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The women's title is suffering at the hands of Grazia as it approaches its fifth birthday.

2001: Conde Nast brings Glamour to the UK in a handbag-sized A5 format. Its editor is Jo Elvin (pictured), formerly of New Woman and Sugar. It promises to chart a course between Marie Claire's 'deadly earnestness' and the borderline sleaze of Cosmopolitan.

2002: The January-June Audit Bureau of Circulations figures show that, with a sale of 520,193, Glamour has, within just a few months, toppled Cosmopolitan from the top slot in the women's glossy market - for the first time in three decades. Cosmo's editor, Lorraine Candy, says that Glamour's success is down to its cheapness - its coverprice is pounds 1 less than Cosmo's.

2004: Cosmo having attempted to hit back with a 'travel-sized' version of the title, aimed at regular travellers and commuters, Glamour continues to go from strength to strength, hitting a new peak of 620,391 in the July-December 2004 ABC figures. It also launches its Women of the Year Awards.

2005: Conde Nast ...

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