Prima magazine

Primais a monthly women's magazine published in Paris, France. The magazine has been in circulation since 1982. It has editions in Spain, Germany, and the United Kingdom.

History and profile

Prima was first published in October 1982. It was founded by Axel Ganz. The magazine is part of Prisma Press, a subsidiary of the German media company Gruner + Jahr. It is published by Prisma Press on a monthly basis. The company also owns other magazines, including Femme Actuelle and VSD.

Prima has its headquarters in Paris and features articles about everyday living and fashion, beauty, decor and cuisine. Gwendoline Michaelis was one of the former editors-in-chief of the magazine which adopted a new motto, "rejoignez la communauté des créatrices" (French: Join the community of creative women) in June 2012.

Editions of Prima were also launched in Spain and Germany. Its another edition was started in the United Kingdom in September 1986. The British edition was sold in 2000 to Nat Mags and is published monthly.