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Men's lifestyle magazine (1985–2016)

For other uses, see [FHM (disambiguation)](/source/FHM_(disambiguation)).

FHM Cover of the October 2014 issue, featuring Natalie Dormer Editor Unknown Categories Men's lifestyle First issue 1985; 41 years ago (1985) Final issue February 2016 (print) Company Bauer Media Group Language English

***FHM*** (**For Him Magazine**) was a printed British multinational men's fashion lifestyle magazine that was published in several countries. It contained features such as the [*FHM* 100 Sexiest Women in the World](/source/FHM's_100_Sexiest_Women_(UK)).[1][2]

The final printed issue of British *FHM* was dated February 2016, after which the magazine moved to a digital-only platform, with updated daily content on topics such as dating tips, style advice, viral news, sports and entertainment.[3]

## History

The magazine began publication in 1985 in the UK under the name *For Him Magazine*[4] and changed its title to ***FHM*** in May 1992, although the full *For Him Magazine* continued to be printed on the spine of each issue. The first woman to appear on the cover was [Gina Bellman](/source/Gina_Bellman) in February 1993.[*[citation needed](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Citation_needed)*] The trend towards female cover stars grew over the following year, with both [Naomi Campbell](/source/Naomi_Campbell) and [Andie MacDowell](/source/Andie_MacDowell) appearing.[*[citation needed](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Citation_needed)*]

Circulation expanded to newsagents as a quarterly by the spring of 1987 and then monthly in 1994. EMAP Consumer Media bought the magazine in 1994 and it subsequently went on to dominate the UK men's market and began to expand internationally, being published in 32 countries including India.[5]

FHM's High Street Honey competition (2002—) awards £10,000, an FHM TV presenting job and the chance to appear on the FHM front cover.[6][7][8][9]

On 17 November 2015, British *FHM* announced their intention to suspend publication alongside that of fellow men's magazine *[Zoo](/source/Zoo_Weekly),* leaving the publication available via its website at FHM.com.[5][10]

The final print edition appeared in February 2016, with [Holly Willoughby](/source/Holly_Willoughby) as its cover model.[11]

In August 2016, under the guidance of BauerXcel Media, a property of [Bauer Media Group](/source/Bauer_Media_Group), Nick Dimengo took over as the senior editor of FHM.com.

## *FHM* 100 Sexiest Women in the World

See also: [FHM's 100 Sexiest Women (UK)](/source/FHM's_100_Sexiest_Women_(UK))

Each of *FHM*'s international editions publish yearly rankings for the sexiest women alive based on public and editorial voting through the magazine's website. Dates of magazine issues, winners, ages of winners at the time of selection, and pertinent comments are listed below. The data below refer *only* to the British edition (the rankings for the international editions vary widely, with many top-ranking women in some editions not appearing at all in others).

Year Choice Age Notes 1995 Claudia Schiffer 25 First supermodel to have won the accolade 1996 Gillian Anderson 28 First winner voted for by the public 1997 Teri Hatcher 33 First woman over 30 to win the accolade 1998 Jenny McCarthy 26 Former Playboy Playmate 1999 Sarah Michelle Gellar 22 American actress 2000 Jennifer Lopez 31 First woman to win the accolade twice 2001 32 2002 Anna Kournikova 22 Only athlete to win the accolade 2003 Halle Berry 37 American actress. Oldest winner 2003 Kristanna Loken 23 American actress 2004 Britney Spears 22 American singer 2005 Kelly Brook 25 First British winner 2006 Keira Knightley 21 British actress. Youngest winner 2007 Jessica Alba 26 American actress 2008 Megan Fox 22 American actress 2009 Cheryl Cole 25 British singer 2010 26 2011 Rosie Huntington-Whiteley 24 British model 2012 Tulisa 23 British singer 2013 Mila Kunis 29 American actress 2014 Jennifer Lawrence 23 American actress 2015 Michelle Keegan 27 British actress 2016 Margot Robbie 26 Australian actress 2017 Gal Gadot 32 Israeli actress

## *FHM* international

*FHM* was published in the following territories.

Country Publisher FHM Australia Bauer Media Group, published 1998–2012[12], relaunched 2025 by Nuclear FHM Bulgaria FHM Canada Published between 1995[13] and 2007[14] FHM China Trends Press FHM Denmark Benjamin Publications A/S FHM Estonia FHM France Emap then Mondadori then 1633 Publishing, closed in 2014 FHM Germany Published between October 2000 and November 2012 FHM Greece Lambrakis Publications, closed in December 2007 FHM Holland Free Media Group, closed in June 2013 FHM Hungary Jessica Szekeres FHM India TCG Media Group[15] FHM Indonesia MRA Media Group, closed in December 2017 FHM Japan FHM Latvia Lilita FHM Lithuania FHM Malaysia Astro Digital Publications Sdn Bhd, closed in January 2016 FHM Mexico FHM New Zealand Nuclear Media, since 2025 FHM Norway Bonnier Group, closed in August 2014 FHM Tajikistan Turkmenistan Kyrgyzstan Kazakhstan Uzbekistan FHM Philippines Summit Media, closed on 1 May 2018 FHM Portugal Impresa Publishing (formerly Abril/controljornal, closed on 25 February 2010)[16] FHM Romania Published between April 2000 and August 2014 FHM Russia Closed in 2016 FHM Singapore Mediacorp, closed in September 2015[17] FHM Slovenia VideoTop, closed in March 2013 FHM South Africa Media24 FHM Spain Published between January 2004 and March 2017 FHM Sweden Currently published FHM Taiwan Taiwan Publishing Co, currently published FHM Thailand Inspire Entertainment FHM Turkey Saffron Media FHM UK Bauer Media Group (only online) FHM US Defunct

## See also

- [The Girls of *FHM*](/source/The_Girls_of_FHM)

- [List of men's magazines](/source/List_of_men's_magazines)

## References

1. **[^](#cite_ref-1)** ["Michelle Keegan - FHM"](https://web.archive.org/web/20171115160559/http://www.fhm.com/posts/michelle-keegan-95580). Archived from [the original](http://www.fhm.com/posts/michelle-keegan-95580) on 15 November 2017. Retrieved 18 June 2016.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-2)** ["FHM Men's Magazine. Sexy Girls, News & Men's Fashion (homepage)"](http://www.fhm.com/). *FHM*. Retrieved 8 September 2013.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-3)** ["FHM Magazine bids its readers farewell in stunning fashion with Holly Willoughby covering its final issue"](https://metro.co.uk/2016/01/07/fhm-magazine-bids-its-readers-farewell-in-stunning-fashion-with-holly-willoughby-covering-its-final-issue-5606496/). 7 January 2016. Retrieved 1 November 2018.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-4)** Di Hand; Steve Middleditch (10 July 2014). [*Design for Media: A Handbook for Students and Professionals in Journalism, PR, and Advertising*](https://books.google.com/books?id=UrAABAAAQBAJ&pg=PA8). Routledge. p. 8. [ISBN](/source/ISBN_(identifier)) [978-1-317-86402-8](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Special:BookSources/978-1-317-86402-8). Retrieved 2 August 2015.

1. ^ [***a***](#cite_ref-bbcz_5-0) [***b***](#cite_ref-bbcz_5-1) ["FHM and Zoo magazines to suspend publication"](https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-34845063). *BBC News*. 17 November 2015. Retrieved 17 November 2015.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-6)** ["Watford shop worker in FHM final"](https://www.watfordobserver.co.uk/news/4187882.watford-shop-worker-in-fhm-high-street-honey-final/). *Watford Observer*. 9 March 2009. Retrieved 19 May 2023.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-7)** ["Tanya bids for High Street Honey title"](https://www.thenorthernecho.co.uk/news/7051272.tanya-bids-high-street-honey-title/). *The Northern Echo*. 2 December 2002. Retrieved 19 May 2023.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-independent/5348723_8-0)** ["Inside story: High Street Honeys go global"](https://www.independent.co.uk/news/media/inside-story-high-street-honeys-go-global-5348723.html). *The Independent*. 31 October 2005. Retrieved 19 May 2023.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-9)** ["Top Ten High Street Honeys"](https://www.gettyimages.com/photos/top-ten-high-street-honeys). *Getty Images*. Retrieved 19 May 2023.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-10)** ["FHM magazine and Zoo to be suspended"](https://filmindustry.network/fhm-magazine-and-zoo-to-be-suspended/29915). Film Industry Network. 17 November 2015.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-11)** ["Holly Willoughby poses on cover of final issue of lads' mag FHM"](https://www.standard.co.uk/showbiz/celebrity-news/holly-willoughby-bids-a-fond-farewell-to-fhm-as-she-poses-on-final-cover-of-lads-mag-a3150311.html). 7 January 2016.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-12)** ["FHM magazine to cease production - May cover-date issue will be the last print edition"](https://campaignbrief.com/version10-starthtml0000000149-187/). *Campaign Brief*. 16 March 2012. Retrieved 21 March 2023.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-13)** Souiden, Nizar; Diagne, Mariam (2009). ["Canadian and French men's consumption of cosmetics"](https://www.researchgate.net/publication/242346322). *Journal of Consumer Marketing*. **26** (2). [doi](/source/Doi_(identifier)):[10.1108/07363760910940465](https://doi.org/10.1108%2F07363760910940465). Retrieved 20 March 2016.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-14)** Ricciardelli, Rosemary; et al. (2010). ["Investigating Hegemonic Masculinity: Portrayals of Masculinity in Men's Lifestyle Magazines"](https://www.researchgate.net/publication/225204116). *Sex Roles*. **63** (1–2): 64–78. [doi](/source/Doi_(identifier)):[10.1007/s11199-010-9764-8](https://doi.org/10.1007%2Fs11199-010-9764-8). [S2CID](/source/S2CID_(identifier)) [143521323](https://api.semanticscholar.org/CorpusID:143521323). Retrieved 14 March 2016.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-15)** [Publishing: Magazines](http://www.tcg.media/publishing.php) [Archived](https://web.archive.org/web/20210205093926/https://www.tcg.media/publishing.php) 5 February 2021 at the [Wayback Machine](/source/Wayback_Machine), TCG Media website. Retrieved 20 October 2015.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-16)** ["FHM to close"](https://web.archive.org/web/20141203045208/http://www.publicitas.com/spain/media-news-events/news-detail/?newsid=36386&title=portugal-fhm-to-close#.VM_aIGSsXRA). *Publicitas*. 12 February 2010. Archived from [the original](http://www.publicitas.com/spain/media-news-events/news-detail/?newsid=36386&title=portugal-fhm-to-close#.VM_aIGSsXRA) on 3 December 2014. Retrieved 2 February 2015.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-17)** ["Singapore FHM ends its run"](https://web.archive.org/web/20151021070236/http://www.channelnewsasia.com/news/singapore/singapore-fhm-ends-its/2088720.html). *Channel NewsAsia*. 31 August 2015. Archived from [the original](http://www.channelnewsasia.com/news/singapore/singapore-fhm-ends-its/2088720.html) on 21 October 2015.

## External links

- [Official website](https://web.archive.org/web/20160313052106/http://fhm.com/) (Archiv)

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