''Her World'' is a monthly English-language

magazine A magazine is a periodical publication, generally published on a regular schedule (often weekly or monthly), containing a variety of content. They are generally financed by advertising, purchase price, prepaid subscriptions, or by a combinatio ...

published in

Singapore Singapore (), officially the Republic of Singapore, is a sovereign island country and city-state in maritime Southeast Asia. It lies about one degree of latitude () north of the equator, off the southern tip of the Malay Peninsula, bor ...

targeted at the female

professional A professional is a member of a profession or any person who works in a specified professional activity. The term also describes the standards of education and training that prepare members of the profession with the particular knowledge and sk ...

s reading market. It is also the first English-language women's magazine to be published in Malaysia and Singapore.

History and profile

The magazine was published since July 1960. This magazine is published in five countries, the other countries besides

Malaysia Malaysia ( ; ) is a country in Southeast Asia. The federal constitutional monarchy consists of thirteen states and three federal territories, separated by the South China Sea into two regions: Peninsular Malaysia and Borneo's East Mal ...

and Singapore is

Indonesia Indonesia, officially the Republic of Indonesia, is a country in Southeast Asia and Oceania between the Indian and Pacific oceans. It consists of over 17,000 islands, including Sumatra, Java, Sulawesi, and parts of Borneo and New Gui ...

Thailand Thailand ( ), historically known as Siam () and officially the Kingdom of Thailand, is a country in Southeast Asia, located at the centre of the Indochinese Peninsula, spanning , with a population of almost 70 million. The country is b ...

and

Vietnam Vietnam or Viet Nam ( vi, Việt Nam, ), officially the Socialist Republic of Vietnam,., group="n" is a country in Southeast Asia, at the eastern edge of mainland Southeast Asia, with an area of and population of 96 million, making ...

(since October 2008). The Malaysian edition of ''Her Worlds logo is different from other edition. It consists of fashion pieces, advertisements targeted at female professionals, writeups on grooming, lifestyle and personal choices, amongst others. It is published by SPH Magazines, a subsidiary of SPH Media Trust. The Indonesian, Thai and Vietnamese edition of ''Her World'' had the articles in their native language. The July 2010 issue of ''Her World Singapore'', which is the special collector's edition, is the first issue to not have a cover girl since the first issue in July 1960 to coincide with the 50th anniversary of the magazine. Its main rival in the market is ''Female'', published since 1974, also owned by SPHM. The magazine is also published in

(since 1974) and

(since 2000). In 2003, ''Her World'' was the best-selling women's magazine in Singapore with a circulation of 141,000 copies.

Link with modelling show series

The winner of ''

Vietnam's Next Top Model ''Vietnam's Next Top Model'' (''Người mẫu Việt Nam'', or VNTM) is a Vietnamese reality television show in which contestants compete for the title of "Vietnam's Next Top Model." Contestants are given the opportunity to begin a career in th ...

'' from cycle 1 and 2 will have a spread and be on the cover of ''Her World Vietnam'' and will be supported by Her World International. The winner of ''

The Face Vietnam ''The Face Vietnam'' ( vi, Gương mặt thương hiệu (season 1–2) or from season 3) is a Vietnamese modeling-themed reality television series, based on the US television series of the same name, and one of several national editions in ...

'' from cycle 3 onwards will have a spread and be on the cover of ''Her World Vietnam''Her World Vietnam
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References

External links

Official websiteOfficial Singaporean websiteOfficial Malaysian websiteOfficial Vietnamese websiteOfficial Indonesian website
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