after being in high school in ecole internationale bilingue and studying sociology at saint-denis university, benjamin cuq became journalist for the press magazine (télé 7 jours) in may 1996. in 1999, he began working on the first french edition of "fhm" as deputy editor. he has worked for many french magazines and newspapers such as "france dimanche", "ici paris", "union", "télé star", "marianne", "france soir", and now "le parisien" capital and management.