''20 Ans'' (English translation: 20 years old) is a

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monthly

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for young women. ''20 Ans'' was founded in 1961. The magazine was published by Excelsior Publications until 2003 when it was acquired by

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France. Emap France was acquired by the Italian media group

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in June 2006. ''20 Ans'' is published on a monthly basis and targets

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. Its readers are mostly of

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origin. In July 2006 its circulation reached 250,000 copies.

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