Mimi Spencer

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Mimi Spencer is a journalist and author. A feature-writer and columnist for such titles as the Daily Mail , the Evening Standard , [1] The Guardian , [2] The Spectator , [3] Marie Claire , [4] Harper's Bazaar , [5] and Observer Food Monthly . [6]

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Spencer is the author of 101 Things To Do Before You Diet [7] [8] and The Fast Diet with Michael Mosley.[ citation needed ]

Career

Spencer began her career with Vogue magazine [9] followed by two years editing ES Magazine [10] and won Fashion Journalist of the year whilst working as Fashion Editor at the Evening Standard in 2000. [11] She writes a weekly column for The Mail on Sunday's You Magazine.

She also runs a Q&A Network, Wonderstuff, which she set up in 2007. [12]

Personal life

Spencer lives in Brighton with her husband, Paul Bowen, a human rights barrister, and has two children. [13] [14]

Published works

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