Samira Nasr
Samira Nasr, is a Canadian journalist and fashion editor of Lebanese and Trinidadian descent. Nasr was appointed editor-in-chief of Harper's Bazaar in 2020 and is the first person of colour to hold the position.
Early life
Nasr was born in 1970 to a Lebanese father and a Trinidadian mother, she grew up in the Montreal suburb of Pointe-Claire. Her brother Riad Nasr is a chef. Growing up "They provided me an escape route into another world, and a fantasy." Nasr grew up reading Elle and the French edition of Glamour.Nasr attended Concordia University before going to New York City to study a masters in journalism at New York University.
Career
She began her career in the mid-1990s as an intern at Mirabella whilst studying her masters at New York University. She worked under editor Jade Hobson alongside Tracee Ellis Ross and Beth Buccini. After Hobson left Mirabella, Nasr continued working as an intern for her at New York. Nasr assisted Mary Alice Stevenson at Allure, before becoming market assistant at Vogue and then the assistant to Grace Coddington around 1996/97. In 1999, she became junior market editor at Allure. She first worked at Harper's Bazaar under Kate Betts as a fashion writer. She then became a freelance stylist, working with Cameron Diaz and Jennifer Lopez, before joining InStyle as style director in 2012.In 2013, Nasr became the fashion director of Elle USA. She then joined Vanity Fair in 2018, taking on the role of Executive Fashion Director.
Nasr was appointed editor-in-chief of Harper's Bazaar in June 2020, becoming the first person of color to be in the position.