Montanari

Vera (1950). Journalist. Editor of Gioia, a women’s weekly published by Rusconi Editore. She was born in Milan. Very knowledgeable in current affairs, social and civil issues, as a young woman who experienced the events of 1968 and worked at Radio Popolare. She began to collaborate with L’Uomo Vogue in 1980. Precisely because of her diverse experiences in the news field, she was immediately taken on full-time and soon became the head of news coverage at the magazine. After a few years, she became editor-in-chief at Per Lui, a young men’s title with a new focus, also published by Condé Nast. She moved to Mondadori in 1984 to relaunch the weekly magazine Bolero. Afterwards, she moved on to become the editor of Dolly, a mini-magazine that was very popular with adolescents; finally, in 1987, she launched the Italian version of the French magazine, Marie Claire. She established a good position for the magazine within the sector and ensured an excellent image for it, with a truly vivacious contemporary spirit. In 1995, Rusconi offered her a “silver platter,” the editorship of the weekly Gioia, one of the most-read women’s publications, which was in need of restyling. She took on this new challenge with great resolve and once again demonstrated her journalist talents, developing a magazine that was rich with useful ideas and subjects, intended for a very wide public with specific demands. Since 1998, she has also been the editorial director of Donna, also owned Rusconi, which was purchased by the French Group Hachette in 1999.
&Quad;2003. After Marie Claire passed from Mondadori to Hachette Rusconi, Montanari returned as the editor-in-chief of the title.