García was born in Barranquilla, Colombia, the daughter of a wealthy importer. She graduated from the Dana Hall School in Wellesley, Massachusetts in 1983 and holds a bachelor\'s degree from Boston University. Later she attended Esmod (Ecole Superieure de la Mode) in Paris and earned a bachelor\'s degree in fashion merchandising in 1992 from the Fashion Institute of Technology (FIT).\n', '

Garcia began her career in the fashion industry in the early 1980s. She worked in the public relations department for Perry Ellis and its then-designer, Marc Jacobs.\n', '

After leaving Marc Jacobs, García moved to Mirabella, where she worked as Assistant Stylist and Market Editor until taking a position at Elle. She became Fashion Director of Elle in 2000. Garcia left the Fashion Director position in April 2008, becoming Editor-at-Large at the magazine until the end of August. On April 11, 2008, Us Weekly reported that Garcia left her post as fashion director of Elle. Garcia\'s contract was reportedly up for renewal. Roberta Myers, Vice President/Editor-in-Chief at the magazine, announced May 15, 2008 that they had entered a new agreement with Nina Garcia who was named Editor-at-Large through September 1, 2008. Garcia was named the creative director of Marie Claire in 2012 , where she introduced franchise editorial sections and award-winning fashion content. Nina Garcia is currently the editor in chief of Elle, the No. 1 fashion magazine brand in the world, with 46 international editions. \n', '

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