Originally born in Barranquilla, Colombia, Nina Garcia is currently the Fashion Director at Marie Claire magazine. To many, she may be best known as the unerring, formidable fashion judge on the Peabody Award winning hit show, Project Runway, which is currently in its ninth season, and is aired in over 13 different countries around the world.

A New York Times bestselling author of three books on style (The Little Black Book of Style, The One Hundred, and The Style Strategy), Nina published her fourth book, Nina Garcia’s Look Book, in the fall of 2010.

Responsible for covering the designer fashion markets of New York, Milan and Paris, Nina is an elite authority of the industry, and has cultivated an adoring fan-base of fashion “insiders” as well as those in the general market who flock to her appearances around the country.

Prior to her work with Marie Claire, she worked as Fashion Director at Elle, and prior to that held positions at both Mirabella and Perry Ellis.

A graduate of Boston University, as well as the famed Fashion Institute of Technology, Nina has always credited her drive and success to her stylish parents, for first showing her the potential of quality design and impeccable fashion.