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Esquire magazine first hit newsstands in October 1933. The publication emerged from the ashes of a trade magazine called Apparel Arts and was created by Arnold Gingrich, David A. Smart, and Henry L. Jackson. Its initial print run was set at one hundred thousand copies priced at fifty cents.
The landmark legal case Hannegan v. Esquire, Inc. 327 U.S. 146 (1946) affirmed the magazine's right to use the Postal Service under the First Amendment. This decision occurred in 1946 after Postmaster General Frank Comerford Walker brought charges against the magazine in 1943 for promoting lewd images.
Harold Hayes edited Esquire magazine from 1961 to 1973 during the New Journalism movement. Under his leadership, the magazine published works by Norman Mailer, Tom Wolfe, and Gay Talese. Hayes also oversaw the publication of fiction by writers like Richard Ford and T. Coraghessan Boyle.
Esquire magazine launched its annual Sexiest Woman Alive feature in 2003. The feature was originally part of the Women We Love issue that had appeared yearly since 1988 and was initially titled Woman of the Year. The magazine discontinued the feature in 2015 after years of controversy.
Esquire magazine currently operates 23 international editions in countries ranging from Australia to Vietnam and from Brazil to the United Kingdom. These international editions include Esquire Australia, Esquire Brazil, and Esquire España. The magazine's global reach allows it to adapt to different cultural contexts while maintaining its core identity.