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Laura Brown (born May 27, 1974) is the Editor in Chief of InStyle Magazine and former Features/Special Projects and Executive Director of Harper's Bazaar magazine. She graduated from Charles Sturt University, where she received her B.A. in arts and communications.
Career
She was a featured judge alongside Iman and Isaac Mizrahi on Bravo’s The Fashion Show and appears regularly on programs including Good Morning America, Today, and CNN American Morning.
Brown joined Harper's Bazaar in 2005 and is responsible for selecting the covers of the magazine. She has produced many of the magazine’s coups: from The Simpsons in Paris to American designers on Sesame Street. She has also collaborated with directors Martin Scorsese, Mike Nichols, Pedro Almodóvar and Tim Burton on film and fashion portfolios. Brown broke the exclusive interview with Janet Jackson after the death of her brother Michael and has profiled influential women including Hillary Clinton and Michelle Obama.
Prior to joining Harper's Bazaar, Laura Brown also held the position of Articles Director at Details magazine as well as W magazine's Senior Editor.
In 2016, she was one of the guest judge in the final of Miss USA 2016 in T-Mobile Arena, Las Vegas, Nevada, United States.
In 2017, she photographed Stephen Colbert for InStyle magazine.