Editor in Chief | Maria Elena Viola |
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Former editors | Marina Fausti |
Categories | |
Frequency | Weekly |
Publisher | Hearst Magazines Italia |
Founded | 1937 |
First issue | 7 March 1937 |
Final issue | 2018 |
Company | Hearst Magazines |
Country | Italy |
Based in | Milan |
Language | Italian |
Gioia ( Italian: Joy) was a weekly fashion and women's magazine published in Milan, Italy, between 1937 and 2018.
Gioia was first published on 7 March 1937. [1] [2] Its owner and publisher was Rusconi Editore S.p.A. [3] The owner of the company was Edilio Rusconi, an Italian journalist, writer, publisher and film producer. [4] The company acquired the magazine in 1954 and first published it under the name Rusconi A Polazzi Editore in December 1956. [3] The company was the founder and owner of news magazine Gente. [4] [5]
In February 1999 Hachette Filipacchi Médias, a subsidiary of Lagardère SCA, bought majority stake (90%) of Rusconi Group, the owner of Rusconi Editore S.p.A. [5] Then Gioia began to be published by Hachette Rusconi. [6] [7] In 2011 Hearst Magazines acquired it from Hachette Rusconi. [6] [8] Following the acquisition Hachette Rusconi changed its name to Hearst Magazines Italia. [6]
Gioia was published weekly by Hearst Magazines Italia. [9] [10] The headquarters of the weekly was in Milan. [10] [11] The magazine covered articles about beauty, fashion and health. [12] Its target audience was middle-class women over 30. [12]
From 2002 to 2006 Marina Fausti served as the co- editor-in-chief of Gioia. [13] Maria Elena Viola also served in the post. [12]
The weekly was redesigned in June 2013. [12] The website was relaunched in July 2015. [14] In 2018 Gioia ceased publication. [15]
Gioia sold 403,246 copies in 1984. [16] Its circulation was 197,000 copies in 2007. [17]