Nadine Jolie Courtney

Nadine Jolie Courtney
Born Nadine Haobsh
(1980-08-23) August 23, 1980
New York City, New York, U.S.
Nationality American
Alma mater Barnard College
Occupation Author, Blogger
Spouse(s) Erik Courtney (m. 2013)

Nadine Jolie Courtney (née Haobsh; born August 23, 1980) is an American novelist, blogger and reality TV personality. She is the author of 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]

Controversy

After graduating from Barnard College,[5] Courtney worked at FHM, Lucky, and Ladies' Home Journal.[6] In March 2005, she began blogging under the pseudonym Jolie in NYC, where she dispersed beauty advice and celebrity gossip.[7] Her identity was revealed by the New York Post in July 2005,[8] and when she was asked to leave Ladies' Home Journal while an offer at Seventeen magazine as Beauty Editor was simultaneously rescinded,[9] her story received international coverage. Courtney appeared on Anderson Cooper,[10] MSNBC,[11] ABC, Fox and CNN[12][13] and was profiled by the New York Times ,[14][15] People Magazine,[16] The Guardian,[17] Cosmopolitan magazine,[18] Women's Wear Daily, Fashion Week Daily, and Time.[19] She was subsequently spotted on the town in 2005 with Entourage star Adrian Grenier.[20]

Present day

From 2005 – 2007, Courtney worked as a business consultant to 10-goal polo player Carlos Gracida[21] and in 2006 was Creative Consultant to Sarah, Duchess of York.[22] She has written for Town & Country,[23] Vanity Fair,[24] Robb Report[25] and FoxNews.com.[26]

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;.[27] Her first novel Confessions of a Beauty Addict was published in January 2009.

Courtney lives in Santa Monica with her husband Erik Courtney, an independent information technology consultant and filmmaker.[28] They have a daughter, Aurelia,[29] whose birth was kept secret until the reality show's final episode.[30] Courtney's third book, a young adult novel called Romancing the Throne, is due to be published in summer 2017.[31]

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. [32] Courtney released a statement on March 27, 2016 condemning the murders and extending prayers to the family.[33]

Books

References

  1. ↑ "New York Post - Behind the Blog: Gossip Ambition and the Unmasking of 'Jolie in NYC'". July 21, 2005. Retrieved January 28, 2015.
  2. ↑ "Gawker: Anonymous Blogger Outed, Not Fired". Gawker. July 21, 2005. Retrieved February 2, 2015.
  3. ↑ "New York Post - Blogger Booted: Mag Editor Ousted After Being Outed". July 22, 2005. Retrieved January 28, 2015.
  4. ↑ "BravoTV.com - The Daily Dish: Bravo Announces New and Returning Shows". January 15, 2015. Retrieved January 28, 2015.
  5. ↑ "Barnard Alumnae - Nadine Jolie Courtney '02 on Bravo's Newlyweds: The First Year". January 20, 2015. Retrieved January 28, 2015.
  6. ↑ "Betty Confidential: A Plastic State of Mind". February 17, 2009. Retrieved January 29, 2015.
  7. ↑ "Gothamist - Nadine Haobsh, beauty journalist and "Jolie in NYC" blogger". August 15, 2005. Retrieved January 28, 2015.
  8. ↑ "New York Post - Behind the Blog: Gossip Ambition and the Unmasking of 'Jolie in NYC'". July 21, 2005. Retrieved January 28, 2015.
  9. ↑ "People: Blogged Out of Their Jobs". People. August 8, 2005. Retrieved January 29, 2015.
  10. ↑ "CNN.com – Transcripts". Transcripts.cnn.com. August 3, 2005. Retrieved October 18, 2011.
  11. ↑ msnbc.com (July 25, 2005). "Blogging blunder costs fashion editor her job - msnbc tv - MSNBC TV Live". MSNBC. Retrieved October 18, 2011.
  12. ↑ "CNN.com – Transcripts". Transcripts.cnn.com. July 22, 2005. Retrieved October 18, 2011.
  13. ↑ "CNN.com – Transcripts". Transcripts.cnn.com. August 2, 2005. Retrieved October 18, 2011.
  14. ↑ Blachman, Jeremy (August 31, 2005). "Job Posting – New York Times". The New York Times. Retrieved October 18, 2011.
  15. ↑ Bahney, Anna (May 25, 2006). "Interns? No Bloggers Need Apply – New York Times". The New York Times. Retrieved October 18, 2011.
  16. ↑ Lambert, Pam (August 8, 2005). "Blogged Out Of Their Jobs". People. Retrieved October 18, 2011.
  17. ↑ Claire Adler (July 1, 2006). "Diary of a somebody | Money | The Guardian". London: Education.guardian.co.uk. Retrieved October 18, 2011.
  18. ↑ "How this blogger got busted: twenty-five-year-old Nadine Haobsh, a former magazine beauty editor, recounts her time at the center of a media scandal.(REAL-LIFE READS)".
  19. ↑ Stinchfield, Kate (June 25, 2006). "How Bad is Your Boss?". TIME. Retrieved October 18, 2011.
  20. ↑ "HEARD: | Scene | Daily Front Row". Fashion Week Daily.com. Retrieved October 18, 2011.
  21. ↑ "NadineJolie.com: Carlos Gracida: Polo Legend". Retrieved January 28, 2015.
  22. ↑ "NadineJolie.com: About Nadine". Retrieved January 28, 2015.
  23. ↑ "Town & Country 'Reason to Grow'". Town & Country. Retrieved February 15, 2016.
  24. ↑ "Vanity Fair; Contributors: Nadine Jolie". VanityFair.com. Retrieved January 28, 2015.
  25. ↑ "Robb Report; Contributors: Nadine Jolie Courtney". Robb Report. Retrieved September 1, 2015.
  26. ↑ "Fox News; Contributors: Nadine Jolie Courtney". FoxNews.com. Retrieved January 28, 2015.
  27. ↑ Hopkins, Christopher. "Beauty Confidential: The No Preaching, No Lies, Advice-You'll- Actually-Use Guide to Looking Your Best (9780061128639): Nadine Haobsh: Books". Amazon.com. Retrieved October 18, 2011.
  28. ↑ "New York Times - Embarking On A Shared Journey". November 24, 2013. Retrieved January 28, 2015.
  29. ↑ "US Weekly - Newlyweds: The First Year Erik Courtney, Nadine Courtney are Expecting Their First Child". March 31, 2015.
  30. ↑ "Daily Mail - Reality Star Reveals How She Kept Her Pregnancy - And Her Newborn Baby - Hidden From the World for 14 MONTHS Until the News Was Revealed On TV". June 1, 2015.
  31. ↑ "Publishers Marketplace - Dealmaker". October 27, 2014. Retrieved January 28, 2015.
  32. ↑ ABC News: The Latest: Suspect's Sister Condemns Santa Barbara Killings
  33. ↑ MSN: The Latest: Suspect's Sister Condemns Santa Barbara Killings

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