PERSON: Cindi Leive

Self Magazine

Editor in Chief

Cynthia (Cindi) Leive (born January 21, 1967) was the Editor in Chief of Glamour magazine. Leive began her publishing career at Glamour, where she started as an editorial assistant, and worked alongside Ruth Whitney. After eleven years, Leive left Glamour as Deputy Editor and joined Self magazine as Editor in Chief. During Leive’s tenure, Self’s circulation increased by eleven percent. Leive rejoined Glamour magazine as Editor in Chief in 2001. Leive was born in McLean, Virginia. A 1988 graduate of Swarthmore College, Leive was an English Literature major and minored in Religion. Leive lives in New York City with her husband, film producer Howard Bernstein, her daughter, Lucy, and her son, Isaac

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