Essence Names Ellianna Placas As Its New Fashion Director And Tasha Turner As Senior Beauty Editor

The door continues revolving at Essence: now, the magazine has named Ellianna Placas as its new fashion director and Tasha Turner as 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 of Essence‘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 for Us Weekly, Real Simple, New York, More and Life & Style.

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