Arianna Huffington

International Woman of the Week

Born 15th July 1950.

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Studied Economics at Girton College, Cambridge.

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Became the first foreign and third female President of the Cambridge Union.

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In 1973, Huffington wrote The Female Woman.

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During the 1980's she wrote several articles for The National Review.

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In 1981, Huffington wrote two biographies, Maria Callas and Pablo Picasso.

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She was nominated for an Emmy along with the writing team for Politically Incorrect.

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In 1998, she did a weekly radio show, 'Left, Right and Center'.

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In 2003, Huffington ran as an independent candidate in the California elections. 

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In 2005, she co-founded and became editor-in-chief of The Huffington Post.

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In 2009, Huffington was name the 12th most influential woman in the media.

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AOL bought The Huffington Post in 2011, for US$315 million.

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Huffington stepped down as editor-in-chief in 2016 to devote her time to her new start-up Thrive Global.

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