Dolly (magazine)

Dolly
A cover of Dolly, featuring Demi Lovato, August 2015.
EditorJosephine Rozenberg-Clarke
FrequencyBimonthly
Circulation28,030
PublisherMercury Capital
Founded 1970 (1970-month)
Final issueDecember 2016 (print)
Company
CountryAustralia
Based inSydney
Websitedolly.com.au

Dolly (stylised in all-caps) was an Australian bimonthly teen magazine started in 1970 by Fairfax Ltd. in Australia and New Zealand, and purchased by ACP in 1988. The magazine became an online-only publication, and the print edition ceased, in December 2016.[2][3] In June 2020, the magazine was purchased from the Bauer Media Group by Mercury Capital.[4][1]

Dolly was the basis and inspiration for Sassy Magazine (1987–1996) in the United States. The magazine was aimed at teenage girls (13–17 age group) and covered celebrity news and gossip, fashion and beauty and various feature articles attractive to female teenagers and dealing with issues that are faced by this age group and gender. The magazine produced over 400 issues and as of 2007 had a readership of 505,000. Dolly now exists only as a website containing games, information on upcoming issues, quizzes and downloads.

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