Helen Gurley Brown editor of "Cosmopolitan" and replaced by Bonnie Fuller. When she left, "Cosmopolitan" ranked sixth at the newsstand and, for the 16th straight year, ranked first in bookstores on college campuses. However, she stayed on at Hearst publishing and remained the international editor for all 59 international editions of "Cosmo" until her death on August 13, 2012. In September 2008, Brown was named the 13th-most-powerful American over the age of 80 by "Slate" magazine. In 1965, Gurley took over as editor-in-chief of "Cosmopolitan" magazine and was in that position until 1997. Brown revamped the magazine by taking it from a women's
James Brown (editor) for such brands as "Scotts", "Carling" and "Adidas". In 1985 James Brown was a contributor to the alternative newspaper "Leeds Other Paper". In 1986, following work on his fanzine "Attack on Bzaag", Brown was hired as freelance features writer for "Sounds"; from there he soon joined the magazine "NME". In 1991 Brown became the manager of Fabulous, a rock band composed of various "NME" journalists. After leaving "NME", he wrote features for the "Sunday Times" magazine. In 1994, Brown launched the magazine "Loaded", which became an early example of the modern "lads' mag" format. Brown won the British Society of