Charlotte Owen
Charlotte Owen is the 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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
Bustle 2022 Highlights
We made it through another year. Here are the stories we loved most.
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.
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.”
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.
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.
Wellness
Colds Are Back!
And I’m scared to tell you that I have one.
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.
Wellness
I Can't Concentrate On Anything Anymore
The pandemic's chronic isolation never hits harder than during a solo night in.
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?
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."
Rule Breakers
At 28, Kamala Harris Was Listening To Prince & Fighting For Women
The Vice Presidential nominee talks exclusively to Bustle about the lessons of her 20s.
Rule Breakers
Beanie Feldstein, Stacey Abrams, & Gloria Steinem Tell Us About The First Time They Voted
Because voting matters.
Rule Breakers
Revisiting Ruth Bader Ginsburg's Case For Genial Persuasion
As the internet explodes with tributes to the trailblazing late Justice, there's no better time to consider her theory of radical pragmatism.
Streaming
'The Speed Cubers' On Netflix Will Make You Weep — In A Good Way
Tissues will be required.
Editor's Letter
A New Beginning
I hopped off the plane at JFK, with a dream and my cardigan. Then 2020 happened.
Life
10 Cute Notebooks, Cards, & Stationery Sets That Make Genius Holiday Gifts
