{{Short description|US magazine}} {{About|American teen magazine|the music album|Girl's Life}} {{more citations needed|date=June 2015}} {{Use mdy dates|date=March 2025}} {{Infobox magazine | title = Girls' Life | logo = | logo_size = | image_file = Girls' Life magazine cover March 2016.jpg | image_size = <!-- (defaults to user thumbnail size if no size is stated) --> | image_alt = | image_caption = Cover of March 2016 issue with Zendaya | editor = | editor_title = | previous_editor = | staff_writer = | photographer = | category = Teen magazine | frequency = Bimonthly | circulation = | publisher = Karen Bokram | founder = Karen Bokram | founded = | firstdate = {{Start date|1994|08}} | company = | country = United States | based = Baltimore | language = English | website = {{URL|http://www.girlslife.com}} | issn = 1078-3326 | oclc = }}
'''''Girls' Life''''' is an American teen magazine. It was launched in 1994 by Monarch Services. It was later purchased by Karen Bokram<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.entrepreneurgirl.com/2017/05/30/karen-bokram-how-i-started-girls-life-magazine/ |website=www.entrepreneurgirl.com/|title=KAREN BOKRAM: HOW I STARTED GIRLS' LIFE MAGAZINE – Entrepreneur Girl}}</ref> under the Girls' Life Acquisition Corporation<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.dnb.com/business-directory/company-profiles.girls_life_acquisition_corp.9ef81ad237f41c09ccd6eb8422368577.html |website=Dun & Bradstreet |title=Girls' Life Acquisition Corp.: Overview |access-date=September 7, 2021}}</ref> The magazine is headquartered in Baltimore, Maryland.<ref>{{cite web|title=Children's Magazines|url=http://www.bookmarket.com/magazines-children.htm|work=Book Market|access-date=February 1, 2016|archive-date=October 25, 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181025202514/http://bookmarket.com/magazines-children.htm|url-status=dead}}</ref>
==History and profile== Issues of ''Girls' Life'' contain information and advice on topics such as fashion, cosmetics, hairstyles, relationships, peer pressure, time management, stress-relief, and self-esteem. Girls' Life website hosts a penpal program, games, and discussions. It is targeted to girls 8–12.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.commonsensemedia.org/website-reviews/girls-life |website=Common Sense Media|title=Girls' Life - Website Review|date=22 September 2010}}</ref> The magazine cover has featured Disney stars, such as Laura Marano, Miley Cyrus, Selena Gomez and The Cheetah Girls, and other celebrities such as Mandy Moore and Hayden Panettiere that may bring interest to older girls. Demi Lovato, Ariana Grande, Emma Roberts, Emma Watson, Selena Gomez, and Ashley Tisdale have appeared on the cover of ''Girls' Life'' magazine twice.
It covers a range of topics, from heavier topics such as dealing with racism, sexual abuse, and feelings for boys, as well as lighter topics such as fashion, beauty, skin care, embarrassing moments. There are often recipes, gift ideas, and interviews. The title "Girls' Life" is a play on the magazine title "Boys' Life," which was first published in 1911.
The magazine was once notable for the fact it did not feature celebrities on the cover, but eventually began featuring celebrity covers, the first being Alexis Bledel of ''Gilmore Girls'', ceding to the industry's conventional wisdom that covers with known personalities sell more copies. Other features include:
* Letters to the editor * Giveaway Calendars (Prizes you can enter for each day) * Dear Carol * Best new trend * Cute and Cheap Fashion * Fashion: Love your body * Quizzes * Horoscopes * Special Report * Best new beauty trend * GP BIs (Best friend advice) * Body Q&A * Guys Q&A * Boyfriend tips
==References== {{Reflist}} *{{cite news|author= Louis Llovio|title=Karen Bokram buys back Girls' Life, the magazine she founded|url=http://www.accessmylibrary.com/coms2/summary_0286-29185406_ITM|work=Daily Record|location=Baltimore|date=January 11, 2007|access-date=September 26, 2008}}
==External links== {{Portal|Children and Young Adult Literature}} * [http://girlslife.com Girls' Life's Official website]
Category:1994 establishments in Maryland Category:Bimonthly magazines published in the United States Category:Lifestyle magazines published in the United States Category:Magazines established in 1994 Category:Magazines published in Baltimore Category:Teen magazines published in the United States
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