Arianna Huffington facts for kids
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Arianna Huffington
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| Αριάδνη Χάφινγκτον Στασινοπούλου | |
Huffington at the 2011 Tribeca Film Festival
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Ariadnē-Anna Stassinopoúlou [Αριάδνη-Άννα Στασινοπούλου]
July 15, 1950 |
| Education | Girton College, Cambridge (BA) |
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| Political party | Democratic (2004–present) |
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Michael Huffington
(m. 1986; div. 1997) |
| Children | 2 |
Arianna Stassinopoulos Huffington (born July 15, 1950) is a Greek-American author, writer for newspapers and magazines, and businesswoman. She is famous for starting important companies and writing many books.
Arianna Huffington is a co-founder of HuffPost, which is a popular online news and blog site. She also founded and is the CEO of Thrive Global, a company focused on well-being. She has written fifteen books. Time magazine has named her one of the world's 100 most influential people. Forbes magazine has also listed her among the Most Powerful Women. She helps lead many organizations, including Onex and Global Citizen.
Her books, Thrive: The Third Metric to Redefining Success and Creating a Life of Well-Being, Wisdom, and Wonder and The Sleep Revolution: Transforming Your Life, One Night at a Time, became very popular around the world.
Arianna Huffington helped start The Huffington Post. Later, a company called AOL bought The Huffington Post for a lot of money. She became the head of The Huffington Post Media Group. In 2016, she left The Huffington Post to start her new company, Thrive Global.
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Arianna's Early Life
Arianna Stassinopoúlou was born in Athens, Greece, in 1950. Her father, Konstantinos, was a journalist, and her mother was Elli. She has a sister named Agapi, who is also an author.
When she was 16, Arianna moved to the United Kingdom. She studied economics at Girton College, Cambridge, a famous university. She was the first student from another country to become president of the Cambridge Union, which is a well-known debating society. She also traveled to India to study different religions.
In the 1970s, Arianna started writing books. She also appeared on British TV shows.
Her Career Journey
In 1973, Arianna wrote a book called The Female Woman. In the late 1980s, she wrote articles for National Review. She also wrote biographies about famous people like the singer Maria Callas (in 1981) and the artist Pablo Picasso (in 1989).
Arianna became well-known in the U.S. in the mid-1990s. At that time, she was a popular commentator who shared conservative ideas. She even worked with comedian Al Franken on a TV show called "Strange Bedfellows" during the 1996 U.S. presidential election. She was nominated for an Emmy award for her writing on Politically Incorrect.
By the late 1990s, her views changed, and she began to share more liberal ideas. She hosted a radio show in Los Angeles called Left, Right & Center. She believed that the old ways of dividing people into "right" and "left" were not as important anymore. She focused on the difference between people who knew about "the two nations" (rich and poor) and those who did not.
Arianna also worked on a project called The Detroit Project. This group encouraged car companies to make cars that use cleaner fuels. She also spoke at political events and was a regular guest on radio shows. She is on the board of directors for several important organizations, including the Berggruen Institute and Uber.
In 2016, she gave a speech at Colby College and received an honorary degree. She was also named to Oprah Winfrey's SuperSoul100 list of influential leaders. Arianna has written 15 books. She faced many rejections before her second book was published.
Creating The Huffington Post
In 2005, Arianna Huffington started The Huffington Post with Andrew Breitbart, Kenneth Lerer, and Jonah Peretti. It launched on May 9, 2005. It was a new kind of website that shared news, opinions, and blogs. It was an alternative to other news sites.
In February 2011, AOL bought The Huffington Post for $315 million. Arianna became the editor-in-chief, which means she was in charge of all the content. In 2012, The Huffington Post made history by becoming the first online news company in the United States to win a Pulitzer Prize, which is a very important award for journalism. Arianna left The Huffington Post in 2016.
Starting Thrive Global
In 2016, Arianna left her roles at AOL and The Huffington Post to start her new company, Thrive Global. This company aims to help people reduce stress and avoid burnout. It offers "science-based solutions" to improve health and productivity.
Thrive Global has launched several projects:
- Meditative Story Podcast – In 2019, Thrive Global started a podcast called Meditative Story. This podcast combines personal stories with guided meditation and music. It helps listeners relax and recharge.
- Thrive Global Podcast – In 2017, Thrive Global also launched another podcast where Arianna Huffington interviews interesting people.
Running for Governor in California
In 2003, Arianna Huffington ran as an independent candidate for governor in the 2003 California recall election. This election was held to decide if the current governor, Gray Davis, should be removed from office. She often compared herself to a "hybrid car" and her main opponent, Arnold Schwarzenegger, to a "Hummer." This was to show her focus on cleaner energy.
She decided to leave the race on September 30, 2003. She then supported Governor Gray Davis and asked people to vote against removing him. Even though she left the race, her name was still on the ballot, and she received some votes.
Arianna in the Media
Arianna Huffington has been a guest on many TV and radio shows. She was a panelist on the BBC Radio 4 show Any Questions? and the BBC TV shows Call My Bluff and Face the Music. She also co-hosted a radio show called Both Sides Now, where she discussed political issues.
Before The Huffington Post, she had a website called AriannaOnline.com. She also had an earlier website called Resignation.com.
In 2008, Arianna joined the cast of the animated TV series The Cleveland Show. She provided the voice for a character named Arianna the Bear. She has also been impersonated by actresses like Tracey Ullman and Michaela Watkins on comedy shows.
Arianna appeared as herself in an episode of the CBS sitcom How I Met Your Mother in 2010. She also participated in a speaker series at the University at Buffalo in New York. In 2010, she helped organize buses to take people to Jon Stewart's "Rally to Restore Sanity and/or Fear" in Washington, D.C. She also appeared as herself in an episode of Family Guy.
Since 2012, Arianna has been a "LinkedIn influencer," sharing her thoughts on success and professional life.
Awards and Recognitions
In 2011, Arianna Huffington was named to the Time 100 list as a media leader. In 2021, she was chosen for the first-ever Forbes 50 Over 50 list. This list celebrates successful entrepreneurs, leaders, scientists, and creators who are over 50 years old.
Her Personal Life
Arianna was born in Greece and became an American citizen in 1990. She met Michael Huffington in 1985, and they married in 1986. They have two daughters, Isabella and Christina.
The family moved to Santa Barbara, California. Michael Huffington ran for a seat in the U.S. House of Representatives in 1992 and won. In 1994, he ran for the United States Senate but did not win.
Arianna and Michael divorced in 1997. Arianna Huffington lives in New York City and Los Angeles.
See also
In Spanish: Arianna Huffington para niños
