Hedy Phillips

• Hedy is a freelance lifestyle writer, covering plus-size fashion, beauty releases, celebrity trends, and more.
• She has more than 10 years of experience in reporting and editing with a passion for interviewing people and sharing their stories.
• Outside of Byrdie, she's been published at HelloGiggles, POPSUGAR, Paper, InStyle, Cosmopolitan, and more.

Experience

Hedy graduated from the University of Central Florida with a bachelor's degree in journalism in 2008. Since then, she's immersed herself in news, trends, digital media, and how it all comes together. For more than a decade, she's focused on entertainment and lifestyle journalism, starting at PopSugar before moving on to HelloGiggles and now as a freelance writer and editor for a number of brands. In her stories for InStyle, Paper, Reader's Digest, Cosmopolitan, and beyond, she writes about beauty, fashion, and celebrity trends, always looking for a way to highlight diversity and inclusion in each industry.

Education

Hedy graduated from the University of Central Florida.

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