Samira Nasr

Samira Nasr was named editor-in-chief of Harper’s BAZAAR in July 2020, overseeing content strategy and development across the brand’s print and digital platforms.

Prior to BAZAAR, Nasr was the executive fashion director at Vanity Fair, where she managed and directed the magazine’s fashion department and all fashion content, including styling iconic covers such as the 25th annual Hollywood issue, the spring style issue featuring cover star Lupita Nyong’o, the May 2019 issue with Nicole Kidman, and more. This role serves as a homecoming to Hearst Magazines, as she was the fashion director at ELLE from January 2013 to May 2018, and before that she served as style director for InStyle.

In addition to working with top fashion magazines in publishing, Nasr has also styled campaigns for fashion and beauty brands such as Laura Mercier, Tiffany & Co., Tory Burch, Estée Lauder, L’Oréal, Clarins, among others.

Nasr began her career in fashion working as an assistant to Grace Coddington, former creative director of Vogue, after earning a graduate degree in journalism at New York University.

She is currently a member of CFDA’s Black advisory board, which is responsible for all of the organization’s efforts on inclusivity, diversity, and equality.

Born in Montreal, Canada, Nasr currently resides in Brooklyn, New York, with her son.