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Summer Salons: Elaine Welteroth

More Than Enough book cover and author Elaine Welteroth

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Elaine Welteroth has climbed the ranks of media, fashion, and storytelling. She was the youngest person ever appointed editor-in-chief of Teen Vogue, and in 2012 had been the first African American ever to hold the post of beauty and health director at a Condé Nast publication. To celebrate the release of her timely memoir, More Than Enough: Claiming Space for Who You Are (No Matter What They Say), Welteroth discusses her personal experiences as a barrier breaker and advocates for next-gen trailblazers to know they are #morethanenough. Books will be available for purchase courtesy of Eso Won Books.

Presented in partnership with the California African American Museum.


Elaine Welteroth

Photo by Renell Medrano

Elaine Welteroth is an award-winning journalist and judge on the new Project Runway, and was most recently editor-in-chief of Teen Vogue. She was the youngest person ever appointed editor-in-chief in 2017 and the first African American to ever hold the post of beauty and health director at a Condé Nast publication in 2012. Prior to Teen Vogue, she was the senior beauty editor at Glamour and the beauty and style editor at Ebony.

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