The Australian singer, poet and competitive swimmer is the star of Versace’s new men’s wear campaign.
The division relaunches with about 100 female and male models.
She takes the helm from Carolyn Kylstra, who announced she was stepping down as editor in chief in February
Merida joins from ESPN where he was senior vice president and also editor-in-chief of The Undefeated.
It is launching editions in Japan, Hong Kong, Singapore, Malaysia, Taiwan, Indonesia and Thailand.
The Des Moines, Iowa-based company plans to focus on its magazine business, which publishes titles such as People and InStyle.
Verizon paid $4.4 billion for AOL in 2015 and $4.48 billion for Yahoo two years later.
The French fashion brand used the immersive technology to create a vertigo-inducing video for Instagram.
Condé Nast’s new internship program lists only one editorial opportunity at digital-only publication Glamour, which no longer has a fashion team.
Sources said the decision for her departure was amicable, as Vogue China’s editorial director Margaret Zhang is building a team of her own.
The six-part white paper will be released gradually under the Highsnobiety Insights newsletter.
The five-day virtual event is meant to generate discussion, engagement and action.
A roundup of who’s been hired, fired or maybe just jumped ship in media land over the past few weeks.
This could be the first of many guest collaborations, said Jo Ellison, the title’s editor.
Le Figaro, Libération and Le Monde all flagged the designer’s passing on their front pages.
