"The magazine has named Ellianna Placas as its new fashion director and Tasha Turneras its new senior beauty editor."
"Placas will make her debut with the magazine's 40th anniversary September issue and will oversee the conception and packaging ofEssence's fashion coverage, feature stories and multi-platform packages. She began her career in publishing styling cover shoots for 0: The Oprah Magazine. Placas has also worked forUs Weekly, Real Simple, New York,More and Life & Style." source
I just want to say welcome to Ellianna Placas and Tasha Turner who are new editions to the Essence Magazine team. Unlike other bloggers who haven't been giving the new additions a warm welcome due to the fact that Ellianna is a white women (as if that should matter). I personally haven't bought Essence Magazine in a very long time but I do always take a look at their fashion editorials so I can't wait to see what the new Fashion Director has in store. Good luck.!