Arianna Huffington Unknown Facts

Arianna Huffington, the Greek-American author and founder of the Huffington Post, is regarded as one of the most powerful women in the world by Forbes.  With an estimated net worth of 50 million USD, this Cambridge alumni is a Pulitzer award winner and is known for creating one of the most popular news websites.  Keep reading to know some lesser known fact about this celebrated author and businesswoman.

Unknown facts about Arianna Huffington

1.. Arianna barely spoke any English when she moved to Cambridge University.  To overcome the language barrier, she took to debating and taught herself how to speak English.  Even with constant humiliation from people for her accent, she persevered and was elected to become the president of the debating society.

2.In 2007, Arianna got a wake up call about the importance of getting adequate sleep, when she collapsed due to exhaustion.  Calling sleep deprivation the new smoking, the successful business woman tries to sleep 8 hours a day, 95 % of the time.

3.At the age of 22, she wrote her first book The Female Woman, which argued against the women liberation movement of the time and advocated for equal rights and equal opportunity for distinctly female roles.

4.She was rejected 37 times while looking for a publisher for a book and ran out of money by the 25th rejection.  She took a loan and found a publisher for her book by the 38th attempt.

5.Before starting the Huffington Post, her first venture into the online world was Registration.com, which called for the resignation of the then President, Bill Clinton.

6.Arianna published a biography about Maria Callas, called Maria Callas: The Woman Behind The Legend.  This book was accused of plagiarism by Gerald Fitzerlad, Callas’ biographer and ended with a court settlement.

7.She voiced a character named Arianna in Seth MacFarlane’s animated series, The Cleveland Show. 

8.In an email interview, Huffington shared, India has a special place in her heart as she spent some time studying comparative religion at the Visva Bharati University in the Country.

From not being able to speak English, to creating one of the popular news websites and becoming one of the most powerful women in the world, Arianna Huffington has became an inspiration to all.

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