Nadine Jolie Courtney | |
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Born | Nadine Haobsh August 23, 1980
New York City, U.S. |
Nationality | American |
Alma mater | Barnard College |
Occupation(s) | Author, Journalist |
Spouse |
Nadine Jolie Courtney ( née Haobsh; Adyghe: Хьаобщ Надинэ-Джули, romanized: Hawobş Nadinə-Djuli; born August 23, 1980) is a Circassian American lifestyle writer, novelist, and former media personality. She is the author of the YA novel All-American Muslim Girl, Romancing the Throne, Beauty Confidential: The No Preaching, No Lies, Advice-You'll-Actually-Use-Guide to Looking Your Best, and Confessions of a Beauty Addict. Her blog "Jolie in NYC" received international press in 2005 after Courtney, a former beauty editor, was outed [1] and dooced for anonymously blogging about the beauty industry. [2] The New York Post subsequently dubbed her "the poster girl for the blogger generation". [3]
In 2015, she appeared on season 2 of Bravo's reality documentary television series Newlyweds: The First Year alongside her husband, filmmaker Erik Courtney. [4]
Courtney was born to a Muslim Jordanian [5] father of Circassian and Syrian descent, and a Roman Catholic mother of Swiss-Austrian descent who later converted to Islam. [6] Courtney was raised in her parents' Muslim faith, experiences she later parlayed into her novel All-American Muslim Girl. [7]
After graduating from Barnard College, [8] Courtney worked at FHM, Lucky, and Ladies' Home Journal. [9] In March 2005, she began blogging under the pseudonym Jolie in NYC, where she dispersed beauty advice and celebrity gossip. [10]
Her identity was revealed by the New York Post in July 2005, [11] and when she was asked to leave Ladies' Home Journal while an offer at Seventeen magazine as Beauty Editor was simultaneously rescinded, [12] her story received international coverage. Courtney appeared on Anderson Cooper, [13] MSNBC, [14] ABC, Fox and CNN [15] [16] and was profiled by the New York Times , [17] [18] People Magazine, [19] The Guardian, [20] Cosmopolitan magazine, [21] Women's Wear Daily, Fashion Week Daily, and Time. [22]
From 2005 to 2007, Courtney worked as a business consultant to 10-goal polo player Carlos Gracida [23] and in 2006 was Creative Consultant to Sarah, Duchess of York. [24] She has written for Town & Country, [25] Vanity Fair, [26] Robb Report [27] and Vogue (magazine). [28]
Under her maiden name Haobsh, Courtney is the author of the bestselling beauty guide Beauty Confidential: The No Preaching, No Lies, Advice-You'll-Actually-Use-Guide to Looking Your Best;. [29] Her first novel Confessions of a Beauty Addict was published in January 2009.
Her third book, a young adult novel called Romancing the Throne, was published in summer 2017. [30] Courtney's fourth book, a young adult novel called All-American Muslim Girl, was published by FSG Books for Young Readers in fall 2019 [31] and was named one of Kirkus Review's Best Young Adult Books of 2019. [32]
Courtney lives in Santa Monica with her husband Erik Courtney, an independent information technology consultant and filmmaker. [33] They have a daughter, Aurelia, [34] whose birth was kept secret until the reality show's final episode.[ citation needed]
On March 25, 2016, Courtney's brother Pierre Haobsh was arrested on suspicion of murdering a Chinese herbalist, his wife and 5-year-old daughter in Santa Barbara, California. [35] Courtney released a statement on March 27, 2016, condemning the murders and extending prayers to the family. [36]
Nadine Jolie Courtney | |
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Born | Nadine Haobsh August 23, 1980
New York City, U.S. |
Nationality | American |
Alma mater | Barnard College |
Occupation(s) | Author, Journalist |
Spouse |
Nadine Jolie Courtney ( née Haobsh; Adyghe: Хьаобщ Надинэ-Джули, romanized: Hawobş Nadinə-Djuli; born August 23, 1980) is a Circassian American lifestyle writer, novelist, and former media personality. She is the author of the YA novel All-American Muslim Girl, Romancing the Throne, Beauty Confidential: The No Preaching, No Lies, Advice-You'll-Actually-Use-Guide to Looking Your Best, and Confessions of a Beauty Addict. Her blog "Jolie in NYC" received international press in 2005 after Courtney, a former beauty editor, was outed [1] and dooced for anonymously blogging about the beauty industry. [2] The New York Post subsequently dubbed her "the poster girl for the blogger generation". [3]
In 2015, she appeared on season 2 of Bravo's reality documentary television series Newlyweds: The First Year alongside her husband, filmmaker Erik Courtney. [4]
Courtney was born to a Muslim Jordanian [5] father of Circassian and Syrian descent, and a Roman Catholic mother of Swiss-Austrian descent who later converted to Islam. [6] Courtney was raised in her parents' Muslim faith, experiences she later parlayed into her novel All-American Muslim Girl. [7]
After graduating from Barnard College, [8] Courtney worked at FHM, Lucky, and Ladies' Home Journal. [9] In March 2005, she began blogging under the pseudonym Jolie in NYC, where she dispersed beauty advice and celebrity gossip. [10]
Her identity was revealed by the New York Post in July 2005, [11] and when she was asked to leave Ladies' Home Journal while an offer at Seventeen magazine as Beauty Editor was simultaneously rescinded, [12] her story received international coverage. Courtney appeared on Anderson Cooper, [13] MSNBC, [14] ABC, Fox and CNN [15] [16] and was profiled by the New York Times , [17] [18] People Magazine, [19] The Guardian, [20] Cosmopolitan magazine, [21] Women's Wear Daily, Fashion Week Daily, and Time. [22]
From 2005 to 2007, Courtney worked as a business consultant to 10-goal polo player Carlos Gracida [23] and in 2006 was Creative Consultant to Sarah, Duchess of York. [24] She has written for Town & Country, [25] Vanity Fair, [26] Robb Report [27] and Vogue (magazine). [28]
Under her maiden name Haobsh, Courtney is the author of the bestselling beauty guide Beauty Confidential: The No Preaching, No Lies, Advice-You'll-Actually-Use-Guide to Looking Your Best;. [29] Her first novel Confessions of a Beauty Addict was published in January 2009.
Her third book, a young adult novel called Romancing the Throne, was published in summer 2017. [30] Courtney's fourth book, a young adult novel called All-American Muslim Girl, was published by FSG Books for Young Readers in fall 2019 [31] and was named one of Kirkus Review's Best Young Adult Books of 2019. [32]
Courtney lives in Santa Monica with her husband Erik Courtney, an independent information technology consultant and filmmaker. [33] They have a daughter, Aurelia, [34] whose birth was kept secret until the reality show's final episode.[ citation needed]
On March 25, 2016, Courtney's brother Pierre Haobsh was arrested on suspicion of murdering a Chinese herbalist, his wife and 5-year-old daughter in Santa Barbara, California. [35] Courtney released a statement on March 27, 2016, condemning the murders and extending prayers to the family. [36]