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 well-known Greek American writer and businesswoman. She is famous for starting The Huffington Post, a popular online news website. She also founded and leads a company called Thrive Global. Arianna Huffington has written 15 books.
She has been recognized by Time magazine as one of the world's 100 most influential people. Forbes magazine has also listed her among the Most Powerful Women. She serves on the boards of several important organizations, like Onex and Global Citizen.
Two of her books, Thrive and The Sleep Revolution, became international bestsellers. Thrive is about redefining success and living a life with more well-being and wisdom. The Sleep Revolution focuses on how sleep can change your life.
Arianna Huffington was once married to Michael Huffington, a Republican politician. She started The Huffington Post with others. This website is now owned by BuzzFeed. In the mid-1990s, she was a popular commentator who shared conservative ideas. Later, she began to share more liberal views. In 2003, she ran for Governor of California as an independent candidate but did not win.
In 2011, a company called AOL bought The Huffington Post for $315 million. Arianna Huffington became the president and editor-in-chief of The Huffington Post Media Group. This group included The Huffington Post and other AOL websites. In 2016, she left her role at The Huffington Post. She wanted to focus on her new company, Thrive Global. This company helps people improve their productivity and health.
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Early Life and Education
Arianna Huffington was born Ariadnē-Anna Stasinopoúlou in Athens, Greece, in 1950. Her father, Konstantinos, was a journalist. Her mother was Elli Stasinopoulou. 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. She made history there by becoming the first foreign student and third woman to be president of the Cambridge Union. This is a famous debating society. She also studied in India, which she says holds a special place in her heart.
In the 1970s, Arianna started writing books. She had help from a close friend and mentor, Bernard Levin. They traveled together for the BBC and enjoyed exploring different places. In 1980, she moved to New York City.
Writing Career and Public Life
In 1973, Arianna wrote a book called The Female Woman. It discussed the Women's Liberation movement. Later, she wrote biographies of famous people. These included Maria Callas – The Woman Behind the Legend (1981) about the opera singer. She also wrote Picasso: Creator and Destroyer (1989) about the artist Pablo Picasso.
Arianna became well-known in the U.S. during her husband Michael Huffington's political campaign in 1994. She was known for supporting conservative ideas. She even worked with a liberal comedian, Al Franken, on a show called "Strange Bedfellows." This was during Comedy Central's coverage of the 1996 U.S. presidential election.
By 1998, she still identified with the Republican Party. She hosted a radio show in Los Angeles called Left, Right & Center. On this show, she debated with a centrist and a leftist journalist. She often said that old political labels like "right" and "left" were outdated. She felt the main difference was between people who cared about the rich and the poor, and those who did not.
Arianna Huffington, who is Greek, did not agree with the NATO intervention in Serbia during the Yugoslav Wars. In 2000, she helped organize "Shadow Conventions." These events happened at the same time as the Republican and Democratic National Conventions.
She also led The Detroit Project. This group encouraged car companies to make cars that use alternative fuels. In 2004, she supported John Kerry for president. She said, "When your house is burning down, you don't worry about the remodeling." This meant that it was important to focus on the biggest problems first.
Arianna Huffington is a board member for several organizations. These include the Berggruen Institute, the Center for Public Integrity, Uber, and Onex Corporation. She is also a counselor for One Young World. This group helps young leaders. She has spoken to young people about her "third metric" for success. This idea goes beyond just money and power.
In 2016, she gave a speech at Colby College and received an honorary degree. She was also named to Oprah Winfrey's SuperSoul100 list. This list features visionaries and influential leaders. Arianna Huffington wrote 15 books. She faced 37 rejections before her second book was published.
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 place for commentary, blogs, and news. The site featured both paid writers and unpaid bloggers.
In February 2011, AOL bought The Huffington Post for $315 million. Arianna became the editor-in-chief of The Huffington Post Media Group. In 2012, The Huffington Post won a Pulitzer Prize. This was a big achievement for a digital news company. In 2016, Arianna Huffington left The Huffington Post.
Thrive Global
In 2016, Arianna Huffington left her roles at AOL and The Huffington Post. She wanted to start her new company, Thrive Global. This company offers "science-based solutions" to help people deal with stress and burnout.
- Meditative Story Podcast – In 2019, Thrive Global launched a podcast called Meditative Story. It combines personal stories with meditation exercises and music. Variety described it as "part first-person narrative podcast and part guided meditation." Arianna Huffington said the podcast helps people recharge in our fast-paced world.
- Thrive Global Podcast – In 2017, Thrive Global also launched another podcast. Arianna Huffington hosts this podcast herself.
California Governor Election
Arianna Huffington ran as an independent candidate in the 2003 California recall election. This election aimed to remove Governor Gray Davis from office. She often compared herself to a "hybrid car" and her opponent, Arnold Schwarzenegger, to a "Hummer." This was a way to show their different views on the environment.
She left the race on September 30, 2003. She then supported voting "No" on the recall. She wanted to stop a Republican from taking over the state. Even though she withdrew, her name stayed on the ballot. She received 47,505 votes, which was less than 1% of the total.
Religious Views
Arianna Huffington has always been interested in spirituality. When she was younger, she explored different spiritual movements. In 1994, she wrote a self-help book called The Fourth Instinct.
Awards and Honors
In 2011, Arianna Huffington was named to the Time 100 list as a media mogul. In 2021, she was chosen for the first-ever Forbes 50 Over 50 list. This list celebrates entrepreneurs, leaders, scientists, and creators over the age of 50.
Personal Life
Arianna Huffington was born in Greece. She became an naturalized American citizen in 1990. She met her husband, Michael Huffington, in 1985. They married on April 12, 1986. They have two daughters, Isabella and Christina.
The family moved to Santa Barbara, California. In 1992, Michael ran for a seat in the U.S. House of Representatives as a Republican and won. In 1994, he almost won a seat in the United States Senate but lost to Dianne Feinstein.
Arianna and Michael divorced in 1997. Arianna Huffington lives in New York City and Los Angeles.
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Campaigning for Governor of California, 2003
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Huffington speaks with U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry in Davos, 2014
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See also
In Spanish: Arianna Huffington para niños
