Steamy X Factor cover wins Maggies for Who
Who Magazine’s ‘Sexiest People 2013’ cover has taken home the grand prize at last night’s Maggies Awards, while Marie Claire won in the fashion and beauty section for its cover featuring a pregnant Megan Gale.
It is the second year Who has won the cover of the year award after picking up the gong last for for it’s 20th anniversary edition featuring Nicole Kidman.
The cover also won in the Weeklies category after having two shortlisted entries.
Of the winning cover, which features the celebrity judging panel from Seven’s X Factor, Magazine Publishers Australia executive director Mary Ann Azer said: “Behind WHO’s enduring popularity is a unique blend of quality, high impact art direction and its strong editorial integrity. This year’s winning cover caught our eye, and the attention of the voters, with a cheeky, fun, celebrity-packed concept that was executed brilliantly.”
Ita Buttrose, chairperson of the 2014 judging panel, said of the award entries: “It was wonderful to see such creativity and so much diversity in the magazine covers we selected. I thought there were some brilliant covers in the running, in a year that presented a consistently high quality. On behalf of the industry, I congratulate the winner, and all the excellent shortlisted publications.”
To see all the winners click here.
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‘Sexist People 2013’? May want to fix that typo 😉
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Thanks Iain – we have fixed that now.
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