Editor-in-chief of Harper's Bazaar, former executive fashion director at Vanity Fair. Samira Nasr was born in Montreal, Canada. She came to New York to obtain masters in Journalism, and started working in fashion publishing. She first became a Market Assistant at Vogue Magazine, before going on to work with Grace Coddington for 3 years. Following her love of journalism, she then became a fashion writer for Harpers Bazaar for a few years before quitting her job and going freelance as a fashion stylist. Her first issue as the Style Director for InStyle Magazine came out in March 2012.