Seventeen is an American magazine for teenagers. It was the first teen magazine established in the United States.[2] The magazine's reader base is 10-to-19-year-old females.[3] It began as a publication geared towards inspiring teen girls to become model worker and citizens.[4] Soon after its debut, Seventeen took a more fashion and romance-oriented approach in presenting its material while promoting self-confidence in young women. It was first published in September 1944 by Walter Annenberg's Triangle Publications.