Femina (Indonesia)


Femina is an Indonesian weekly women's magazine founded in 1972. The magazine is owned by Femina Group.

History and content

Femina was established in 1972 and the first issue was published in September 1972. The cover of the first issue was shot in the garage of Svida Alisjahbana, whose father was the magazine's photographer. The magazine is published on a weekly basis. One of its editors was Mirta Kartohadiprodjo, Alisjahbana's aunt, and Irma Hardisurya was fashion editor. Widarti Gunawan, publisher and later chief editor, had done an apprenticeship with Verenigde Nederlandse Uitgeverijen, the Dutch publisher of the women's magazine Margriet; along with Libelle, Margriet was one of Feminas magazine's models.
Svida Alisjahbana is the chief executive of Indonesia's Femina Group.

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