Superstar PR with Carli Whitwell

Published: Aug. 6, 2020, 6:03 p.m.

Carli Whitwell is an award-winning journalist with over 10 years experience. She started her career working in newspapers, then moved into the magazine world. She worked at Hello! Canada while freelancing for national publications including Chatelaine and Canadian Health & Lifestyle. In 2015, she moved to ELLE Canada where she served as acting health and beauty editor, eventually stepping into the role of managing editor in early 2018. This past July, she started at Refinery29 Canada as Deputy Editor.

With a background that spans news, beauty, fashion, culture and lifestyle, Whitwell’s resume is varied, but with one crucial consistency: She always strives to empower women. She’s interviewed some of the biggest names in fashion, beauty and celebrity circles, including Margot Robbie, Issa Rae, Adwoa Aboah, Elle Fanning, Jessica Alba, Mandy Moore, Behati Prinsloo, Lana Condor and more. 
 
Niki and Carli chat like old friends and Carli opens up about finding her career in journalism, it’s perfection.