Nina García Biography
Nina García is a fashion journalist of Colombian-American descent who has served as Elle’s editor-in-chief, author, and judge since the show’s debut on Bravo/Lifetime.
How old is Nina García? – Age
She is 58 years old as of 3 May 2023. She was born in 1965 in Barranquilla, Colombia. Her real name is Ninotchka García.
Nina García Family – Education
García, the daughter of a wealthy importer, was born in Barranquilla, Colombia. She received her diploma from Boston University in 1983 and went on to attend the Dana Hall School in Wellesley, Massachusetts for her undergraduate studies. She later studied at the École Supérieure de la Mode (Esmod) in Paris and graduated from the Fashion Institute of Technology (FIT) in 1992 with a bachelor’s degree in fashion merchandising.
Nina García Husband
Her husband David Conrod, is the CEO of FocusPoint Private Capital Group. They reside in New York and have two children together.
Nina García Net Worth
She has an estimated net worth of $3 million.
Nina García Elle
Following her departure from Marc Jacobs, García served as Assistant Stylist and Market Editor at Mirabella before joining Elle. She became Elle’s Fashion Director in 2000. She quit her job as Fashion Director in April 2008 and became the magazine’s Editor-at-Large until the end of August. According to Us Weekly, Garcia resigned as Elle’s fashion director on April 11, 2008. Garcia’s contract was allegedly up for renewal.
Roberta Myers, Vice President/Editor-in-Chief of the magazine, said on May 15, 2008, that they had reached a new agreement with Nina Garcia, who was named Editor-at-Large through September 1, 2008. Garcia was appointed creative director of Marie Claire in 2012. Garcia went on to become the editor-in-chief of Elle in September 2017, making her the first Latina to run a major American fashion magazine.
Nina García Career
Garcia began working in the fashion sector in the early 1980s. She worked in public relations for Perry Ellis and Marc Jacobs, the brand’s designer at the time.
Her influence extends beyond the fashion sector, as she takes on responsibilities in television and general media. She has presented the red carpet for ABC’s Oscar telecast, been a judge on the Peabody Award-winning show Project Runway since its inception in 2004, and is a style expert on Good Morning America, The View, Today, and CNN.
Garcia joined the advisory board of Nineteenth Amendment, a fashion tech startup that allows independent fashion designers to publish collections and have their creations manufactured on demand and sustainably in the United States.
In 2010, García earned the Oracle Award from Fashion Group International and the Hispanic Federation’s Individual Achievement Award. In 2015, García earned the Oliver Scholars Program’s Champion of Educational Excellence Award. García earned the 2021 Media Award in Honor of Eugenia Sheppard from the Council of Fashion Designers of America for her collaboration with ELLE. In 2022, García was named one of USA Today’s Women of the Year.
Nina García Books
García is an author of four books. On September 5, 2007, HarperCollins published Garcia’s book, The Little Black Book of Style. The book has been translated into both Spanish and Portuguese. Garcia published her second HarperCollins book, The One Hundred: A Guide to the Pieces Every Stylish Woman Must Own, in August 2008. Garcia’s third book, The Style Strategy, debuted in August 2009. Nina Garcia’s Look Book was published in September 2010.