Dubbed "the poster girl for the blogger generation" by the New York Post, Nadine Haobsh was born in New York City. After growing up in San Diego and Dallas, Nadine moved to Atlanta, where her family currently resides. Following a year at boarding school in Santa Barbara, she enrolled at Barnard College. While at Barnard, Nadine interned for CNN, InStyle, Harper's Bazaar and FHM, wrote for the Columbia Spectator — where she interviewed celebrities including Madonna — and studied abroad in Paris.

Nadine graduated from Barnard College in 2002 with a double major in English and European Studies. She accepted a Beauty Assistant job with Lucky Magazine and became Associate Beauty Editor of Ladies' Home Journal at the age of 23. In May 2005, Nadine began a blog under the pseudonym "Jolie in NYC" where she dispersed beauty advice and celebrity gossip. Her identity was revealed in July of 2005, and after an offer at Seventeen magazine as Beauty Editor was simultaneously rescinded, her story was covered in international broadcast and print news outlets.




Since being "outed" and thrust into the spotlight as a beauty expert, Nadine has blogged for Jane and MTV, freelances and continues her blog — which has received over 3,000,000 hits — as a platform for honest, straightforward beauty advice. Beauty Confidential is her first book; her second, a novel titled The Beauty Expert, will be published in 2008 by Harper-Collins. Nadine's passion for travel and languages have led to a career in international beauty and media consulting as CEO of Jolie NYC Enterprises. She is working on her next book and divides her time between Los Angeles, New York City and London.

Show full bio

Hide full bio