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Nicole Beland was the Men's Health "Girl Next Door" until the May 2009 issue. Beland's column from Men's Health has been converted into a book called Ask the Men's Health Girl Next Door ( ISBN   1579547125). She attended Union College in Schenectady, NY. [1]

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She also contributed to its sister publication, Women's Health , as a Deputy Editor, until she left to work at Cosmopolitan as Executive Editor. Along with Ted Spiker, Beland contributed to an advice column on the Women's Health website. A former senior editor at Cosmopolitan and Mademoiselle magazines, she currently lives in Carroll Gardens, Brooklyn. [2]

She is also the author of several books including The Cocktail Jungle: A Girl's Field Guide to Shaking and Stirring (2003), Girl Seeks Bliss (2005), and Sex: The Whole Picture (2005). She has appeared as a health and relationships expert on CNN Headline News , The Early Show , Good Morning America , The Today Show , and The Best Damn Sports Show Period . [3]

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