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Cosmopolitan UK magazine at 40 - in pictures

Cosmopolitan magazine: The original front cover of the first Cosmopolitan magazine in March 1972
The original front cover of the first Cosmopolitan magazine in March 1972, priced at 20p Photograph: Cosmopolitan
Cosmopolitan magazine: Elizabeth Taylor, December 1976
Elizabeth Taylor, December 1976
Photograph: Cosmopolitan
Cosmopolitan magazine: September 1982
September 1982
Photograph: Cosmopolitan
Annie Lennox
Annie Lennox, October 1984
Photograph: Cosmopolitan
Cosmopolitan magazine: Boy George, December 1984
Boy George, December 1984
Photograph: Cosmopolitan
Cosmopolitan magazine: Linda Evans on the front cover in November 1985
Linda Evans, November 1985 Photograph: Cosmopolitan
Cosmopolitan magazine: June 1988
June 1988 Photograph: Cosmopolitan
Cosmopolitan magazine: Madonna, July 1990
Madonna, July 1990
Photograph: Cosmopolitan
Cosmopolitan magazine: Britney Spears, January 2000
Britney Spears, January 2000 Photograph: Cosmopolitan
Cosmopolitan magazine: Cameron Diaz, March 2003
Cameron Diaz, March 2003 Photograph: Cosmopolitan
Cosmopolitan magazine: Beyoncé, March 2006
Beyoncé, March 2006 Photograph: Cosmopolitan
Cosmopolitan magazine: Jennifer Aniston, June 2009
Jennifer Aniston, June 2009 Photograph: Cosmopolitan
Cosmopolitan magazine: Rihanna, August 2011
Rihanna, August 2011 Photograph: Cosmopolitan
Cosmopolitan magazine: Holly Willoughby, April 2012
Holly Willoughby, April 2012 Photograph: Cosmopolitan
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