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Ann

About Me


I'm the editor-in-chief of Seventeen magazine. I went to New York University where I studied English lit and creative writing (for a while I thought about being a novelist!). I split my teen-growing up years between Littleton, Colorado and Yardley, Pennsylvania.

My Interests

Magazines, Skittles (but not purple or green!), coffee with milk and splenda, apple pie, Cherry ChapStick, modern art

I'd like to meet:


Jason Solomon, my high school crush--where are you? Call me! Adrian Grenier and David Beckham (my current crushes!)

Music:

Justin Timberlake, The White Stripes, Jay-Z, anything Prince, Fergie, and Mary J. Blige is my idol!

Movies:

The Departed, Princess Diaries, Manhattan, Flashdance, and The Notebook (Don't tell anyone I'm such a mushball!)

Television:

American Idol, Best Week Ever, America's Next Top Model, Oprah, Ugly Betty, How I Met Your Mother, Entourage, My Super Sweet 16,Grey's Anatomy

Books:

All time favorite: The Bell Jar

My Blog

Artistic Talent

Hey!A couple of weeks ago I went to a party thrown for Art for Life. I got to meet Run's Daughter's Vanessa and Angela (The theme of the party was yellow, which is why we're all wearing yellow dresses...
Posted by Ann on Fri, 24 Aug 2007 12:24:00 PST

Ashlee Simpson

We had a back-to-school makeover with Ashlee Simpson in honor of her GORGEOUS September cover! Her friend and hair stylist Ken Paves hosted it in his salon and ten Seventeen readers were treated to ha...
Posted by Ann on Mon, 20 Aug 2007 07:35:00 PST

Grandmoms!

Hey!So usually I like to talk about stuff that I know is important to you. But today there's something I want to share that's important to me...last weekend my grandmom died at the lovely old age of 9...
Posted by Ann on Tue, 07 Aug 2007 12:06:00 PST

Teen Pregnancy

This morning on Good Morning America I saw a teaser for a Primetime show on tonight about a couple of teens who gave their babies up for adoption.Obviously it's a hard decision with so many gut-wrenc...
Posted by Ann on Wed, 25 Jul 2007 07:54:00 PST

Sisters!

We got such a huge response to our story in the July issue about sisters by Danielle Steele! I can't stop thinking how amazing it is that you guys liked it so much. Sisters are pretty fun, aren't they...
Posted by Ann on Mon, 23 Jul 2007 06:55:00 PST

Harry Potter

Are you excited for the new Harry Potter movie? Are you more excited for the new Harry Potter book? I have to admit that I'm not a total Harry-devotee. But yesterday in the New York Times there was a ...
Posted by Ann on Tue, 10 Jul 2007 08:51:00 PST

Let's Talk Paris!

We haven't talked about Paris Hilton yet, but we should....So what do you think about this whole Paris Hilton saga? I'm nervous to tell you my thoughts about it because I know a lot of girls really l...
Posted by Ann on Mon, 25 Jun 2007 07:28:00 PST

Summer Fun!

Sorry I haven't blogged in a while. We've had the busiest week ever trying to get our big back-to-school shopping issues finished up. (Plus our July cover girl, Jessica Alba, stopped by to say hi and...
Posted by Ann on Tue, 12 Jun 2007 11:48:00 PST

Let's talk about Lindsay Lohan

I'm sure you've heard that Lindsay was arrested this weekend for suspicion of driving under the influence. And the police say they found what they think is cocaine in the car. I'm really worried about...
Posted by Ann on Tue, 29 May 2007 02:40:00 PST

Do you want to be famous?

I can't stop thinking about what Jordin Sparks's life must be like right about now. She's 17 and on the brink of MAJOR stardom -- whether she wins American Idol or not. Everyone thinks it would be ama...
Posted by Ann on Wed, 23 May 2007 04:22:00 PST