Charlotte Owen

Charlotte Owen is the SVP of Editorial Strategy at BDG, and Editor in Chief of Bustle and Elite Daily, where she acts as the creative and strategic lead to a team of 50 writers and editors.

Charlotte joined BDG in 2018 to oversee the launch of Bustle UK, before relocating to New York in 2020 to oversee Bustle globally. Under her leadership, Bustle has received a Webby Award, a Newswomen’s Club of New York Front Page Award, and the 2023 Digiday Award for Media Brand of the Year. While editing the UK site she also received a Folio award for Best Brand Extension. In 2020, she was a finalist for a Digiday Future Leader Award.

Charlotte started her career at Vanity Fair where she remained for over six years, serving as a Managing Editor on the annual art issue and Digital Strategy Editor for the British section of VF.com. Her writing has appeared in Vogue, The Independent, and Metro, and she has served as a judge for the Digiday Media Awards and the National Magazine Awards.

Originally from Birmingham, England, Charlotte is a graduate of the University of Oxford, where she studied History and English Literature. She enjoys wine and good books, and is based in New York.

Bustle Booth

Jeenie Weenie Wants To Reimagine How People Watch The Olympics

The YouTube creator is all about finding — and broadcasting — behind-the-scenes chaos.

By Charlotte Owen

Chill Chat

Kristy Scott Always Sleeps Well — Unless She’s Partying At The Olympics

“My vibe is: own it,” says the creator of walking the red carpet in Paris.

By Charlotte Owen

Q&A

Juliana Canfield Is On The Move

The 32-year-old actor went from last year’s hottest TV show to this year’s hottest play.

By Charlotte Owen

Q&A

Julia Louis-Dreyfus Is Still Taking Big Swings

After a record-breaking comedy run, Louis-Dreyfus is ready to tread fresh ground: “Usually if I'm intrigued with something and I get a kind of nervous energy about it, I know that means I have to do it.”

By Charlotte Owen

Wellness

Celeb-Beloved Flamingo Estate Is About To Be (Almost) Everywhere

Their latest partnership with JW Marriott will “scale scarcity” in pursuit of post-travel relief.

By Charlotte Owen

Q&A

Vanessa Hudgens Is “Leaving It To The Wind”

The 35-year-old’s appearance in Lily Rabe’s movie Downtown Owl feels like a departure for the actor. Maybe it’s not.

By Charlotte Owen

Author Q&A

In 'Beautyland,' An Alien Shows Us What It Means To Be Human

Marie-Helene Bertino’s third novel expertly renders the silly and the sublime, though it’s best on the subject of class.

By Charlotte Owen

Dakota Johnson Can’t Fake It

On set, at junkets and in her relationships, the actor — and literary tastemaker with a new book club — favors blunt truths. And the occasional mischievous fib.

By Charlotte Owen

Exclusive

Kim’s New Nudes

Kim Kardashian is back in the makeup game for the first time since 2021. This time it’s all about paring back — within reason.

By Charlotte Owen

Wellness

Open Letter, Open Book

In their new title, September Letters, Jaspre Guest and Brittany Snow make the case for people being radically vulnerable. They’ll start.

By Charlotte Owen

Bustle 2022 Highlights

We made it through another year. Here are the stories we loved most.

By Charlotte Owen

Movies

Selena Gomez: “I Feel Like I’m Releasing”

Ahead of the drop of her intimate mental health documentary, Selena Gomez: My Mind & Me, the entertainer and philanthropist explains why she finally decided to let the cameras in.

By Charlotte Owen

Theater

Chanté Adams On Working With Phylicia Rashad & Representing Detroit

“When I think about who I want to see this show, it isn't high-profile people or celebrities.”

By Charlotte Owen

28

At 28, Dame Harriet Walter Was The Only Woman On Stage

The 'Succession' actor talks beating anorexia, declining marriage proposals, and envying Meryl Streep.

By Charlotte Owen

Wellness

Tim Cook: “Mental Health Is A Crisis”

The Apple CEO explains why the company is supporting Shine, an inclusive mental health app founded by Naomi Hirabayashi and Marah Lidey.

By Charlotte Owen

Wellness

Colds Are Back!

And I’m scared to tell you that I have one.

By Charlotte Owen

Life

An American Dream

When I tell people I moved from London to New York in early 2020, they assume I've had a terrible first year. The truth is far rosier.

By Charlotte Owen

Wellness

I Can't Concentrate On Anything Anymore

The pandemic's chronic isolation never hits harder than during a solo night in.

By Charlotte Owen

Beauty

Under Her Eye

When my doctor called out my dark circles it reopened an old wound and posed a new question. Should I still care?

By Charlotte Owen

Rule Breakers

Sheryl Sandberg Still Stands By Lean In — But COVID Is Making It Harder

"Men need to be doing their share and unfortunately we are not seeing that with coronavirus."

By Charlotte Owen