Ophira Edut, editor of Body Outlaws, is a writer, designer and entrepreneur who has spent a decade creating groundbreaking media projects focused on teens, women, and multicultural issues. She is the C.O.O. of Mediarology, a content, media consulting, and design company.

 
 

Ophira and her twin sister Tali are the astrologers for Teen People magazine and the co-authors of Astrostyle: Star-studded Advice for Love, Life & Looking Good (Simon & Schuster, 2003). They have appeared on MTV’s TRL, Fox News and in the New York Post, and have read charts for celebrities including Beyonce, Sting, Outkast, and Stevie Wonder.

In 1992, Ophira co-founded HUES, a national, multicultural women’s magazine, which was published until 1999. She has since been featured in numerous anthologies and magazines. When she's not building websites and writing, Ophira also lectures at colleges and conferences nationwide about body image and the media.

Ophira is the daughter of an Israeli landscaper (dad) and American rabbi (mom), who raised her in Detroit with a heady mix of Torah and topsoil. She now lives in New York City, where she fails to attend synagogue, but does have a garden apartment.