NEW YORK, NY (October 22, 2007)—The finalists of the second annual Best Cover Contest organized by American Society of Magazine Editors (ASME) were announced today by Marlene Kahan, Executive Director, ASME.

The winners will be revealed on Tuesday, October 30, during the midday conclusion of the American Magazine Conference in Boca Raton, FL.  The American Magazine Conference is the premier business summit hosted by Magazine Publishers of America (MPA) and ASME for top-level magazine executives.

AND THE FINALISTS ARE

View the cover image gallery, along with all of this years entries, at www.magazine.org/bestcover.

Cover of the Year

         Esquire, December 2006: Best & Brightest or Genius Issue, featuring George Clooney

         The New Yorker, September 11, 2006: 9/11 Tightrope-walker

         Vanity Fair, July 2007: Africa Issue cover featuring Muhammad Ali and Barack Obama

Best Celebrity Cover

         Cond Nast Traveler, September 2006: Naomi Watts on Chrysler Building

         LIFE, January 12, 2007: Patrick Dempsey as Sexiest Dad Alive

         Wired, August 2006: Stephen Colbert How To

Best Concept Cover

         The American Lawyer, December 2006: Death of the goose that laid the golden egg

         GQ, May 2007: Stephen Colbert for President

         TIME, October 16, 2006: GOP Elephant

Best Fashion Cover

         Harpers Bazaar, February 2007: Drew Barrymore on Rockefeller Center rooftop

         Vanity Fair, September 2006: Kate Moss on first ever Style Issue

         W, November 2006: Postminimalist image on first annual Art Issue

Best News Cover

         D Magazine, September 2006: Parched North Texas drought

         New York, June 25, 2007: Steve Jobs as iGod

         The New Yorker, April 9, 2007: Military tax forms

Best Service Cover

         BabyTalk, August 2006: Baby breastfeeding close-up

         O at Home, Winter 2006: Before-and-after Get Organized gatefold

         Skiing, January 2007: Powder skiing action shot

Best Coverline

         GQ, May 2007: The Office Meeting: The Leading Cause of Death for Men Under 35

         New York, August 21, 2006: What If 9/11 Never Happened?

         Texas Monthly, January 2007: If You Dont Buy This Magazine, Dick Cheney Will Shoot You in the Face

The 2007 Best Cover Contest drew 300 entries from 138 magazines.  Eligible cover dates of this years entries ranged from August 1, 2006, through July 31, 2007. The Best Coverline honoree was chosen from the entire entry pool.  Only members of ASME and MPA were eligible to enter the competition, which was judged by a panel comprised of magazine editors, design directors, art directors and photo editors.

ASMEs Best Cover Contest gallery is available at www.magazine.org/bestcover.