Kara Young
Kara Young | |
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![]() Young in August 2000 | |
Born | San Francisco, California, U.S. |
Spouse | Peter Georgiopoulos (m. 2005) |
Children | 2 |
Modeling information | |
Hair color | Brown |
Eye color | Brown |
Kara Young is an American model and entrepreneur. As a model she represented several cosmetics companies and appeared three times on the cover of Vogue, Playboy (Germany) and was an entertainment news correspondent for Fox News Channel, as well as co-founding a hair product company and salon.
Early life
Kara was born on December 10, 1969, in San Francisco, California, to parents Marie and Thomas Young. Her mother is of African American descent, whereas her father is of English Scottish descent.[1][2]
Career
According to Young's company web site, between 1988 and 1998 she appeared in advertising campaigns for Revlon, L'Oreal, Clairol, Maybelline, as well as Victoria's Secret and was photographed by Richard Avedon for Revlon's "Most Unforgettable Women" campaign.[3] Young was an A-list model and was profiled in the 1990 article "The New Top Models".[4][5] She was a cover girl for Vogue in both 1988 and 1989,[6] but is known best for her modeling with Victoria's Secret.[7] She appeared on the covers of Vogue, Elle and Glamour magazine during the early 1990s. She later became an entertainment news correspondent for Fox News Channel.[3][8] Young retired from modeling and became the co-founder of Hair Rules, a hair care product line and NYC salon.[3]
Personal
Young was married to photographer Sante D'Orazio in the mid-1990s.[9] In the late 1990s, Young met Donald Trump at a party in the Hamptons, and they ended up dating for approximately two years beginning around 1997.[10] In 2005, she married billionaire Peter Georgiopoulos, the founder of the General Maritime shipping company. Young lives in New York City with Georgiopoulos and their two children.[3] She is a member of the board of directors for Action Against Hunger.[11]
References
- ^ "Kara Young". Fashion Model Directory. Retrieved 23 August 2017.
- ^ Alcindor, Yamiche; Haberman, Maggie (17 August 2017). "Circling the Square of President Trump's Relationship With Race". New York Times. Retrieved 23 August 2017.
- ^ a b c d "About Us: Kara Young". Hair Rules company web site. Archived from the original on 25 February 2012. Retrieved 18 March 2012.
- ^ Norment, Lynn (September 1990) Ebony, "Black is In" page 28
- ^ White, Constance C.R. (Sept 2008) Ebony, "Black Out", page 98
- ^ (January 16, 1989) New York magazine, page 11
- ^ Darlene Clark Hine, Elsa Barkley Brown, Rosalyn Terborg-Penn (1993) Black Women in America, page 409
- ^ "Kara Young". IMDb.com. Retrieved 2009-03-12.
- ^ "Who's That Girl? - Nymag". New York Magazine.
- ^ Alcindor, Yamiche; Haberman, Maggie (August 17, 2017). "Circling the Square of President Trump's Relationship With Race". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved May 6, 2019.
- ^ Leadership Acton Against Hunger, retrieved March 18, 2012
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