Elle (magazine)

{{Short description|French lifestyle magazine}} {{Use dmy dates|date=May 2021}} {{Use British English|date=January 2026}} {{Redirect|ELLE|other uses|Elle (disambiguation)}}{{Infobox magazine | title = Elle | logo = [[File:ELLE Magazine Logo.svg|frameless|class=skin-invert]] | image_file = Elle (FR) 23 October 2025.jpg | image_size = | image_caption = Cover of the 23 October 2025 issue, [[Vanessa Paradis]] by The Bardos | editor = [[Véronique Philipponnat]] | editor_title = Editorial Director | editor2 = Ava Djamshidi | editor_title2 = Editor-in-Chief (Magazine) | editor3 = Brune de Margerie | editor_title3 = Editor-in-Chief (Fashion) | category = [[Lifestyle magazine|Lifestyle]] | frequency = Weekly | publisher = | founder = [[Hélène Gordon-Lazareff]] | firstdate = {{start date and age|df=yes|1945|11|21}} | company = [[Hachette Filipacchi Médias]] | country = France | based = [[Paris]] | language = [[French language|French]] | website = {{URL|elle.fr}} | issn = 0888-0808 | oclc = 697050973 | paid_circulation = 11,336,570 | circulation_year = 2025 | total_circulation = 11,424,963<ref name=ACPM>{{cite web |title=Elle total circulation |url=https://www.acpm.fr/download/document/573925|website=[[Alliance pour les chiffres de la presse et des médias|ACPM]]|date=2026-02-22}}</ref> }} '''''Elle''''' ({{IPA|fr|ɛl}}; {{lit|She|Her}}; stylised in [[all caps]]), is a French weekly [[lifestyle magazine]]. It offers a mixture of fashion, beauty, and general lifestyle content. It has been published in [[Paris]] since its 1945 founding by [[Hélène Gordon-Lazareff]].<ref name="LeMonde1988">{{cite news |date=18 February 1988 |title=La disparition d'Hélène Gordon-Lazareff La 'tsarine' de la presse féminine |trans-title=The disappearance of Hélène Gordon-Lazareff The 'tsarina' of the women's press |url=https://www.lemonde.fr/archives/article/1988/02/18/la-disparition-d-helene-gordon-lazareff-la-tsarine-de-la-presse-feminine_4066822_1819218.html |url-access=subscription |url-status=live |archive-url=https://archive.today/20231216230519/https://www.lemonde.fr/archives/article/1988/02/18/la-disparition-d-helene-gordon-lazareff-la-tsarine-de-la-presse-feminine_4066822_1819218.html |archive-date=16 December 2023 |access-date=28 December 2023 |newspaper=[[Le Monde]] |language=fr}}</ref><ref>{{cite magazine |date=31 May 2007 |title=Defending Fashion |url=https://www.forbes.com/2007/05/30/brady-media-fashion-oped-cx_jb_0531brady.html |url-status=live |archive-url=https://archive.today/20231228231031/https://www.forbes.com/2007/05/30/brady-media-fashion-oped-cx_jb_0531brady.html?sh=4621e2b94e21 |archive-date=28 December 2023 |access-date=28 December 2023 |magazine=[[Forbes]]}}</ref>

The magazine has a global audience reach of over 250 million people monthly,<ref>{{Cite web |date=12 September 2025 |title=ELLE International launches an exclusive capsule collection to celebrate its 80th anniversary |url=https://www.lagardere.com/en/press-release/elle-international-launches-an-exclusive-capsule-collection-to-celebrate-its-80th-anniversary/ |access-date=6 January 2026 |website=[[Lagardère Group]] |language=en-GB}}</ref> 50 international editions, and spin-off publications such as ''[[Elle Décoration]]'', ''[[Elle Men]]'', and ''[[Elle à Table]]''. The magazine is considered "one of the world's largest fashion and lifestyle publications".<ref>{{cite news |date=2 December 2021 |title=Elle to stop promoting the use of animal fur in its magazines |url=https://www.bbc.com/news/world-europe-59511820 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231216174509/https://www.bbc.com/news/world-europe-59511820 |archive-date=16 December 2023 |access-date=16 December 2023 |work=[[BBC News Online]]}}</ref>

== Background == ''Elle'' ({{lit|She|Her}})<ref>{{cite book |last=Becker |first=Shannon R. |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=WZ7qDwAAQBAJ&pg=PT27 |title=French for Reading and Translation |date=2020 |publisher=[[Routledge]] |isbn=978-0-3673-4454-2 |location=UK |page=27 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231217001857/https://books.google.com/books?id=WZ7qDwAAQBAJ&pg=PT27 |archive-date=17 December 2023 |url-status=live}}</ref> is a French fashion magazine founded in 1945 by [[Hélène Gordon-Lazareff]]. ''Elle'' is a weekly publication, published fifty-two times per year.

=== Circulation === {| class="wikitable" |+ Total paid circulation (average)<ref>{{Cite web |title=Elle |url=https://www.acpm.fr/Support/elle |archive-date= |access-date=22 February 2026 |website=www.acpm.fr}}</ref> |Year !2017 !2018 !2019 !2020 !2021 !2022 !2023 !2024 ! |- !Circulation |340,690 |342,453 |339,151 |330,895 |314,834 |288,254 |263,562 |238,052 |222,286 |}

=== Editors === {| class="wikitable" !Editor-in-Chief/Editorial Director !Start year !End year |- |[[Hélène Gordon-Lazareff]] |1945 |1972 |- |{{ill|Éliane Victor|fr}} |1978 |1982 |- |[[Anne-Marie Périer]] | |2002 |- |[[Valerie Toranian|Valérie Toranian]] |2002 |2014 |- |{{ill|Françoise-Marie Santucci|fr}} |2014<ref>{{Cite web |last=Guilbault |first=Laure |date=22 September 2014 |title=Francoise-Marie Santucci to Helm French Elle |url=https://wwd.com/business-news/media/francoise-marie-santucci-to-helm-french-elle-7935270/ |access-date=6 January 2026 |website=WWD |language=en-US}}</ref> |2016 |- |Erin Doherty |2016<ref>{{Cite web |last=Williams |first=Robert |date=30 November 2016 |title=Erin Doherty Named Editor in Chief of French Elle |url=https://wwd.com/fashion-news/fashion-scoops/erin-doherty-glamour-editor-in-chief-of-french-elle-10715281/ |access-date=6 January 2026 |website=WWD |language=en-US}}</ref> |2021 |- |{{ill|Véronique Philipponnat|fr}} |2021<ref>{{Cite web |date=14 April 2021 |title=Véronique Philipponnat revient chez ELLE comme Directrice |url=https://fr.themedialeader.com/veronique-philipponnat-revient-chez-elle-comme-directrice/ |access-date=6 January 2026 |website=The Media Leader |language=fr-FR}}</ref> |present |}

== History == [[Hélène Gordon-Lazareff]], Russian-born and Paris-raised, started ''Elle'' in Paris in the immediate aftermath of World War II. It was first sold as a supplement to ''[[France-Soir]]'', edited at the time by Hélène's husband, [[Pierre Lazareff]]. Hélène, ''Elle''{{'}}s pioneering founder, returned to Paris from New York City to create a unique publication that grappled with the many forces shaping women's lives in France in 1945.<ref>{{Cite journal|last=Weiner|first=Susan|date=1999|title=Two Modernities: From "Elle" to "Mademoiselle". Women's Magazines in Postwar France|journal=Contemporary European History|volume=8|issue=3|pages=395–409|issn=0960-7773|jstor=20081719|doi=10.1017/S0960777399003045|pmid=20120562|s2cid=32621538 }}</ref> Women won the right to vote in 1944,<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://information.tv5monde.com/terriennes/21-avril-1944-les-francaises-ont-enfin-le-droit-de-voter-3230|title=21 avril 1944 : les Françaises ont (enfin) le droit de voter|date=24 December 2014|website=[[TV5Monde]]|language=fr|access-date=2 April 2019|archive-date=2 April 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190402204643/https://information.tv5monde.com/terriennes/21-avril-1944-les-francaises-ont-enfin-le-droit-de-voter-3230|url-status=live}}</ref> and ''Elle'' dove immediately into long-form "newspaper-like" features on women's role in national politics and the growing feminist movement.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.thefashionlaw.com/home/elle-the-making-of-a-modern-magazine|title=Elle: The Making of a Modern Magazine|website=The Fashion Law|date=11 January 2018|language=en-US|access-date=2 April 2019|archive-date=2 April 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190402204712/http://www.thefashionlaw.com/home/elle-the-making-of-a-modern-magazine|url-status=live}}</ref> ''Elle'' would "celebrate a new type of woman: independent, modern, active, comfortable in her own skin and her time".<ref name="LeMonde1988"/> The first issue of ''Elle France'' was published on 21 November 1945<ref>{{cite news |last=Bloch-Lainé |first=Virginie |date=16 August 2023 |title=Une biographie d'Hélène Gordon-Lazareff: diva de la presse |trans-title=A biography of Hélène Gordon-Lazareff: press diva |url=https://www.liberation.fr/culture/livres/une-biographie-dhelene-gordon-lazareff-diva-de-la-presse-20230816_6H2QFMJILJDUHOPA2P6QPXCJTY/ |url-status=live |language=fr |newspaper=[[Libération]] |archive-url=https://archive.today/20231216222932/https://www.liberation.fr/culture/livres/une-biographie-dhelene-gordon-lazareff-diva-de-la-presse-20230816_6H2QFMJILJDUHOPA2P6QPXCJTY/ |archive-date=16 December 2023 |access-date=16 December 2023 |url-access=subscription}}</ref> featuring Yolande Bloin on the cover dressed by [[Elsa Schiaparelli]]. Bloin was an actress in [[Jacques Becker]]'s film {{lang|fr|[[Paris Frills|Falbalas]]}}.<ref name="Europe1-2015">{{cite news |date=15 December 2015 |title=70 ans de Elle : ces 10 unes emblématiques |trans-title=70 years of Elle: these 10 emblematic front pages |url=https://www.europe1.fr/medias-tele/70-ans-de-elle-ces-10-unes-emblematiques-2636111 |url-status=live |language=fr |work=[[Europe 1]] |archive-url=https://archive.today/20231228161739/https://www.europe1.fr/medias-tele/70-ans-de-elle-ces-10-unes-emblematiques-2636111 |archive-date=28 December 2023 |access-date=28 December 2023}}</ref> The magazine had a circulation of 110,000 copies in 1945.<ref name="LeMonde1988"/>

In the ''Elle'' articles featuring rising fashion designers, the magazine would provide free patterns of some of their fashion pieces. This allowed the general public to experience haute couture as the glamour of the fashion world was becoming accessible to the common working class.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Fashion can thank feminism for its leading magazine|url=https://thetempest.co/2021/08/18/history/feminism-fashion/|first=Rebecca |last=Azad |access-date=2022-04-21 |website=thetempest.co |date=18 August 2021 |archive-date=20 January 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220120164155/https://thetempest.co/2021/08/18/history/feminism-fashion/ |url-status=dead }}</ref>

Its 100th issue, published on 14 October 1947,<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://hprints.com/ELLE_N100_du_14_Octobre_1947_Christian_Dior-19526.html|title=Vintage advertisement, fashion, arts, erotica, printed collectibles – Paris, France|website=hprints.com|language=en|access-date=2 April 2019|archive-date=2 April 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190402223449/https://hprints.com/ELLE_N100_du_14_Octobre_1947_Christian_Dior-19526.html|url-status=live}}</ref> featured the work of [[Christian Dior]] just eight months after his debut show. Likewise, [[Brigitte Bardot]] had her first ''Elle'' cover at age 17, on 7 January 1952, months before her screen debut in ''[[Manina, the Girl in the Bikini]]''.

On 2 April 1956, [[Grace Kelly]] appeared on the cover of ''Elle France'', a few days before her marriage to [[Rainier III, Prince of Monaco]].<ref name="Europe1-2015"/> On 16 July 1956, ''Elle France'' featured [[Marilyn Monroe]] on the cover.<ref name="Europe1-2015"/>

By the 1960s, ''Elle'' had a readership of 800,000 across France and was said to "not so much reflect fashion as decree it." This dominance was reflected in the famous slogan: "{{lang|fr|Si elle lit elle lit Elle}} (If she reads, she reads Elle)" ({{literal translation|lk=yes}} "If she reads she reads ''She''").<ref>{{cite magazine |date=22 May 1964 |title=Magazines: Si Elle Lit Elle Lit Elle |url=http://content.time.com/time/magazine/article/0,9171,871121,00.html |magazine=[[Time (magazine)|Time]] |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231216235734/https://content.time.com/time/subscriber/article/0,33009,871121-1,00.html |access-date=28 December 2023 |archive-date=16 December 2023 |url-status=live }}</ref>

In 1987, ''Elle Decoration'' was launched in France by the Lagardère Group.

In 1995, the magazine circulated 5 million copies worldwide.<ref>{{cite news |last=Bonnet |first=Philippe |date=2 December 1995 |title='Elle': 50 ans, vingt-cinq enfants. Le magazine vend 5 millions d'exemplaires dans le monde. Dont 6% en France. |trans-title='Elle': 50 years old, twenty-five children. The magazine sells 5 million copies worldwide. Including 6% in France. |url=https://www.liberation.fr/medias/1995/12/02/elle-50-ans-vingt-cinq-enfants-le-magazine-vend-5-millions-d-exemplaires-dans-le-monde-dont-6-en-fra_153353/ |url-status=live |language=fr |newspaper=[[Libération]] |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150618222619/https://www.liberation.fr/medias/1995/12/02/elle-50-ans-vingt-cinq-enfants-le-magazine-vend-5-millions-d-exemplaires-dans-le-monde-dont-6-en-fra_153353/ |archive-date=18 June 2015 |access-date=29 December 2023}}</ref>

In 2011, [[Hearst Communications|Hearst Corporation]] reached a €651M deal with [[Lagardère Group|Lagardère]] to purchase the rights to publish ''Elle'' Magazine in fifteen countries, including the United Kingdom, Italy, Spain, Russia, and Ukraine.<ref>{{Cite news|url=http://adage.com/article/media/hearst-seals-deal-elle-lagardere-magazine-portfolio/148584/|title=Hearst Leaps to New Level With Deal for Lagardere Magazine Portfolio|access-date=13 July 2018|language=en|archive-date=13 July 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180713232653/http://adage.com/article/media/hearst-seals-deal-elle-lagardere-magazine-portfolio/148584/|url-status=live}}</ref> Lagardère, which struggled in the international market in the 2000s, retained the rights to the French edition and would collect royalties from the international editions.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://dealbook.nytimes.com/2011/01/31/hearst-to-buy-lagarderes-magazine-unit-for-889-million/|title=Hearst to Buy 100 Magazines From Lagardère|last=Pfanner|first=Jeremy W. Peters and Eric|work=DealBook|date=31 January 2011 |access-date=16 July 2018|language=en}}</ref> By retaining ownership of the ''Elle'' brand in France and through licensing forms in 25 countries, Lagardère remained "the guarantor of brand consistency".<ref name="Figaro2011-01-05">{{cite news |last1=Gonzalès |first1=Paule |last2=De Capèle |first2=Gaëtan |last3=Larroque |first3=Philippe |last4=Renault |first4=Enguérand |date=5 January 2011 |title=Lagardère restera propriétaire de la marque Elle |trans-title=Lagardère will remain owner of the Elle brand |url=https://www.lefigaro.fr/medias/2011/01/05/04002-20110105ARTFIG00619-lagardere-restera-proprietaire-de-la-marque-elle.php |url-status=live |language=fr |newspaper=[[Le Figaro]] |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231216201634/https://www.lefigaro.fr/medias/2011/01/05/04002-20110105ARTFIG00619-lagardere-restera-proprietaire-de-la-marque-elle.php |archive-date=16 December 2023 |access-date=16 December 2023}}</ref> The strategic decisions on ''Elle'' concerning the countries managed by Hearst would be "taken in close consultation" with Lagardère.<ref name="Figaro2011-01-05"/>

In April 2018, [[Lagardère Group|Lagardère]] sold ''Elle France'' to [[Daniel Křetínský]] via his holding company, Czech Media Invest (CMI), parent of [[Czech News Center]].<ref name="Challenges2018">{{cite magazine |date=18 April 2018 |title=Lagardère lance la vente de 'Elle' à un groupe tchèque |trans-title=Lagardère launches the sale of 'Elle' to a Czech group |url=https://www.challenges.fr/media/lagardere-lance-la-vente-de-elle-a-un-groupe-tcheque_581704 |url-status=live |language=fr |magazine=[[Challenges (magazine)|Challenges]] |agency=[[Agence France-Presse]] |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231216195017/https://www.challenges.fr/media/lagardere-lance-la-vente-de-elle-a-un-groupe-tcheque_581704 |archive-date=16 December 2023 |access-date=16 December 2023}}</ref> Lagardère, as a subsidiary of [[Bolloré family]]-owned [[Louis Hachette Group]], continues to own the ''Elle'' brand in France and internationally by granting a "license for the exploitation of magazines".<ref name="Challenges2018"/><ref>{{Cite web|first=Fleur |last=Burlet|title=Lagardère Completes Sale of French Elle to Czech Media Invest|work=WWD|access-date=5 April 2020|date=15 February 2019|url=https://wwd.com/business-news/media/lagardere-completes-sale-of-french-elle-to-czech-media-invest-1203027440/|archive-date=30 July 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200730235252/https://wwd.com/business-news/media/lagardere-completes-sale-of-french-elle-to-czech-media-invest-1203027440/|url-status=live}}</ref>

At the end of 2021, ''Elle'' announced that all global editions would ban fur from their pages as of 1 January 2023, citing "a really great opportunity to increase awareness for [[animal welfare]], bolster the demand for sustainable and innovative alternatives and foster a more humane fashion industry."<ref>{{cite news |last=Gumuchian |first=Marie-louise |date=3 December 2016 |title=Elle magazine bans fur in all its titles to support animal welfare |url=https://www.reuters.com/business/sustainable-business/elle-magazine-bans-fur-all-its-titles-support-animal-welfare-2021-12-02/ |url-status=live |work=[[Reuters]] |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230404024830/https://www.reuters.com/business/sustainable-business/elle-magazine-bans-fur-all-its-titles-support-animal-welfare-2021-12-02/ |archive-date=4 April 2023 |access-date=17 December 2023}}</ref>

=== ''Elle'' and politics ===

''Elle'' magazine, while predominantly known for fashion and beauty, has frequently explored political and social issues. Some of the key topics covered by ''Elle'' include [[gender equality]].

''Elle'' has published articles on combating gender inequality, showcasing influential women and advocating for equal pay and opportunities within the workplace. One notable edition was its "Women in Politics" issue, which shone a spotlight on female politicians worldwide. Elle has consistently raised awareness of [[women's health]] and reproductive rights. The magazine covered the global struggles for access to safe abortion services, notably in the U.S. following legislative changes. ''Elle'' has also addressed issues of social justice, including racial equality and LGBTQ+ rights. It reported on the Black Lives Matter movement, emphasizing the importance of representation and inclusivity within all industries.<ref>https://www.elle.com/culture/career-politics/a31542443/elle-voting-guide-2020/ {{Bare URL inline|date=August 2025}}{{Dead link|date=August 2025}}</ref><ref>https://www.elle.com/culture/a32759057/black-women-in-politics-2020-election/ {{Bare URL inline|date=August 2025}}{{Dead link|date=August 2025}}</ref><ref>https://www.elle.com/culture/a33683826/abortion-rights-roe-v-wade-2021/ {{Bare URL inline|date=August 2025}}{{Dead link|date=August 2025}}</ref> In 2025, ''Elle'' announced in Italy the [[2025 Nobel Peace Prize]] nomination for the sociologist [[Porpora Marcasciano]] (first transgender individual in history to be nominated to the prize), nominated by Dr. Tiziano Peccia.<ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.elle.com/it/magazine/women-in-society/a63601473/porpora-marcasciano-chi-e-attivista-candidata-nobel/ | title=Porpora Marcasciano, chi è l'attivista italiana candidata al Nobel | date=30 January 2025 }}</ref>

=== Staff === ''Elle'' editors have included [[Jean-Dominique Bauby]] in France, who became known for writing [[The Diving Bell and the Butterfly|a book]] after suffering [[locked-in syndrome|almost total paralysis]].<ref>{{cite web |url=http://old.nationalreview.com/europress/boyles200310100902.asp |title=Denis Boyles on EuroPress |publisher=National Review Online |date=10 October 2013 |archive-date=17 October 2013 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131017164233/http://old.nationalreview.com/europress/boyles200310100902.asp |access-date=4 February 2015}}</ref>

== Editions == As of 2026, fifty-one editions of ''Elle'' are in operation, twenty-six editions of ''Elle Decoration'',<ref name=":4">{{Cite web |title=Elle Around The World |url=https://ellearoundtheworld.com/ |access-date=6 January 2026 |language=}}</ref>{{notetag|also published as Elle Decor}} nine editions of ''Elle Men'',<ref name=":4" />{{notetag|also published as Elle Man}} and eight editions of ''Elle à Table''.<ref name=":4" />{{notetag|also published as Elle Cocina or Elle Gourmet or Elle Mat & Vin}}

''Elle'' also publishes region-specific editions within or across countries, such as ''Elle Hong Kong{{notetag|When launched in 1987, Hong Kong was not a [[Special administrative regions of China|Chinese special administrative region]] and instead a [[British Overseas Territories|dependent territory]] of the [[United Kingdom]]}}'' and ''Elle Québec'', published in addition to ''Elle China'' and ''Elle Canada'' respectively. In Belgium since 2003,<ref>{{Cite web |title=Belgium |url=https://www.lagardere-global-advertising.com/international_offers/elle-belgium/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240125080132/https://www.lagardere-global-advertising.com/international_offers/elle-belgium/ |archive-date=25 January 2024 |access-date=2024-01-25 |website=Lagardère Global Advertising |language=en-GB}}</ref> Elle is published as ''Elle Belgique'' (in French and for [[Wallonia]]) and ''Elle België'' (in Dutch for [[Flanders]]). ''Elle Baltic'' was launched in 2026 for Estonia, Latvia, and Lithuania. ''Elle Middle East'' was launched in 2006 across the Middle East with ''Elle Oriental''<ref>{{Cite web |title=Launch of ELLE ORIENTAL in Beirut |url=https://www.lagardere.com/en/press-release/launch-of-elle-oriental-in-beirut/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240125080338/https://www.lagardere.com/en/press-release/launch-of-elle-oriental-in-beirut/ |archive-date=25 January 2024 |access-date=2024-01-25 |website=Lagardère - Lagardere.com - Groupe |language=en-GB}}</ref> (published in Arabic and French for Egypt, Jordan, Lebanon and the Maghreb). The two publications were later rebranded into ''Elle Arabia'' and the French edition was dropped.

=== International editions === {{Cleanup MOS|date=October 2025|section=yes}}In 1970, the first non-European edition of Elle was launched for Japan as a collaboration with ''[[An An]]'' magazine as ''An An Elle Japon.'' Prior to the entry into Japan, editions operated in Belgium, Slovenia, Spain, Switzerland/Austria, and Yugoslavia throughout the 1960s and 1970s.

In 1985, the American and British editions were launched both featuring [[Yasmin Le Bon]] on their respective inaugural issues.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2010-02-08 |title=ELLE Flashback: 1985-86 |url=https://www.elle.com/fashion/g1961/elle-flashback-1985-86-395583/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240125070250/https://www.elle.com/fashion/g1961/elle-flashback-1985-86-395583/ |archive-date=25 January 2024 |access-date=2024-01-25 |website=ELLE |language=en-US}}</ref><ref>{{cite book |author1=Di Hand |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=UrAABAAAQBAJ&pg=PA8 |title=Design for Media: A Handbook for Students and Professionals in Journalism, PR, and Advertising |author2=Steve Middleditch |date=10 July 2014 |publisher=Routledge |isbn=978-1-317-86402-8 |page=8 |access-date=2 August 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240826053423/https://books.google.com/books?id=UrAABAAAQBAJ&pg=PA8#v=onepage&q&f=false |archive-date=26 August 2024 |url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=Yasmin Le Bon {{!}} covers {{!}} 1985 |url=https://www.yasminlebon.net/covers/1985/index.html |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240125071754/https://www.yasminlebon.net/covers/1985/index.html |archive-date=25 January 2024 |access-date=2024-01-25 |website=www.yasminlebon.net}}</ref> The American edition was jointly owned by Hachette and News Groups Publications (owned by [[Rupert Murdoch]]).<ref>{{Cite news |last=Kastor |first=Elizabeth |date=1985-08-23 |title=Giving Them Elle, After a Fashion |url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/archive/lifestyle/1985/08/23/giving-them-elle-after-a-fashion/ec5f2fe2-cb32-4e2d-98bd-bb2ccbd0f28e/ |access-date=2024-01-25 |newspaper=Washington Post |language=en-US |issn=0190-8286}}</ref><ref name=":0">{{Cite news |last=Dougherty |first=Philip H. |date=16 April 1985 |title=Advertising; The Elle Magazine Campaign |url=https://www.nytimes.com/1985/04/16/business/advertising-the-elle-magazine-campaign.html |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190402214022/https://www.nytimes.com/1985/04/16/business/advertising-the-elle-magazine-campaign.html |archive-date=2 April 2019 |access-date=2 April 2019 |work=The New York Times |language=en-US |issn=0362-4331}}</ref> The following year ''Elle España'' was launched.<ref>{{Cite web |date=27 June 2011 |title=La revista Elle cumple 25 años en España |url=https://es.fashionnetwork.com/news/La-revista-elle-cumple-25-anos-en-espana,184329.html |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240125070251/https://es.fashionnetwork.com/news/La-revista-elle-cumple-25-anos-en-espana,184329.html |archive-date=25 January 2024 |access-date=2024-01-25 |website=FashionNetwork.com |language=es}}</ref><ref>{{cite journal |author1=Ana Almansa-Martínez |author2=Ruth Gómez de Travesedo-Rojas |date=2017 |title=Stereotypes about women in Spanish high-end women's magazines during the economic crisis |url=http://www.revistalatinacs.org/072paper/1182/RLCS-paper1182en.pdf |url-status=dead |journal=RLCS, Revista Latina de Comunicación Social |volume=72 |pages=608–628 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211009130831/http://www.revistalatinacs.org/072paper/1182/RLCS-paper1182en.pdf |archive-date=9 October 2021 |access-date=4 May 2020}}</ref>

In 1987 editions launched for Italy and Hong Kong.<ref>{{Cite web |title=About publications |url=https://corp.scmp.com/our-business/magazine/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240125070251/https://corp.scmp.com/our-business/magazine/ |archive-date=25 January 2024 |access-date=2024-01-25 |website=South China Morning Post Publishers Limited |language=en-US}}</ref><ref name=":1">{{Cite web |last=Turra |first=Alessandra |date=2018-09-03 |title=Elle Italy Becomes Weekly |url=https://wwd.com/business-news/media/elle-italy-publish-weekly-former-monthly-1202782506/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240125070250/https://wwd.com/business-news/media/elle-italy-publish-weekly-former-monthly-1202782506/ |archive-date=25 January 2024 |access-date=2024-01-25 |website=WWD |language=en-US}}</ref> Italian ''Elle'' would move from a monthly to weekly release schedule in 2018.<ref name=":1" /> Editions for China,<ref>{{Cite web |last=Cowan |first=Alison Leigh |date=18 February 1988 |title=Advertising; Elle Is Opening In China in July |url=https://www.nytimes.com/1988/02/18/business/advertising-elle-is-opening-in-china-in-july.html |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240125070250/https://www.nytimes.com/1988/02/18/business/advertising-elle-is-opening-in-china-in-july.html |archive-date=25 January 2024 |access-date=25 January 2024 |website=[[The New York Times]]}}</ref> Greece,<ref name="Greece">{{Cite web |title=Greece |url=https://www.lagardere-global-advertising.com/international_offers/elle-greece/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240826053434/https://www.lagardere-global-advertising.com/international_offers/elle-greece/ |archive-date=26 August 2024 |access-date=2024-01-25 |website=Lagardère Global Advertising |language=en-GB}}</ref> Germany,<ref>{{Cite web |title=Germany |url=https://www.lagardere-global-advertising.com/international_offers/elle-germany/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240125070256/https://www.lagardere-global-advertising.com/international_offers/elle-germany/ |archive-date=25 January 2024 |access-date=2024-01-25 |website=Lagardère Global Advertising |language=en-GB}}</ref> and Sweden in 1988. In 1989 editions were launched for [[Quebec]], The Netherlands and Switzerland.<ref>{{Cite web |title=ELLE Québec 1989: rétrospective des pages couvertures |url=http://www.ellequebec.com/vip/billets/elle-quebec-1989-retrospective-des-pages-couvertures |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240125070251/https://www.ellequebec.com/vip/billets/elle-quebec-1989-retrospective-des-pages-couvertures |archive-date=25 January 2024 |access-date=2024-01-25 |website=Elle Québec |language=fr}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=Netherlands |url=https://www.lagardere-global-advertising.com/international_offers/elle-netherlands/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240125070258/https://www.lagardere-global-advertising.com/international_offers/elle-netherlands/ |archive-date=25 January 2024 |access-date=2024-01-25 |website=Lagardère Global Advertising |language=en-GB}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=Switzerland |url=https://www.lagardere-global-advertising.com/international_offers/elle-switzerland/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240125070259/https://www.lagardere-global-advertising.com/international_offers/elle-switzerland/ |archive-date=25 January 2024 |access-date=2024-01-25 |website=Lagardère Global Advertising |language=en-GB}}</ref>

In 1990 Elle Taiwan began publication.

''Elle Korea'' was launched in November 1992.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2019-11-09 |title='92년생 엘르'를 축하해주세요 |url=https://www.elle.co.kr/article/43083 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240125080133/https://www.elle.co.kr/article/43083 |archive-date=25 January 2024 |access-date=2024-01-25 |website=ELLE |language=ko}}</ref> A year later, in 1993, ''Elle Singapore'' was launched.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Suresh |first=Sanjeeva |date=2023-11-28 |title=Lagardère Group Appoints Heart Media Group as its new licensing partner for ELLE Singapore |url=https://www.luxuo.com/business/lagardere-group-appoints-heart-media-group-as-its-new-licensing-partner-for-elle-singapore.html |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240125080133/https://www.luxuo.com/business/lagardere-group-appoints-heart-media-group-as-its-new-licensing-partner-for-elle-singapore.html |archive-date=25 January 2024 |access-date=2024-01-25 |website=LUXUO |language=en-US}}</ref> In 1994, Mexican,<ref>{{Cite web |title=Mexico |url=https://www.lagardere-global-advertising.com/international_offers/elle-mexico/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240125070257/https://www.lagardere-global-advertising.com/international_offers/elle-mexico/ |archive-date=25 January 2024 |access-date=2024-01-25 |website=Lagardère Global Advertising |language=en-GB}}</ref> Argentine,<ref>{{Cite web |title=Elle |url=https://www.grupoclarin.com/en/areas_y_empresas/elle |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240125070251/https://www.grupoclarin.com/en/areas_y_empresas/elle |archive-date=25 January 2024 |access-date=2024-01-25 |website=www.grupoclarin.com}}</ref> Thai,<ref>{{Cite web |title=Bangkok Post Public Company Limited |url=https://www.bangkokpost.co.th/business/international_mag |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240125080138/https://www.bangkokpost.co.th/business/international_mag |archive-date=25 January 2024 |access-date=2024-01-25 |website=www.bangkokpost.co.th}}</ref> Polish, and Czech<ref>{{Cite web |title=Elle Czechia |url=https://www.lagardere-global-advertising.com/international_offers/elle-czech-republic/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240125080132/https://www.lagardere-global-advertising.com/international_offers/elle-czech-republic/ |archive-date=25 January 2024 |access-date=25 January 2024}}</ref> editions were launched.<ref name=":3">{{Cite web |title=New edition of ELLE in Hungary |url=https://www.lagardere.com/en/press-release/new-edition-of-elle-in-hungary/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240125080307/https://www.lagardere.com/en/press-release/new-edition-of-elle-in-hungary/ |archive-date=25 January 2024 |access-date=2024-01-25 |website=Lagardère - Lagardere.com - Groupe |language=en-GB}}</ref>

''Elle India'' and ''Elle South Africa'' launched in 1996.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Of recipes and G-spots: On India's 'magazine era' |url=https://www.dnaindia.com/lifestyle/report-of-recipes-and-g-spots-on-india-s-magazine-era-2105879 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240125080132/https://www.dnaindia.com/lifestyle/report-of-recipes-and-g-spots-on-india-s-magazine-era-2105879 |archive-date=25 January 2024 |access-date=2024-01-25 |website=DNA India |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=India |url=https://www.lagardere-global-advertising.com/international_offers/elle-india/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240125080135/https://www.lagardere-global-advertising.com/international_offers/elle-india/ |archive-date=25 January 2024 |access-date=2024-01-25 |website=Lagardère Global Advertising |language=en-GB}}</ref> Romanian and Norwegian editions launched the following year.<ref name=":3" /><ref>{{Cite web |last=Sørvald |first=Charlotte |date=2022-08-31 |title=Vi øker staben |url=https://www.elle.no/arkiv/vi-oker-staben/251034 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240125080133/https://www.elle.no/arkiv/vi-oker-staben/251034 |archive-date=25 January 2024 |access-date=2024-01-25 |website=www.elle.no |language=nb-NO}}</ref> An edition for Turkey launched in 1999.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Turkey |url=https://www.lagardere-global-advertising.com/international_offers/elle-turkey/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240125080133/https://www.lagardere-global-advertising.com/international_offers/elle-turkey/ |archive-date=25 January 2024 |access-date=2024-01-25 |website=Lagardère Global Advertising |language=en-GB}}</ref>

''Elle Hungary'' and ''Elle Ukraine'' were launched in 2001.<ref>{{Cite web |title=ELLE : International Launches |url=https://www.lagardere.com/en/press-release/elle-international-launches/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240125080409/https://www.lagardere.com/en/press-release/elle-international-launches/ |archive-date=25 January 2024 |access-date=2024-01-25 |website=Lagardère - Lagardere.com - Groupe |language=en-GB}}</ref> In 2002, a Croatian edition was launched.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Sanoma Magazines Zagreb launches women's fashion magazine ELLE |url=https://www.sanoma.com/en/news/2002/wp/sanoma-magazines-zagreb-launches-womens-fashion-magazine-elle/ |access-date=2024-01-25 |website=www.sanoma.com |language=en}}</ref> A Belgian edition launched in 2003, available in Dutch and French.

Bulgarian, Serbian, and Slovenian editions launched in 2005.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Sanoma Magazines to launch Elle in Serbia and Montenegro |url=https://www.sanoma.com/en/news/2005/wp/sanoma-magazines-to-launch-elle-in-serbia-and-montenegro/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240225184710/https://www.sanoma.com/en/news/2005/wp/sanoma-magazines-to-launch-elle-in-serbia-and-montenegro/ |archive-date=25 February 2024 |access-date=2024-01-25 |website=www.sanoma.com |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=ELLE / SBB Media |url=http://www.sbb.bg/en/prices-magazines/elle-163.html |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240826053533/http://www.sbb.bg/en/prices-magazines/elle-163.html |archive-date=26 August 2024 |access-date=2024-01-25 |website=www.sbb.bg |language=bg-BG}}</ref> Danish and Indonesian editions launched in 2008.<ref name=":5">{{Cite web |title=Lagardère Active launches Elle in Indonesia and Finland |url=https://www.lagardere.com/en/press-release/lagardere-active-launches-elle-in-indonesia-and-finland/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240125080205/https://www.lagardere.com/en/press-release/lagardere-active-launches-elle-in-indonesia-and-finland/ |archive-date=25 January 2024 |access-date=2024-01-25 |website=Lagardère - Lagardere.com - Groupe |language=en-GB}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=Denmark |url=https://www.lagardere-global-advertising.com/international_offers/elle-denmark/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240125080136/https://www.lagardere-global-advertising.com/international_offers/elle-denmark/ |archive-date=25 January 2024 |access-date=2024-01-25 |website=Lagardère Global Advertising |language=en-GB}}</ref>

In 2012, ''Elle Lebanon'' was launched; however, it was quickly folded into ''Elle Oriental''. A Kazakh edition began publication in February 2015.

''Elle Lithuania'' launched in February 2024, the magazine is published by the team who previously published ''[[L'Officiel|L'Officiel Lithuania]]'' from 2010 till its closure in 2023.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2023-12-23 |title=Unexpected news: the fashion magazine "L'Officiel Lithuania" is ceasing publication |url=https://madeinvilnius.lt/en/business/Vilnius-market/unexpected-news-fashion-magazine-lofficiel-lithuania-is-ceasing-publication/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240115070624/https://madeinvilnius.lt/en/business/Vilnius-market/unexpected-news-fashion-magazine-lofficiel-lithuania-is-ceasing-publication/ |archive-date=15 January 2024 |access-date=2024-01-25 |website=MadeinVilnius.lt - Vilniaus naujienų dienoraštis |language=en}}</ref> ''Elle Luxembourg'' and ''Elle O'zbekiston'' began publication in September 2024.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Asia |first=Times of Central |date=2024-05-17 |title=French ELLE to be published in Uzbekistan - The Times Of Central Asia |url=https://timesca.com/french-elle-to-be-published-in-uzbekistan/ |access-date=2026-02-06 |language=en-US}}</ref> The Uzbek edition would close in November 2025 after payment disputes between the publishing company and editorial staff.

In January 2026, ''Elle Baltic'' was launched. An English-language edition of ''Elle Afrique Francophone'' is planned to launch at the end of 2026.<ref name=":7">{{Cite web |last=Templeton |first=Lily |date=2026-02-14 |title=EXCLUSIVE: Elle Magazine Launches Pan-African Edition |url=https://wwd.com/fashion-news/fashion-scoops/elle-afrique-launch-naomi-campbell-cover-1238566220/ |access-date=2026-02-15 |website=WWD |language=en-US}}</ref>

==== Elle Afrique Francophone/Elle Côte d'Ivoire ==== In February 2017, ''Elle Côte d'Ivoire'' was launched as a digital-only publication. It later began publishing print issues before ceasing publication then returning to print in 2025.<ref name=":7" /><ref>{{Cite web |title=Relaunch of ELLE in Ivory Coast – Elle Around The World |url=https://ellearoundtheworld.com/index.php/2025/01/06/relaunch-of-elle-in-ivory-coast/ |access-date=2026-02-15 |language=fr-FR}}</ref> In February 2026 the magazine rebranded to ''Elle Afrique Francophone'', now covering 23 Francophone African countries.<ref name=":7" /> The debut cover of ''Elle Afrique Francophone'' featured [[Naomi Campbell]] photographed by [[Trevor Stuurman]] in a [[Chanel]] outfit styled by [[Law Roach]].<ref name=":7" /><ref>{{Cite web |date=2026-02-14 |title=Elle Launches African Edition with Naomi Campbell Cover |url=https://www.businessoffashion.com/news/global-markets/elle-francophone-africa-debuts-with-naomi-campbell-cover/ |access-date=2026-02-15 |website=The Business of Fashion |language=en}}</ref>

==== Elle Australia ==== In 1990, ''Elle Australia'' launched. However, in July 2020 [[Bauer Media Australia]] licence holder of the Australian edition announced its closure, citing declining advertising revenue and travel restrictions associated with the [[COVID-19 pandemic]].<ref>{{Cite news |last=Meade |first=Amanda |date=2020-07-21 |title=Mercury Capital axes eight former Bauer magazines, including Harper's Bazaar, Elle and Men's Health |url=https://www.theguardian.com/media/2020/jul/21/bauer-media-australia-axes-eight-magazines-including-harpers-bazaar-elle-and-mens-health |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200827050944/https://www.theguardian.com/media/2020/jul/21/bauer-media-australia-axes-eight-magazines-including-harpers-bazaar-elle-and-mens-health |archive-date=27 August 2020 |access-date=2024-01-25 |work=[[The Guardian]] |language=en-GB |issn=0261-3077}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |date=2024-01-25 |title=Bauer axes eight magazines in Australia |url=https://www.nzherald.co.nz/business/bauer-to-axe-eight-magazines-including-harpers-bazaar-elle-womens-health/NVB7CWVTL7DK77R4HLX5YEBLKU/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240125070250/https://www.nzherald.co.nz/business/bauer-to-axe-eight-magazines-including-harpers-bazaar-elle-womens-health/NVB7CWVTL7DK77R4HLX5YEBLKU/ |archive-date=25 January 2024 |access-date=2024-01-25 |website=[[The New Zealand Herald]] |language=en-NZ}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |last=Doyle |first=Michael |date=21 July 2020 |title=InStyle, Elle, Women's Health, Men's Health among Australian magazines axed by Bauer Media |url=https://www.abc.net.au/news/2020-07-21/elle-womens-health-ok-instyle-magazines-axed-by-bauer/12478658 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200811093817/https://www.abc.net.au/news/2020-07-21/elle-womens-health-ok-instyle-magazines-axed-by-bauer/12478658 |archive-date=11 August 2020 |access-date=4 September 2020 |work=[[ABC News (Australia)|ABC News]]}}</ref> In November 2020, the magazine returned in a digital-only form.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2020-11-05 |title=Are Media revives Elle in digital only form |url=https://www.afr.com/companies/media-and-marketing/are-media-revives-elle-in-digital-only-form-20201105-p56bsh |access-date=2024-01-25 |website=Australian Financial Review |language=en}}</ref> In September 2023, it was confirmed that the magazine would return to print in March 2024, published by [[Are Media]], the successor to Bauer Media Australia.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Jaspan |first=Calum |date=2023-09-15 |title=Elle magazine returns to print as 'readers tire of digital deluge' |url=https://www.smh.com.au/business/companies/elle-magazine-returns-to-print-as-readers-tire-of-digital-deluge-20230915-p5e4za.html |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240826053647/https://www.smh.com.au/business/companies/elle-magazine-returns-to-print-as-readers-tire-of-digital-deluge-20230915-p5e4za.html |archive-date=26 August 2024 |access-date=2024-01-25 |website=[[The Sydney Morning Herald]] |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=Elle Australia - Fashion For The Stylish |url=https://www.aremedia.com.au/brands/elle/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210329082243/https://www.aremedia.com.au/brands/elle/ |archive-date=29 March 2021 |access-date=28 April 2021 |publisher=[[Are Media]]}}</ref>

==== Elle Brasil ==== A Brazilian edition launched in 1988 and the first run of the magazine would cease publication in 2018.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Diderich |first=Joelle |date=2018-08-07 |title=Media Group Abril Shutters Brazilian Editions of Elle, Cosmopolitan |url=https://wwd.com/feature/media-group-abril-shutters-brazil-elle-cosmopolitan-1202770619/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240125070250/https://wwd.com/feature/media-group-abril-shutters-brazil-elle-cosmopolitan-1202770619/ |archive-date=25 January 2024 |access-date=2024-01-25 |website=WWD |language=en-US}}</ref> The magazine was relaunched in 2020 by former its editor-in-chief Susana Barbosa.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Susana Barbosa {{!}} BoF 500 {{!}} The People Shaping the Global Fashion Industry |url=https://www.businessoffashion.com/people/susana-barbosa/ |access-date=2026-01-06 |website=The Business of Fashion |language=en}}</ref>

It was the first commercial magazine in the world to have a transgender model on its cover, with [[Lea T]] in December 2011. The Brazilian edition had also discovered transgender model [[Valentina Sampaio]] and had put her on the cover before French Vogue.

==== Elle Canada ==== The magazine entered publication in 2001. In November 2016, ''Elle Canada'' promoted [[Vanessa Craft]] to editor-in-chief, making her the first black woman at the helm of an ''Elle'' magazine globally.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Elle Canada has a New Editor-in-Chief - Masthead Online News |url=http://www.mastheadonline.com/news/elle_canada_has_a_new_editorinchief/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180628015655/http://www.mastheadonline.com/news/elle_canada_has_a_new_editorinchief/ |archive-date=28 June 2018 |access-date=27 June 2018}}</ref>

In 2020, the Toronto branch offices were closed and the magazine continued publication from [[Montreal]].<ref>{{Cite web |title=Elle Canada shutters Toronto office, eliminates four jobs |url=https://mediaincanada.com/2020/10/27/elle-canada-shutters-toronto-office-eliminates-four-jobs/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220224204820/https://mediaincanada.com/2020/10/27/elle-canada-shutters-toronto-office-eliminates-four-jobs/ |archive-date=24 February 2022 |access-date=2024-01-25 |website=[[Media of Canada]]}}</ref>

==== Elle China ==== The Chinese version of the magazine began publication in 1988. It was the first four-colour fashion magazine offered in China. The magazine was an informational and educational tool for opening the Chinese textile market.<ref>{{Cite news |title=Elle magazine heading for China's fashion-hungry |url=https://www.upi.com/Archives/1988/04/12/ELLE-magazine-heading-for-Chinas-fashion-hungry/5081576820800/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180713231643/https://www.upi.com/Archives/1988/04/12/ELLE-magazine-heading-for-Chinas-fashion-hungry/5081576820800/ |archive-date=13 July 2018 |access-date=13 July 2018 |work=UPI |language=en}}</ref><ref name="yang">{{cite journal |author1=Yang Feng |author2=Katherine Frith |date=Fall 2008 |title=The Growth of International Women's Magazines in China and the Role of Transnational Advertising |url=http://aejmcmagazine.arizona.edu/Journal/Fall2008/FengFrith.pdf |url-status=live |journal=AEJMC Magazine |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141129014211/http://aejmcmagazine.arizona.edu/Journal/Fall2008/FengFrith.pdf |archive-date=29 November 2014 |access-date=14 November 2014}}</ref> Patricia Wang was the first editor of ''Elle China''.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Elle magazine heading for China's fashion-hungry |url=https://www.upi.com/Archives/1988/04/12/ELLE-magazine-heading-for-Chinas-fashion-hungry/5081576820800/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190402204732/https://www.upi.com/Archives/1988/04/12/ELLE-magazine-heading-for-Chinas-fashion-hungry/5081576820800/ |archive-date=2 April 2019 |access-date=8 April 2019 |website=UPI |language=en}}</ref> ==== Elle Egypt ==== An Egyptian edition launched in April 2024, a print version of the magazine was planned to launch in 2024 under the direction of Susan Sabet.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2024-04-17 |title=Lagardère Group Launches Egyptian Edition of Elle Magazine |url=https://www.businessoffashion.com/news/topics/lagardere-group-launches-egyptian-edition-of-elle-magazine/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240513000419/https://www.businessoffashion.com/news/topics/lagardere-group-launches-egyptian-edition-of-elle-magazine/ |archive-date=13 May 2024 |access-date=2024-05-12 |website=The Business of Fashion |language=en}}</ref> As of 2026, the Egyptian edition is digital-only and Susan Sabet is no longer working for the magazine.

==== Elle Finland ==== The Finnish edition of ''Elle'' was launched in 2008.<ref name=":5" /> It closed in February 2020.

==== Elle Malaysia ==== ''Elle Malaysia'' entered publication in March 2014 and was published in English.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Launch of ELLE Malaysia, the 45th Edition worldwide |url=https://www.lagardere.com/en/press-release/launch-of-elle-malaysia-the-45th-edition-worldwide/ |access-date=2026-01-06 |website=Lagardère - Lagardere.com - Groupe |language=en-GB}}</ref> The magazine ceased publication in 2017. The Malaysian edition relaunched in 2024 and is now published in Bahasa Melayu.<ref>{{Cite web |title=ELLE MALAYSIA IS COMING BACK! |url=https://www.lagardere-global-advertising.com/latest-news/elle-malaysia-is-coming-back/ |access-date=2026-01-06 |website=Lagardère Global Advertising |language=en-GB}}</ref>

==== Elle Portugal ==== ''Elle Portugal'' launched in 1988 and ceased publication in 2021.<ref name=":2">{{Cite web |last=Gonçalves |first=Mauro |title=Ao fim de 32 anos nas bancas, revista Elle vai ser descontinuada em Portugal |url=https://observador.pt/2021/02/05/revistas-elle-e-elle-decoration-vao-ser-descontinuadas-em-portugal/ |access-date=2024-01-25 |website=Observador |language=pt-PT}}</ref>

==== Elle Russia ==== A Russian edition of the magazine began publication in 1996.<ref>{{cite journal |author=Jukka Pietiläinen |date=2008 |title=Media Use in Putin's Russia |journal=Journal of Communist Studies and Transition Politics |volume=24 |issue=3 |pages=365–385 |doi=10.1080/13523270802267906 |doi-access=free}}</ref> The Russian edition was closed in 2022, after the licence was terminated due to the [[Russian invasion of Ukraine|Russian Invasion of Ukraine]].<ref>{{Cite news |last=Britten |first=Fleur |date=2022-04-20 |title=Vogue Russia closes as Condé Nast stops publishing after 'rise in censorship' |url=https://www.theguardian.com/fashion/2022/apr/20/vogue-russia-closes-as-conde-nast-stops-publishing-after-rise-in-censorship |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240826053520/https://www.theguardian.com/fashion/2022/apr/20/vogue-russia-closes-as-conde-nast-stops-publishing-after-rise-in-censorship |archive-date=26 August 2024 |access-date=2024-01-25 |work=[[The Guardian]] |language=en-GB |issn=0261-3077}}</ref>

==== US Elle ==== US Elle launched in 1985. In 1991, the magazine's sales were in decline.<ref>{{Cite news |last=Fabrikant |first=Geraldine |date=17 February 1991 |title=Hachette Is Paying For Its Hubris |url=https://www.nytimes.com/1991/02/17/business/hachette-is-paying-for-its-hubris.html |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190402232258/https://www.nytimes.com/1991/02/17/business/hachette-is-paying-for-its-hubris.html |archive-date=2 April 2019 |access-date=2 April 2019 |newspaper=The New York Times |language=en}}</ref>

Elle.com was launched in 2007.<ref>{{cite news |date=22 March 2011 |title=Fipp's top magazine innovations for 2011 |url=http://www.campaignlive.co.uk/article/1060371/fipps-top-magazine-innovations-2011 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150923200059/http://www.campaignlive.co.uk/article/1060371/fipps-top-magazine-innovations-2011 |archive-date=23 September 2015 |access-date=14 August 2015 |work=Campaign}}</ref>

In September 2017, it was announced that Roberta Myers was stepping down from the role of editor-in-chief of ''Elle USA'', position she held since 2000, stating through a memo to the staff that "I want to spend the next seasons as available to my children as I can be, and so I take my leave of Elle now".<ref>{{Cite news |date=11 September 2017 |title=Robbie Myers to Exit Elle Magazine |url=https://www.businessoffashion.com/articles/news-analysis/robbie-myers-to-exit-elle-magazine |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170912002800/https://www.businessoffashion.com/articles/news-analysis/robbie-myers-to-exit-elle-magazine |archive-date=12 September 2017 |access-date=12 September 2017 |work=The Business of Fashion |language=en-GB}}</ref> A day later of the announcement, it was reported that [[Nina Garcia]], creative director of ''[[Marie Claire]]'' was appointed as the new editor-in-chief effective 18 September.<ref>{{Cite news |date=12 September 2017 |title=Nina Garcia Appointed Editor-in-Chief at Elle |url=https://www.businessoffashion.com/articles/news-analysis/nina-garcia-appointed-editor-in-chief-at-elle |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170912235420/https://www.businessoffashion.com/articles/news-analysis/nina-garcia-appointed-editor-in-chief-at-elle |archive-date=12 September 2017 |access-date=12 September 2017 |work=The Business of Fashion |language=en-GB}}</ref>

==== Elle Vietnam ==== A Vietnamese edition (''Elle Phái đẹp'') was launched in 2010, under licence with [[Ringier]]; however, it ceased publication in 2020.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Lagardère Active launches ELLE in Vietnam, the 43rd ELLE international edition |url=https://www.lagardere.com/en/press-release/lagardere-active-launches-elle-in-vietnam-the-43rd-elle-international-edition/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240125080236/https://www.lagardere.com/en/press-release/lagardere-active-launches-elle-in-vietnam-the-43rd-elle-international-edition/ |archive-date=25 January 2024 |access-date=2024-01-25 |website=Lagardère - Lagardere.com - Groupe |language=en-GB}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |date=2020-09-15 |title=Ringier discontinues publication of ELLE Vietnam |url=https://www.ringier.com/ringier-discontinues-publication-of-elle-vietnam/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240125080133/https://www.ringier.com/ringier-discontinues-publication-of-elle-vietnam/ |archive-date=25 January 2024 |access-date=2024-01-25 |website=Ringier |language=en-US}}</ref> The magazine was later relaunched.

== Editors == {{div-col|colwidth=20em}} * Valia Taha (Arabia) * Arlette Barrionuevo, Gabriela Silvestre (Argentina) * Jessica Bailey (Australia) * [[Carmen Kass]], Ginta Kubiliute, Līga Zemture (Baltic) * Marie Guérin (Belgium) * Susana Barbosa (Brazil) * Maria Georgieva (Bulgaria) * Joanna Fox (Canada) * Sun Zhe (China) * Jelena Veljača (Croatia) * Thea Prokop (Czechia) * Cecilie Ingdal (Denmark) * No editor (Egypt) * Julie Yapo (Francophone Africa) * Franzsika Frosch (Germany) * Maria Patoucha (Greece) * Winnie Wan (Hong Kong) * Vivien Madai (Hungary) * Ainee Nizami Ahmedi ([[Elle India|India]]) * Ruben William Steven (Indonesia) * Manuela Ravasio (Italy) * Kanako Sakai (Japan) * Dana Lee (Kazakhstan) * Eun Mi Chae (Korea) * Agnė Gilytė (Lithuania) * Marie-Adélaïde Leclercq-Olhagaray (Luxembourg) * Sarah Hani Jamil (Malaysia) * Claudia Cándano (Mexico) * Emma Vloeimans (Netherlands) * Petra Middelthon (Norway) * Marta Tabiś-Szymanek (Poland) * Joanna Fox (Quebec) * Roxana Voloseniuc (Romania) * Teodora Bogdanovic (Serbia) * Charmaine Ho (Singapore) * Petra Windschnurer (Slovenia) * Benedetta Poletti (Spain) * Elina Grothén (Sweden) * Anne Marie Philippe (Switzerland) * Kayt Hsueh (Taiwan) * Chatlina Cheyjunya (Thailand) * Suzan Yurdacan (Turkey) * [[Kenya Hunt]] (United Kingdom) * Sonya Zabouga (Ukraine) * [[Nina García]] (United States)<ref name="Elle Magazine Names Design Director">{{cite news|url=http://www.wwd.com/media-news/fashion-memopad/elle-minor-7319980?src=nl/mornReport/20131219|title=Elle Magazine Names Design Director |work=WWD|date=19 December 2013|access-date=19 December 2013|author=Alexandra Steigrad|archive-date=21 December 2013|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131221130632/http://www.wwd.com/media-news/fashion-memopad/elle-minor-7319980?src=nl%2FmornReport%2F20131219}}</ref> * Liênchi Nguyen (Vietnam) {{div-col-end}}

=== Men's === {{main|Elle Men}}

{{div-col|colwidth=20em}} * Valia Taha (Arabia) * Jessica Bailey (Australia) * Susana Barbosa (Brazil) * Liv He (China) * Ken Law (Hong Kong) * Saugirdas Vaitulionis (Lithuania) * Claudia Candano (Mexico) * Charmaine Ho (Singapore) * Nichakul Kitayanubhongse (Thailand) * Suzan Yurdacan (Turkey) * Thùy Duong (Vietnam){{div-col-end}}

=== Timeline === {| class="wikitable sortable" !Country/region !Circulation dates !Editor-in-chief !Start year !End year |- | rowspan="3" |Italy (''Elle Italia'') | rowspan="3" |1987–present |[[Carla Sozzani]] |1987<ref name=":6">{{Cite web |title=OUR INTERVIEW WITH CARLA SOZZANI {{!}} CRASH Magazine |url=https://www.crash.fr/our-interview-with-carla-sozzani/ |access-date=2026-02-07 |language=fr-FR}}</ref> |1987<ref name=":6" /> |- |Massimo Russo |2021 |2024 |- |Manuela Ravasio |2024 |present |- | rowspan="4" |Argentina (''Elle Argentina'') | rowspan="4" |1994–present |[[Ana Torrejón]] |1994 |2007 |- |Graciela Maya |2008 |2022 |- |Arlette Barrionuevo |2022 |present |- |Gabriela Silvestre |2022 |present |- | rowspan="2" |Lithuania (''Elle Lithuania'') | rowspan="2" |2024–present |Irina Sinė |2024 |2025 |- |Agnė Gilytė |2025 |present |- |Egypt (''Elle Egypt'') |2024–present |Susan Sabet |2024 |2024 |- |Luxembourg (''Elle Luxembourg'') |2024–present |Marie-Adélaïde Leclercq-Olhagaray |2024 |present |- | rowspan="2" |Uzbekistan (''Elle O'zbekiston'') | rowspan="2" |2024–2025 |Polina Agliamova |2024 |2025 |- |Rushana Mamadalieva |2025 |2025 |- | rowspan="3" |Estonia, Latvia, Lithuania (''Elle Baltic'') | rowspan="3" |2026–present |[[Carmen Kass]] |2026 |present |- |Ginta Kubiliute |2026 |present |- |Līga Zemture |2026 |present |}

==Other markets== In the 1980s, ''Elle'' signed an agreement with the [[Japan]]ese Itokin,<ref>{{cite news |last=Feitz |first=Anne |date=17 September 2012 |title=Les très rentables licences de la marque Elle |trans-title=The very profitable licenses of the Elle brand |url=https://www.lesechos.fr/2012/09/les-tres-rentables-licences-de-la-marque-elle-362892 |url-status=live |language=fr |newspaper=[[Les Echos (France)|Les Echos]] |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231226184638/https://www.lesechos.fr/2012/09/les-tres-rentables-licences-de-la-marque-elle-362892 |archive-date=26 December 2023 |access-date=26 December 2023}}</ref> a group based in Osaka specialising in ready-to-wear.<ref>{{cite news |date=18 March 1989 |title=Bagarres de chiffonniers |trans-title=Ragpickers' brawls |url=https://www.lemonde.fr/archives/article/1989/03/18/bagarres-de-chiffonniers_4109443_1819218.html |url-status=live |language=fr |newspaper=[[Le Monde]] |archive-url=https://archive.today/20231226185920/https://www.lemonde.fr/archives/article/1989/03/18/bagarres-de-chiffonniers_4109443_1819218.html |archive-date=26 December 2023 |access-date=26 December 2023}}</ref> ''Elle'' has been selling its lingerie in Japan for over forty years through licensing agreements. ''Elle'' has over 150 partners in 80 countries, all paying royalties to the brand. ''Elle'' has more than 3,000 stores worldwide, mainly in Asia. Under the ''Elle'' brand, there are around ten {{lang|fr|[[Coffeehouse|cafés]]}}, hair salons and [[spa]]s. The brand also sells fashion, beauty and home decor products.<!-- General reference --><ref name="Visseyrias2022">{{cite news |last=Visseyrias |first=Mathilde |date=17 May 2022 |title=Des magazines à l'hôtellerie: une 'Maison Elle' va ouvrir à Paris |trans-title=From magazines to the hospitality industry: a 'Maison Elle' will open in Paris |url=https://www.lefigaro.fr/societes/des-magazines-a-l-hotellerie-une-maison-elle-va-ouvrir-a-paris-20220517 |url-status=live |language=fr |newspaper=[[Le Figaro]] |archive-url=https://archive.today/20230901015513/https://www.lefigaro.fr/societes/des-magazines-a-l-hotellerie-une-maison-elle-va-ouvrir-a-paris-20220517 |archive-date=1 September 2023 |access-date=17 December 2023}}</ref>

[[Nissan]] and ''Elle'' collaborated and unveiled the [[Nissan Micra|Nissan Micra Elle]] in September 2012, a limited-edition car specially designed for women.<ref>{{cite news |date=5 September 2012 |title=Le magazine 'Elle' décliné en Nissan Micra |trans-title='Elle' magazine available in Nissan Micra |url=https://www.lapresse.ca/auto/actualites/nissan/201209/04/01-4570956-le-magazine-elle-decline-en-nissan-micra.php |url-status=live |language=fr-CA |newspaper=[[La Presse (Canadian newspaper)|La Presse]] |archive-url=https://archive.today/20231226190816/https://www.lapresse.ca/auto/actualites/nissan/201209/04/01-4570956-le-magazine-elle-decline-en-nissan-micra.php |archive-date=26 December 2023 |access-date=26 December 2023}}</ref>

The brand has also been launched in the [[hospitality industry]].<ref name="Visseyrias2022"/> In 2023, the fashion magazine opened its first [[hotel]], Maison Elle, on the [[17th arrondissement of Paris|17th]] of Paris.<ref>{{cite news |last=d'Arcy |first=Susan |date=13 January 2023 |title=The new sky-high hotel that has the best views in Paris |url=https://www.thetimes.com/world/europe/article/the-new-sky-high-hotel-that-has-the-best-views-in-paris-l8g5d2hrt |url-status=live |newspaper=[[The Sunday Times]] |archive-url=https://archive.today/20230113173946/https://www.thetimes.co.uk/article/the-new-sky-high-hotel-that-has-the-best-views-in-paris-l8g5d2hrt |archive-date=13 January 2023 |access-date=17 December 2023}}</ref> Other Elle Hotel projects have been announced for [[Mexico]] and around fifteen high-end hotels in the heart of cities that would open in the next ten years.<ref name="Visseyrias2022"/>

In June 2024, an article from Elle Decor announced the launch of the media brand's first residential tower located in Miami.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2024-06-04 |title=Stop What You're Doing: ELLE Is Launching Its First-Ever Residential Tower in Miami |url=https://www.elledecor.com/celebrity-style/luxury-real-estate/a60995869/elle-residences-miami/ |access-date=2024-12-13 |website=ELLE Decor |language=en-US}}</ref>

== See also == * [[List of fashion magazines]] * [[List of women's magazines]] * [[Didier Guérin]], executive in charge of new releases * [[:Category:Elle (magazine) writers]]

== Notes == {{reflist|group=note}}

== References == {{Reflist}}

== External links == * {{Official website|http://www.elle.fr/}} {{in lang|fr}} * {{fashionmagazine|id=elle-france|name=French Elle}}

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