Lisa Love

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birth_place = Cincinnati, Ohio
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occupation = Senior West Coast editor of "Vogue" and "Teen Vogue" magazines
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website = [http://www.imdb.com/name/nm1208794/ Lisa Love on IMDB]
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Lisa Love (born January 10, 1955 in Cincinnati, Ohio) is the Senior West Coast Editor of "Vogue", "Teen Vogue", "Men's Vogue" and "Vogue Living" magazines.cite web | title =Lisa Love (III) | work =The Internet Movie Database | publisher =IMDB | url =http://www.imdb.com/name/nm1208794/ | format =html | accessdate =2007-04-11] Although Love was born in the Midwestern United States, she was raised in Geneva, Rome and London. She has been a resident of California since 1982. [cite news | last =Jacobs | first =Alexandra | coauthors =Grossman, Anna Jane | title =Condé Nast’s West Coast Nosh | publisher =The New York Observer | date =2003-03-06 | url =http://cache.zoominfo.com/CachedPage/?archive_id=0&page_id=405849432&page_url=%2f%2fwww.observer.com%2fpages%2fstory.asp%3fID%3d7023&page_last_updated=3%2f6%2f2003+2%3a21%3a56+PM | accessdate =2007-04-11] She has two children, Nathalie Love and Laura Love.

Early career

She attended the School of the Museum of Fine Arts, where her fellow-students were Nan Goldin, David Armstrong, and Philip-Lorca diCorcia. She studied painting and attended the Skowhegan residency program. Love was discovered as a model in New York by the photographer Arthur Elgort. She moved to Paris to work as a model from 1982-7.

Television and film appearances

At age 27, Love moved from Paris to Los Angeles to take the West coast helm at "Interview" magazine and to get married. After a few years at "Interview," she began her long tenure as the West Coast Editor for "Vogue", "Teen Vogue", "Men's Vogue" and "Vogue Living" under editor Anna Wintour. Love is most recently known for the accurate characterization of herself on the MTV reality series "The Hills".cite video | people =Lauren Conrad, Heidi Montag, Audrina Patridge, Whitney Port, et al| title = [http://www.amazon.com/Hills-Complete-First-Season/dp/B000KLQULW The Hills: The Complete First Season] | medium = DVD | publisher = Paramount/MTV |location = Los Angeles, California |date=2007-02-13] The show's stars, Lauren Conrad and Whitney Port, worked as interns at "Teen Vogue" before both left their positions. Love was featured in many scenes as the boss of the magazine, to whom the interns reported.

Love appeared as an "Orlean Dinner Guest" in the 2002 Academy-Award-nominated film "Adaptation" and in early 2008 wrapped "Funeral Director" directed by Vincent Gallo.

Career at "Vogue"

Love has overseen and produced many stories for Vogue, Vogue Living, Teen Vogue and Men's Vogue. In 2007, Love collaborated on "A Celebration of Oscar Fashion" with Vogue editor-at-large André Leon Talley and fashion editor Lawren Howell. The show presented gowns worn by nominees, winners and presenters at the Academy Awards over the years.cite web | title =A Celebration of Oscar Fashion | work =Oscars.org | publisher =Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences | date =2007-01-29 | url =http://www.oscars.org/79academyawards/fashion.html | format =html | accessdate =2007-04-11] Love has been involved with the CFDA/Vogue Fashion Fund, an award program that combines a cash prize with business mentoring to promote young American talent.cite news | last =Tolleson | first =Gina | title =Vogue magazine fetes fashion's newest American talent | work =Life: My Generation | publisher =Santa Barbara News-Press | date =2005-11-07 | url =http://cache.zoominfo.com/CachedPage/?archive_id=0&page_id=1305060391&page_url=%2f%2fwww.newspress.com%2f..%2flifestyles%2f110705alist.htm&page_last_updated=11%2f7%2f2005+1%3a07%3a58+PM&firstName=Lisa&lastName=Love | accessdate =2007-04-11]

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