Roberta Myers

Roberta "Robbie" Myers (born November 10, 1964)[1] is the editor-in-chief and vice president of brand content of the US edition of the fashion magazine Elle.[2] With her signature Brigitte Bardot-like updo, Myers has been editor in chief of Elle for twenty years since her appointment in 2000, leading Elle to be a top name in fashion and bringing Hollywood and celebrity closer to high fashion.[3]

Roberta Myers
Born (1964-11-10) November 10, 1964
Plantation, Florida, U.S.
NationalityAmerican
Alma materColorado State University
Known foreditor-in-chief of Elle
(US edition)
Spouse(s)Frank Michielli
Children2

Early life

Myers grew up all over the United States; she lived in St. Louis, Missouri, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, Colorado, and Fort Lauderdale, Florida. Myers is a graduate of Plantation High School, Plantation, Florida, where she was co-captain of the swim team. She attended Colorado State University in 1982 on a diving scholarship and received a degree in political science.[1]

Career

Myers was named editor-in-chief of ELLE magazine in May 2000. Myers is also responsible for content creation across all ELLE platforms.

Prior to joining ELLE, Myers worked at Mirabella magazine, where she had been the editor-in-chief since April 1998. Before Mirabella, she was a senior articles editor at ELLE; a senior editor at InStyle, where she worked on the start-up of the Time Inc. launch; and editor-in-chief of Tell. She was managing editor at Seventeen. She also worked at Interview, for Andy Warhol, and began her career at Rolling Stone.

In September 2017, Myers announced her departure from the role of editor-in-chief of Elle, but also stated that will remain at Hearst Communications in a consulting capacity.[4]

Personal life

She lives in Manhattan with her husband, architect Frank Michielli, and their two children. Subsequent to her leave from Elle, Myers's Upper West side apartment was caught in a fire. Myers and her children were unharmed.[3]

References
  1. Clehane, Diane (September 9, 2009). "SO WHAT DO YOU DO, ROBBIE MYERS, EDITOR-IN-CHIEF, ELLE?". Mediabistro. Retrieved December 2, 2014.
  2. Steigrad, Alexandra (19 December 2013). "Elle Magazine Names Design Director". WWD. Retrieved 19 December 2013.
  3. Krischer, Hayley (2017-10-19). "Departing Elle Editor Robbie Myers Gets Party, Tells of Fire". New York New York Times. New York. Retrieved April 6, 2018.
  4. "Robbie Myers to Exit Elle Magazine". The Business of Fashion. 2017-09-11. Retrieved 2017-09-12.
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