Samira Nasr (born 1970), is a Canadian journalist and fashion editor of Lebanese and Trinidadian descent. [1] Nasr was appointed editor-in-chief of Harper's Bazaar in 2020 and is the first person of colour to hold the position.
Nasr was born in 1970 to a Lebanese father and a Trinidadian mother, she grew up in the Montreal suburb of Pointe-Claire. [2] Her brother Riad Nasr is a chef. [2] Growing up "They [fashion magazines] provided me [Nasr] an escape route into another world, and a fantasy." [2] Nasr grew up reading Elle and the French edition of Glamour . [2]
Nasr attended Concordia University before going to New York City to study a masters in journalism at New York University. [2]
She began her career in the mid-1990s as an intern at Mirabella whilst studying her masters at New York University. [2] She worked under editor Jade Hobson alongside Tracee Ellis Ross and Beth Buccini. [2] After Hobson left Mirabella, Nasr continued working as an intern for her at New York. [2] Nasr assisted Mary Alice Stevenson at Allure, before becoming market assistant at Vogue and then the assistant to Grace Coddington around 1996/97. [2] In 1999, she became junior market editor at Allure. [2] She first worked at Harper's Bazaar under Kate Betts as a fashion writer. [2] She then became a freelance stylist, working with Cameron Diaz and Jennifer Lopez, before joining InStyle as style director in 2012. [3] [4]
In 2013, Nasr became the fashion director of Elle USA. [5] She then joined Vanity Fair in 2018, taking on the role of Executive Fashion Director. [6]
Nasr was appointed editor-in-chief of Harper's Bazaar in June 2020, becoming the first person of color to be in the position. [7] [8]
Nasr has one son, Lex, whom she adopted in 2013. [5]