Arianna Huffington
Arianna Stassinopoulos Huffington, a Greek American businesswoman and syndicated journalist is an author. She's written 15 books and is the cofounder of The Huffington Post. Arianna Huffington is a journalist TV personality, philanthropist, and TV host as well as the founder and editor of The Huffington Post. Originally from Greece she relocated to England when she was 16 and completed her studies at Cambridge University with an MA in Economics. Being the first non-English-speaking student to graduate, she was elected president of The Cambridge Union' at age 21. Following graduation, she left her mark as a conservative syndicated columnist and, with the launching of The Huffington Post' few years later she created a voice-based website that offered critical observations on the political scenario. In part, her fame has helped attract a number of famous contributors. Arianna's celebrity status was first noticed in 2003 when she declared herself an independent candidate in the California recall vote in order to replace the then governor Davis. In addition to this she was the leader of the Detroit Project for fuel-efficient cars. Her name was voted as the most influential women in media in 2009 by Forbes in 2009, and was awarded the 12th place in the list. The same year, the Guardian named her on the top 100 media list. In 2011, AOL Inc. bought The Huffington Post and made her the head of the media unit, which comprised of many at the time-current AOL properties too such as Engadget AOL music Style list as well as Patch Media. The parents of her were Elli and Konstantinos Stasinopoulos. They were who was a consultant in management as well as a journalist. Although she was a close friend with her father, it was her relationship with her mother that shaped her life. Even as a young girl, she showed leadership traits which she is still renowned for. She moved to England at 16 to continue her education and was enrolled into Girton College Cambridge. In her time at college, she joined the college debating group Cambridge Union where she became the first foreign president and was also the third female president. She graduated in 1972 with an advanced degree in Economics. After graduation, she began working as a columnist critic, and an anchor on TV. Also, with Bernard Levin she appeared on an edition of Face the music.






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