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April Franzino

Senior Beauty & Style Director

April (she/her) is the senior beauty and style director at Good Housekeeping, where she oversees all beauty editorial content, and also contributes to Woman’s Day and Prevention. April has over 20 years of experience, including positions as the Beauty Director of Redbook, Beauty Editor of SELF, Associate Beauty Editor of Fitness, Assistant Beauty Editor of Good Housekeeping, and Beauty Freelancer at People StyleWatch. She represents GH on television, radio, industry panels, and online, having appeared on The Today Show, Good Morning America, CBS Mornings, The View, CNBC, NBC New York Live, QVC, and PIX11 News. April received a B.A. from New York University Journalism School. When not engrossed in all things beauty, she can be found spending time with the people she loves, reading, listening to music, and enjoying the outdoors.

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