Nadine Jolie Courtney

Nadine Jolie Courtney
Born Nadine Haobsh
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 January 2015, she was announced as a cast member 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she was asked to leave Ladies' Home Journal while an offer at Seventeen magazine as Beauty Editor was simultaneously rescinded,[9] her story received international coverage.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 Vanity Fair[23] and FoxNews.com.[24]

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;.[25] 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.[26] Her third book, a young adult novel called Wisteria, is due to be published in January 2017.[27]

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. ↑ "Vanity Fair; Contributors: Nadine Jolie". VanityFair.com. Retrieved January 28, 2015.
  24. ↑ "Fox News; Contributors: Nadine Jolie Courtney". FoxNews.com. Retrieved January 28, 2015.
  25. ↑ 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.
  26. ↑ "New York Times - Embarking On A Shared Journey". November 24, 2013. Retrieved January 28, 2015.
  27. ↑ "Publishers Marketplace - Dealmaker". October 27, 2014. Retrieved January 28, 2015.

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