ABOUT HAUTE
Haute Magazine is the University of Southern California's art, culture, and lifestyle publication.
Each semester, our team of student writers, photographers, visual designers, videographers, and marketers come together to create a groundbreaking issue. Haute has quickly built its reputation on disrupting digital media through sophistication and innovation amassing a worldwide readership of over 900,000 views to date. Haute has been recognised by the Associated Collegiate Press as a 2024 Design of the Year finalist.
Founded by Diana Fonte (‘21) and Jason Cerin (‘21), Haute draws upon the creative genius of USC’s student body, striving year after year to sew our story into the fabric of Los Angeles culture, national culture, and even global culture. Student works are featured alongside some of the biggest names in the media industry including Rihanna, Billie Eilish, FKA twigs, Grimes, Cardi B, The Weeknd, Kendrick Lamar, and more. By fusing the creative genius of USC’s very own student body with that of industry leaders, Haute claims its position as the herald of a new wave of student-led publishing.
MEET THE TEAM

NISHKA MANGHNANI, CREATIVE DIRECTOR

HUNTER BLACK, EDITOR-IN-CHIEF

NATALIE DARAKJIAN, CREATIVE DIRECTOR

SAGE MURTHY, DIRECTOR OF WRITING

VIRGINIA AKUJOBI-EGERE, DIRECTOR OF WRITING

JURI KIM, DIRECTOR OF PHOTOGRAPHY

WINSTON LUK, DIRECTOR OF PHOTOGRAPHY

NICOLE LEIHE, DIRECTOR OF VISUAL DESIGN

ANGELINA LYON, DIRECTOR OF VISUAL DESIGN

SEA GIRA, DIRECTOR OF MULTIMEDIA

FRANKLIN LAM, DIRECTOR OF MULTIMEDIA

SAMANTHA FEDEWA, EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR OF EVENTS

GEMMA MILLER, ASSISTANT DIRECTOR OF F&E

ROHAN BARU, DIRECTOR OF COMMUNITY/HR