Kim France

Kim France is an American editor, journalist, and author. She is the founding editor of "Lucky", an award-winning national magazine with an initial circulation of 800,000, and is the author of "The Lucky Shopping Manual" (2003), which has 150,000 copies in print, according to its publisher, Dutton. [Dutton: "Winter 2006 Catalog" [http://booksellers.penguin.com/static/pdf/duttongotham-winter06.pdf] ]

France has been called "the shopping guru and media revolutionary" behind "Lucky". She is the subject of many articles herself, including "Kim France Got Lucky - Magazine, That Is" at "H-Texas Online" ["H-Texas Online", "Kim France Got Lucky - Magazine, That Is; Former Houstonian writes her way into unique women's fashion mag," Oct. 2002, [http://www.htexas.com/feature.cfm?Story=104] ] . In 2004, "Crain's New York Business" named France as a "Rising Star" in its "40 Under 40" issue. ["Crain's New York Business": Rising Stars [http://newyorkbusiness-risingstars.com/profile.php?pageNum_profile_detail=12&year=3&pid=13] ] "Crain's" called France "the hottest new editor at Condé Nast Publications, where she turned "Lucky" into the publisher’s fastest-growing launch ever." That same year, "New York Magazine" named France as one of New York's Most Powerful Women.

Before "Lucky", France served as editor-at-large for "Spin", deputy editor of New York, and had been a staff writer for "Sassy", "Elle", and "7 Days". She's written articles for "VIBE", "Rolling Stone", "Allure", "The New York Times Book Review", "Mademoiselle", "Harper's Bazaar", "The New York Times Magazine", and "The Village Voice". France appeared on "I Love the '70s" along with Alec Baldwin, Drew Barrymore, Cameron Diaz, and a dozen celebrities from that decade.

France, originally from Houston, Texas, is a graduate of Oberlin College and now lives in New York.

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