Robbie Myers

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Roberta Myers is currently the editor-in-chief of the US edition of fashion magazine Elle, taking over the job from her predecessor, Elaina Richardson.

[edit] Career

Prior to Elle, Myers has worked for various magazines in the fashion industry, beginning her career as an editorial assistant at Rolling Stone shortly after moving to New York City in 1982. Upon leaving Rolling Stone, she found herself a steady stint in the magazine world, working for other magazines such as Seventeen and InStyle among others. But it was her job as editor of magazine Tell that would land her her very first stint working at Elle. Like Tell, Elle's parent company is Hachette Filipacchi, whose then vice-president and editorial director Jean-Louis Ginibre noticed her talent, eventually naming her as Elle's senior articles editor in 1995.

Myers would go on working at Elle for two years before moving as editor-in-chief of fashion magazine Mirabella, which was founded by and named after former US Grace Mirabella in 1989. The magazine, which since its conception, has been struggling in its finances, was purchased by Hachette in 1995, and Myers would begin work as its head in 1997, taking over a failed empire drowning in financial and advertising losses. She stayed with the Mirabella through a number of staff cutbacks and a thinning fanbase until Hachette ceased the magazine's operations in mid-2000. Fortunately though for Myers, a spot opened at Elle's editorial staff, and she was subsequently named its editor-in-chief in 2000.

[edit] Personal Life

Myers attended Colorado State University. Not much is known about her family, though sources suggest she grew up in the Midwest. Her first child, Francesca, was born in October 2000.