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==Awards and features==
===Fun, Fearless Male of the Year===
For over a decade, the February issue has featured this award. In 2011, [[Russell Brand]] received the magazine's Fun, Fearless Male of the Year Award, joining [[Kellan Lutz]] and [[Paul Wesley]] (2010), [[John Mayer]] (2008), [[Nick Lachey]] (2007), [[Patrick Dempsey]] (2006), [[Josh Duhamel]] (2005), [[Matthew Perry]] (2004), and [[Jon Bon Jovi]] (2003).

===Fun, Fearless Female of the Year===
The Fun, Fearless Female of the Year award was awarded to [[Kayla Itsines]] (2015), [[Nicole Scherzinger]] (2012), [[Mila Kunis]] (2011), [[Anna Faris]] (2010), [[Ali Larter]] (2009), [[Katherine Heigl]] (2008), [[Eva Mendes]] (2007), [[Beyoncé]] (2006), [[Ashlee Simpson]] (2005), [[Alicia Silverstone]] (2004), [[Sandra Bullock]] (2003), [[Britney Spears]] (2002), [[Debra Messing]] (2001), [[Jennifer Love Hewitt]] (2000), [[Shania Twain]] (1999), and [[Ashley Judd]] (1998).

=== Cosmopolitan Men – The Making of the World's Sexiest Calendar ===
''Cosmopolitan Men'' released a video on The Making of the World's Sexiest Calendar in 1994 followed by a 14-month Cosmopolitan Men Calendar. Photographer Richard Reinsdorf shot the entire Calendar and helped direct the video.

=== Anniversary Male Centerfolds ===
''Cosmopolitan'' releases a Male Centerfold issue every few years that features hot male celebrities from the United States. Here is a partial list of the men that have appeared in Cosmopolitan's Centerfold Editions over the years: [[Burt Reynolds]] 1972, [[Jim Brown]] 1973, [[John Davidson (entertainer)|John Davidson]] 1975, [[Arnold Schwarzenegger]] 1977, [[Scott Brown (politician)|Scott Brown]] 1982, [[David Hasselhoff]] 1990. Male [[super-model]] Tracy James<ref>{{Cite web |title=Biography |url=https://www.tracyjames.com/biography.htt |access-date=2022-04-06 |website=www.tracyjames.com |language=en}}</ref> was named Cosmopolitan's 25th Anniversary Centerfold<ref>{{Cite web |title=Portfolio |url=https://www.tracyjames.com/Portfolio/index.html |access-date=2022-04-06 |website=www.tracyjames.com |language=en}}</ref> in 1995: his centerfold garnered so much attention that ''Cosmopolitan'' printed an extra 500,000 copies to meet demand. ''Cosmopolitan''{{'s}} Editor-in-Chief [[Helen Gurley Brown]] sat with James for interviews on ''[[America's Talking]]''<ref name="Tracy James">{{Cite web |title=Video |url=https://www.tracyjames.com/Video/index.html |access-date=2022-04-06 |website=www.tracyjames.com |language=en}}</ref> and on ''Oprah''<ref name="Tracy James" /> with [[Oprah Winfrey]], on how the magazine's editors and scouts searched America over the course of a year, seeing thousands of men before deciding on James.{{citation needed|reason=Previously cited with a bare URL of an image. Do better|date=October 2023}}

=== Bachelor of the Year ===
''Cosmopolitan''{{'s}} November issue features the hottest bachelors from all 50 states. Pictures and profiles of all the bachelors are posted on www.cosmopolitan.com, where readers view and vote for their favorite, narrowing it down to six finalists. A team of ''Cosmopolitan'' editors then selects the Bachelor of the Year, who is announced at an annual party and media event in New York. The 50 bachelors generally appear on programs such as ''The Today Show''.<ref>[http://www.cosmopolitan.com/hot-guys/Bachelor-of-the-Year "Brian Watkins – Cosmo Bachelor of the Year 2007"]. ''Cosmopolitan''. {{webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090328122330/http://www.cosmopolitan.com/hot-guys/Bachelor-of-the-Year |date=March 28, 2009 }}</ref>

Past winners include:
* Ryan Anderson 2017<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.news.com.au/lifestyle/relationships/dating/meet-ryan-anderson-the-2017-cosmopolitan-bachelor-of-the-year/news-story/0aed5987b834aa7bd87caac5a442c373|title=Meet the Cosmo Bachelor of the Year|date=2017-02-02|website=News.com.au|access-date=2019-05-23}}</ref>
*Ryan Chenevert 2012<ref>{{cite magazine|url=https://www.cosmopolitan.com/health-fitness/news/a10685/bachelors-2012-winner/|title=The Hottest Bachelor in America|magazine=Cosmopolitan|access-date=September 24, 2018}}</ref>
* [[Chris Van Vliet]] 2011<ref>{{cite magazine|url=http://www.cosmopolitan.com/sex-love/dating-advice/2011-cosmo-bachelor-of-the-year-chris-van-vliet |title=2011 Cosmo Bachelor of The Year – Interview with Chris Van Vliet |magazine=Cosmopolitan |access-date=November 16, 2011}}</ref>
* Ryan "Mickey" McLean 2010<ref>{{cite magazine|url=http://www.cosmopolitan.com/sex-love/dating-advice/ryan-mickey-mclean-interview |title=Ryan Mickey McLean Interview – Ohio Bachelor Ryan McLean Quotes |magazine=Cosmopolitan |access-date=November 16, 2011}}</ref>
* [[Brad Ludden]] 2008
* Brian Watkins 2007
* Matt Wood 2006

===Practice Safe Sun===
In the May 2006 issue of ''Cosmopolitan'', the magazine launched the Practice Safe Sun campaign, an initiative aimed at fighting [[skin cancer]] by asking readers to stop all forms of [[Sun tanning|tanning]] other than [[Sunless tanning|tanning from a bottle]].<ref name="allbusiness.com">[http://www.allbusiness.com/services/business-services-miscellaneous-business/4775142-1.html "Cosmo to Promote 'Safe Skin{{'"}}]. ''AllBusiness.com''.  {{webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090328102238/http://www.allbusiness.com/services/business-services-miscellaneous-business/4775142-1.html |date=March 28, 2009 }}</ref> In conjunction with the campaign, ''Cosmopolitan''{{'s}} editor-in-chief, Kate White, approached Congresswoman [[Carolyn Maloney]], known for her support of women's health issues, with concerns that women were not fully aware of the [[Indoor tanning#Risks|dangers of indoor tanning]] and the effectiveness of the current warning labels.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.allbusiness.com/services/business-services-miscellaneous-business/4775142-1.html |title=Cosmo to Promote 'Safe Skin' |work=Mediaweek |via=AllBusiness.com |date=April 10, 2006 |access-date=November 16, 2011  |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090328102238/http://www.allbusiness.com/services/business-services-miscellaneous-business/4775142-1.html |archive-date=March 28, 2009 }}</ref> After careful review, the Congresswoman agreed that it was necessary to recommend that the FDA take a closer look. She and Representative [[Ginny Brown-Waite]] introduced the [[Tanning Accountability and Notification Act]] (TAN Act – H.R. 4767) on February 16, 2006.<ref name="allbusiness.com"/> President Bush signed the act in September 2007, and the new federal law requires the [[Food and Drug Administration|FDA]] to scrutinize the warning labels on [[tanning bed]]s and issue a report by September 2008.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/84045.php|title=American Academy Of Dermatology Association Commends President Bush For Signing Tanning Accountability And Notification (TAN) Act}}{{full citation needed|{{subst:DATE}}|date=October 2023}}</ref>

===Cosmo Blog Awards===
''Cosmopolitan'' UK launched the Cosmo Blog Awards<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.cosmopolitan.co.uk/blogs/cosmopolitan-blog-awards-2011/cosmo-blog-awards-2011 |title=Cosmo Blog Awards |publisher=Cosmopolitan UK  |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110910142356/http://www.cosmopolitan.co.uk/blogs/cosmopolitan-blog-awards-2011/cosmo-blog-awards-2011 |archive-date=September 10, 2011 }}</ref> in 2010. The awards attracted more than 15,000 entries and winning and highly commended blogs were voted for in several categories including beauty, fashion, lifestyle, and celebrity. The 2011 awards launched in August 2011 and nominations are open until August 31, 2011. All UK-based bloggers and blogs written by British bloggers abroad with a British perspective can be entered.

===Cosmopolitan, The Fragrance===
In May 2015, Cosmopolitan UK announced they were launching their first ever fragrance. This is considered a first in the magazine industry. Named 'Cosmopolitan, The Fragrance', the perfume takes on the notion of their much-loved phrase 'Fun, Fearless Female' and was set to launch in September.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://cosmofragrance.net/gb/ |title=The Home of Cosmopolitan, The Fragrance |publisher=Cosmo Fragrance |access-date=October 16, 2015  |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150827033850/http://cosmofragrance.net/gb/ |archive-date=August 27, 2015 }}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.hearst.co.uk/news/cosmopolitan-launches-cosmopolitan-fragrance |title=Cosmopolitan launches Cosmopolitan The Fragrance – Hearst UKHearst UK |publisher=Hearst.co.uk |date=May 26, 2015 |access-date=October 16, 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150924025431/http://www.hearst.co.uk/news/cosmopolitan-launches-cosmopolitan-fragrance |archive-date=September 24, 2015 }}</ref>