Sarah Gray Miller

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Sarah Gray Miller is a former editor-in-chief of the American monthly lifestyle and decorating magazine Country Living , a Hearst Corporation publication. She later became editor of Modern Farmer, [1] and currently serves as editor of Saveur. [2]

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Early years

Miller is the daughter of Ron and Mary Warren ("Mimi") Miller. [3] She is from Natchez, Mississippi, where she attended Trinity Episcopal Day School. While at Vassar College, she majored in English and political science, graduating in 1993. [4]

Career

Miller held various jobs at Meigher Communications and Garden Design Magazine before helping start-up Organic Style Magazine. [4] She went on to become editor of Budget Living magazine, [4] and O at Home magazine. [5] In 2008, she replaced Nancy Soriano as Editor-in-Chief of Country Living. [6] It was announced in October 2013 that Miller was leaving Country Living. [7] In February 2015, Miller was hired as Editor-in-Chief of Modern Farmer, where she served until June 2018.[ citation needed ] In August 2019, Miller was named Editor-in-Chief of Saveur, a quarterly food magazine. [2]

Personal life

She was married to photographer, Tony Stamolis.

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