Christa D'Souza explained

The Hon. Christa Claire D'Souza (born 1960) is a British journalist who contributes to British Vogue, The Guardian, The Sunday Times and other publications.

Career

D'Souza has written for publications such as The Guardian, Daily Mail, The Times, The Daily Telegraph, Vanity Fair, the Evening Standard, and W, in addition to her current role as contributing editor of British Vogue.[1] [2] [3] D'Souza was previously Editor-at-large of Tatler. D'Souza is currently a contributing writer to Get the Gloss.

In her articles, D'Souza often probes body issues such as ageing,[1] weight-control, anorexia,[4] food and diet, cosmetic surgery, and her own battle with cancer.[5] D'Souza's articles have been praised for their humour and honesty[6] and are often autobiographical and controversial in their subject matter – taking Vogue "where it's never been before" by publishing a three-page article entitled Poo, the Last Taboo.[7] [8]

D'Souza also specialises in interviews, and often does the cover interview for British Vogue.[9] [10] [11] D'Souza has interviewed celebrities such as Rihanna, Adele, Cheryl Cole, Kristen Stewart, Gwyneth Paltrow, Angelina Jolie, Halle Berry,[12] Catherine Zeta-Jones, Nicole Kidman and Kanye West, as well as designers such as Alexander McQueen, Tom Ford, Stella McCartney, Christopher Kane and Donatella Versace for various publications.[13] [14]

Personal life

D'Souza is the daughter of the ex House of Lords Speaker Baroness D'Souza, who gave birth to Christa when she was 16. She lives in West London with long-term partner Nicholas Allott and their two sons.[15] Her mother is English and her father is Indian-Portuguese.

D'Souza is a keen supporter of the school that her mother co-founded, the Marefat High School in West Kabul, Afghanistan. D'Souza visited the school with her mother in 2010,[2] and has hosted fundraising events for Marefat – most recently at The Connaught hotel with Oxford University's Aloysius Society.[16]

Notes and References

  1. News: Christa D'Souza . Self-confessed 'ageorexic' Christa D'Souza describes her experience of breast cancer Life and style The Observer . The Guardian . UK . 12 November 2011 . 5 October 2008.
  2. News: The Times UK News, World News and Opinion . The Times . UK . 12 November 2011.
  3. Web site: Now I love my greens... News . https://archive.today/20120919001848/http://www.thisislondon.co.uk/news/article-12780992-now-i-love-my-greens.do . dead . 19 September 2012 . Evening Standard . London . 12 November 2011 .
  4. Web site: Dolly Jones . Christa D'Souza on being a "weight-control obsessive" . Vogue . UK . 7 May 2009 . 12 November 2011.
  5. News: Health . Cancer? Why has my body let me down? . https://web.archive.org/web/20090928081731/http://www.telegraph.co.uk/health/3351818/Cancer-Why-has-my-body-let-me-down.html . dead . 28 September 2009 . Daily Telegraph . UK . 12 November 2011 . 22 October 2007.
  6. Web site: W Magazine Tackles the No-Shampoo Rage . No More Dirty Looks . 12 November 2011 . https://web.archive.org/web/20111016124911/http://nomoredirtylooks.com/2011/03/w-magazine-tackles-the-no-shampoo-rage/ . 16 October 2011 . dead .
  7. "Poo", a slang term for faeces.
  8. Web site: Londoner's Diary Evening Standard . Londonersdiary.standard.co.uk . 8 February 2010 . 12 November 2011 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20120331215615/http://londonersdiary.standard.co.uk/2010/02/why-visiting-the-loo-is-now-in-vogue.html . 31 March 2012 . dmy-all .
  9. Web site: Gisele Vogue Cover & Photos December 2011 (Vogue.com UK) . Vogue.co.uk . 2011-10-31 . 2012-09-09.
  10. Web site: Lauren Milligan . Rihanna Vogue cover – November Issue of British Vogue . Vogue . UK . 3 October 2011 . 12 November 2011.
  11. Web site: Ella Alexander . Adele Vogue Cover – October issue of Vogue . Vogue . UK . 5 September 2011 . 12 November 2011.
  12. News: Culture . And the winner is... . Daily Telegraph . UK . 12 November 2011 . 31 December 2001.
  13. Web site: Christa D'Souza Photograph by David Bailey . Christopher Kane and Donatella Versace, the Odd Couple: Fashion . Wmagazine.com . 1 August 2011 . 12 November 2011.
  14. Web site: Interview – stella . Infoclub.com.np . 12 November 2011 . dead . https://archive.today/20030508064444/http://www.infoclub.com.np/fashion/interview/stella_interview.htm . 8 May 2003 . dmy-all .
  15. Web site: Christa D'Souza . Tatler . 2012-09-09 . https://web.archive.org/web/20120715014457/http://www.tatler.com/the-tatler-list/d/christa-dsouza . 15 July 2012 . dead .
  16. Web site: Sharon Forrester . The Marefat Dinner . Vogue . UK . 4 February 2011 . 12 November 2011.

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