FHM

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FHM
FHM.svg
FHM October 2014.jpg
Cover of the October 2014 issue, featuring Natalie Dormer
EditorNick Dimengo
Categories Men's lifestyle
First issue1985;39 years ago (1985)
Final issueDecember 2015
Company Bauer Media Group
LanguageEnglish
Website www.fhm.com

FHM (For Him Magazine) was a printed British multinational men's lifestyle magazine that was published in several countries. It contained features such as the FHM 100 Sexiest Women in the World. [1] [2]

Contents

The final printed issue of British FHM was produced in December 2015, after which the magazine moved to a digital-only platform, with updated daily content on topics such as dating tips, style advice, viral news, sports and entertainment. [3]

History

The magazine began publication in 1985 in the UK under the name For Him Magazine [4] and changed its title to FHM in May 1992, although the full For Him Magazine continued to be printed on the spine of each issue. The first woman to appear on the cover was Gina Bellman in February 1993.[ citation needed ] The trend towards female cover stars grew over the following year, with both Naomi Campbell and Andie MacDowell appearing.[ citation needed ]

Circulation expanded to newsagents as a quarterly by the spring of 1987 and then monthly in 1994. EMAP Consumer Media bought the magazine in 1994 and it subsequently went on to dominate the UK men's market and began to expand internationally, being published in 32 countries including India. [5]

FHM High Street Honey competition (2002—) awards £10,000, a FHM TV presenting job and get the chance to appear on the FHM front cover. [6] [7] [8] [9]

On 17 November 2015, British FHM announced their intention to suspend publication alongside that of fellow men's magazine ZOO, leaving the publication available via its website at FHM.com. [5] [10]

The final print edition appeared in February 2016, with Holly Willoughby as its cover model. [11]

In August 2016, under the guidance of BauerXcel Media, a property of Bauer Media Group, Nick Dimengo took over as the senior editor of FHM.com.

FHM 100 Sexiest Women in the World

Each of FHM's international editions publish yearly rankings for the sexiest women alive based on public and editorial voting through the magazine's website. Dates of magazine issues, winners, ages of winners at the time of selection, and pertinent comments are listed below. The data below refer only to the British edition (the rankings for the international editions vary widely, with many top-ranking women in some editions not appearing at all in others).

YearChoiceAgeNotes
1995 Claudia Schiffer   25First supermodel to have won the accolade
1996 Gillian Anderson   28First winner voted for by the public
1997 Teri Hatcher   33First woman over 30 to win the accolade
1998 Jenny McCarthy   26Former Playboy Playmate
1999 Sarah Michelle Gellar   22American actress
2000 Jennifer Lopez   31First woman to win the accolade twice
2001  32
2002 Anna Kournikova   22Only athlete to win the accolade
2003 Halle Berry   37American actress. Oldest winner
2003 Kristanna Loken   23American actress
2004 Britney Spears   22American singer
2005 Kelly Brook   25First British winner
2006 Keira Knightley   21British actress. Youngest winner
2007 Jessica Alba   26American actress
2008 Megan Fox   22American actress
2009 Cheryl Cole   25British singer
2010  26
2011 Rosie Huntington-Whiteley   24British model
2012 Tulisa   23British singer
2013 Mila Kunis   29American actress
2014 Jennifer Lawrence   23American actress
2015 Michelle Keegan   27British actress
2016 Margot Robbie   26Australian actress
2017 Gal Gadot   32Israeli actress

FHM International

FHM was published in the following territories.

CountryPublisher
FHM Australia Bauer Media Group, published 1998–2012 [12]
FHM Bulgaria
FHM CanadaPublished between 1995 [13] and 2007 [14]
FHM ChinaTrends Press
FHM DenmarkBenjamin Publications A/S
FHM Estonia
FHM France Emap then Mondadori then 1633 Publishing, closed in 2014
FHM GermanyPublished between October 2000 and November 2012
FHM Greece Lambrakis Publications, closed in December 2007
FHM HollandFree Media Group, closed in June 2013
FHM HungaryJessica Szekeres
FHM India TCG Media Group [15]
FHM Indonesia MRA Media Group, closed in December 2017
FHM Japan
FHM LatviaLilita
FHM Lithuania
FHM MalaysiaAstro Digital Publications Sdn Bhd, closed in January 2016
FHM Mexico
FHM Norway Bonnier Group, closed in August 2014
FHM Tajikistan Turkmenistan Kyrgyzstan Kazakhstan Uzbekistan
FHM Philippines Summit Media, closed on 1 May 2018
FHM Portugal Impresa Publishing (formerly Abril/controljornal, closed on 25 February 2010) [16]
FHM RomaniaPublished between April 2000 and August 2014
FHM RussiaClosed in 2016
FHM Singapore Mediacorp, closed in September 2015 [17]
FHM SloveniaVideoTop, closed in March 2013
FHM South Africa Media24
FHM SpainPublished between January 2004 and March 2017
FHM SwedenCurrently published
FHM TaiwanTaiwan Publishing Co, currently published
FHM ThailandInspire Entertainment
FHM TurkeySaffron Media
FHM UKBauer Media Group (only online)
FHM USDefunct

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