet McGuire @Julietmc)
Facebook: Facebook.com/WomenWheels
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‘This record-breaking speed-dating event will no doubt be one of the most fun, flirtiest events of our 2014 calendar, and definitely our biggest,’ says COSMO editor Cathy Lund. ‘Beautiful boys meeting our fun, fearless female audience – can you imagine the sparks that are going to fly? We can't wait!’
‘The new Gillette Venus & Olay razor is the perfect match for smooth, sexy legs, as it combines Venus’ best blades and Olay’s skin expertise in one. Now, together with Cosmo, Venus & Olay wants to help you to find your perfect match,’ adds P&G Beauty Communication Manager, Lesego Tukakhomo.
The event takes place on Friday, the 7th of February 2014 at Camps Bay Sports Field in Camps Bay, Cape Town. Registration starts at 4pm and the dates start at 6pm and finish at 8pm. Readers can expect fun entertainment throughout the course of the day, as well as the opportunity to have a once-off speed date with a local celebrity. Participants will also be treated to welcome drinks, snacks and lucky draw prizes will be given away throughout the course of the day. To book your place, visit Cosmopolitan.co.za to register or email [email protected] for further information. There are only 800 tickets available at R100 each so hurry and book your place now to be a part of a record-breaking experience!
Readers in Johannesburg or Durban can also join in the fun via COSMO’s social-media platforms and stand the chance to win three nights’ accommodation for two at Umhlanga Sands Resorts in Durban, among other prizes. Simply visit the WIN section at Cosmopolitan.co.za to enter.
For more on COSMOPOLITAN:
- ‘Like’ COSMOPOLITAN at Facebook.com/CosmopolitanSA
- Follow COSMOPOLITAN at Twitter.com/CosmopolitanSA (#COSMOPerfectMatch)
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It’s that time of the year again! The COSMOPOLITAN Sexiest SA Men Calendar 2014, in association with Brutal Fruit, showcases some of South Africa’s hottest hunks, and readers can look forward to seeing some of their favourite models, sportsmen and TV personalities in nothing but Guess jeans and underwear as they compete for the top honour of being named SA’s Sexiest Man.
‘Once again, COSMO is bringing you the legendary Sexiest SA Men Calendar, with 12 of South Africa's finest men seeing us through 2014,’ says COSMO editor Cathy Lund. ‘Trust us, the New Year is looking good. Really good.’
The COSMOPOLITAN sexiest SA men for 2014 are:
· Jonathan Boynton-Lee: TV personality (January)
· Ntsolo Setlaba: Model (February)
· Steven Michelsen: Surfer and Model (March)
· Mias van der Westhuizen: Model (April)
· Ryan Botha: Footballer and model (May)
· Bongani Mahlangu: Model (June)
· Sean Sanders: Model (July)
· AKA: Musician (August)
· Lunga Shabalala: TV Personality (September)
· Brennan Wright: Model (October)
· Dale Horne: Model (November)
· Lehasa Moloi: Actor and model (December)
Readers can now vote for whom they think is SA’s Sexiest Man either by sending an SMS with their choice to 35441 or going online at Cosmopolitan.co.za. When voting by SMS, don’t use any punctuation and begin the SMS with COSMO Sexy, followed by the first name of the chosen Sexy Man, then your name, surname and e-mail address. By voting, readers stand a chance to win one of nine pairs of designer sunglasses. SMSs will be charged at R1, 50 across all networks and free SMSs do not apply.
The winner of the reader vote and of COSMO’s Sexiest SA Man title will be announced at the annual Sexiest SA Men Calendar party in Johannesburg on 29 January 2014. Visit Cosmopolitan.co.za for more info and to check out the behind-the-scenes footage from the very exciting, very sexy shoot!
For more on COSMOPOLITAN:
- ‘Like’ COSMOPOLITAN at Facebook.com/CosmopolitanSA
- Follow COSMOPOLITAN at Twitter.com/CosmopolitanSA
- To see the COSMO Sexy Men profiles and to vote directly online, go to www.cosmosexyman.co.za
- Read more online at Cosmopolitan.co.za
]]>‘We are very proud to welcome Poppy to the COSMO team,’ says Cathy Lund, editor of COSMOPOLITAN. ‘We have very exciting plans for 2014 and Poppy will be a key player in helping us to grow the COSMO brand in print, digital, online and through events.’
Poppy has served on a number of South African fashion panels, including the AFI Fashion Week designer selection panel, and is sure to impart her knowledge and experience of the industry. She will be joining the renowned COSMO team, which she will oversee and guide towards creating a clear fashion identity for the brand across its various multimedia platforms.
‘Joining COSMO marks a new era for me,’ says Poppy. ‘I am extremely excited about the new challenges ahead and the many opportunities there are for me to learn from the extraordinary women who make Associated Media what it is today. I am looking forward to getting to know the COSMO reader and everything that 2014 has in store for her.’
Follow the fashion team on Twitter: @COSMOFashionSA
Follow COSMOPOLITAN on Twitter: @CosmopolitanSA
‘Like’ COSMOPOLITAN at Facebook.com/CosmopolitanSA
Cosmo online: Cosmopolitan.co.za
]]>COSMOPOLITAN’s annual Awesome Women list is now available with the December issue of the magazine, celebrating the South African women who have made their way to the top of their respective fields. (Twitter:@CosmopolitanSA #CosmoAwesome)
‘Our Awesome Women for 2013 embody the attributes we most admire,’ says Cathy Lund, editor of COSMOPOLITAN. ‘We not only celebrate their fearless attitude and drive to get to the top of their own game, but also honour the lessons they share with us.’
For the complete profiles on all the COSMO Awesome Women, see the December issue, on sale now. COSMO’s list of Awesome Women for 2013:
For more COSMO, go to:www.cosmopolitan.co.za
COSMO on Facebook: Facebook.com/CosmopolitanSA
]]>Good Housekeeping has Christmas covered this year with a bumper December issue featuring SA’s favourite MasterChef judge, Benny Masekwameng. In an exclusive interview with Good Housekeeping, the chef with the megawatt smile shares his uniquely South African story of culinary success, which has its roots in his family home in Alexandra, Johannesburg, where he grew up helping his mother prepare meals to sell in the neighbourhood.
Benny – who appears on the cover of Good Housekeeping alongside his wife Purity and their daughter Dimakatso – also shares recipes for his family’s favourite festive dishes and will be hosting a Good Housekeeping reader Christmas lunch, where he will be giving a cooking demonstration.
‘We are so delighted to have Benny and his beautiful family on our December cover. I know readers will be inspired, not only by his simple and delicious recipes, but also by his story of success,’ says Sally Emery, editor of Good Housekeeping and Goeie Huishouding ‘Benny has won the South African public’s hearts with his warmth and humility – he is the perfect choice to carry on our magazine’s tradition of spotlighting a well-loved South African chef in our Christmas issue.’
For more information on the Very Merry GH Christmas Workshop with Benny on the 28th of November, go to: www.goodhousekeeping.co.za
More good news: Good Houseekeeping will be giving away every single one of the 101 gifts (valued at a whopping R106 000) featured in its annual Gift Guide. For a full list of the prizes and how to enter, see the December issue of Good Housekeeping, or visit the website at: www.goodhousekeeping.co.za or www.goeiehuishouding.co.za
For more Good Housekeeping/Goeie Huishouding:
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On the cover is local superstar Chiano Sky, wearing a jaunty captain’s cap and a black La Senza chemise glimmering with rhinestones. The popular singer, in La Senza lingerie, graces seven further pages inside the magazine. Other famous faces appearing in The Lingerie Issue include model presenter and Always Platinum ambassador, Lerato Kganyago and well-known models Morgan Shelly and Adeola Ariyo, to name a few. Brands included are Guess, Elle Macpherson Intimates, Jockey, Triumph/sloggi, Edgars Shelley & Temptations, After Eden and Ackermans.
In addition to the print magazine, complimentary Lingerie Issue platforms will be rolled out over the next few weeks. For model profiles and behind-the-scenes footage of the lingerie shoots, readers can log on to The Lingerie Issue website at www.lingerieissue.com from 17 September.
On 26 September a spectacular, by-invitation-only fashion show will be held at Canal Walk Shopping Centre (think SA’s top models, stunning lingerie, entertainment by Jimmy Nevis, and the SKYY Vodka official after-party at Club 31…). Four days later, on 30 September, readers will be able to download the digital version of The Lingerie Issue. And then there’ll be the draw for the Always Platinum competition on the website – entrants stand a chance of winning R10 000 for submitting a “Moment Of Closeness” picture with a loved one.
Sponsored by inhibitif, with co-sponsors SKYY Vodka, Aldo, Bulova, Scheckter’s Organic Energy, NYX and Always Platinum, The Lingerie Issue is distributed to selected Western Cape and Gauteng retail outlets with the October 2013 issues of Marie Claire and Cosmopolitan magazines.
For more The Lingerie Issue:
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