20 Ans

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20 Ans
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Cover of 20 Ans
Publisher
  • Excelsior Publications (1961–2003)
  • Emap (2003-present)
Founded1961

20 Ans (English translation: 20 years old) is a French monthly magazine for young women.

History and profile

20 Ans was founded in 1961. The magazine was published by Excelsior Publications [1] until 2003 when it was acquired by Emap France. [2] [3] Emap France was acquired by the Italian media group Arnoldo Mondadori Editore in June 2006. [4]

20 Ans is published on a monthly basis and targets adolescents. [5] Its readers are mostly of middle-class origin. [6] In July 2006 its circulation reached 250,000 copies. [7]

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References

  1. Nicholas Hewitt (2003). The Cambridge Companion to Modern French Culture. Cambridge University Press. p. 97. ISBN   978-0-521-79465-7.
  2. Lachlan Johnston (2 April 2003). "Emap spends £62m at French kiosks". The Daily Telegraph. Retrieved 21 February 2008.[ dead link ]
  3. Patrick Barrett (14 April 2004). "Emap makes French connection". The Guardian. Retrieved 22 April 2015.
  4. "A new Mondadori" (PDF). Borsa Italiana. 21 June 2006. Retrieved 26 June 2016.
  5. Philip Thody (2000). Le Franglais: Forbidden English, Forbidden American: Law, Politics and Language in Contemporary France: A Study in. A&C Black. p. 290. ISBN   978-1-4411-7760-5.
  6. Mieke Ceulemans; Guido Fauconnier (1979). "Mass Media: The Image, Role, and Social Conditions of Women" (PDF). UNESCO. Paris. Retrieved 30 May 2015.
  7. "Un bel été pour Closer, 20 ans et Biba". Tarif Media (in French). Retrieved 21 February 2008. ...plus de 250 000 exemplaires* pour le daté juillet de 20 ans... (...more than 250,000 copies for the July edition of 20 ans...)