Christa D'Souza

Christa D'Souza (born 1960) is a freelance British journalist, contributing regularly to British Vogue and The Sunday Times.

Career

D'Souza has written for publications such as The Guardian,^[1] the Daily Mail,^[2] The Times,^[3] The Daily Telegraph,^[4] Vanity Fair, the Evening Standard,^[5] and W (magazine),^[6] in addition to her current role as contributing editor of British Vogue. D'Souza was previously Editor-at-large of Tatler.

In her articles, D'Souza often probes body issues such as ageing,^[7][1] weight-control, Anorexia,^[8][9] food and diet,^[10] cosmetic surgery,^[2] health,^[11] and her own battle with cancer.^[12] D'Souza's articles have been praised for their humour and honesty^[13] and are often autobiographical^[14] 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'.^[15]

D'Souza also specialises in interviews, and regularly does the cover star interview for British Vogue (such as Rihanna, Adele, Cheryl Cole and Alexa Chung in recent years).^{[16][17][18][19]} D'Souza has also interviewed celebrities such as Gwyneth Paltrow, Halle Berry,^[20] Catherine Zeta-Jones,^[21] Dannii Minogue, Ronnie Wood, Salma Hayek, Lindsay Lohan, Trudie Styler,^[22] Renée Zellweger,^[23] Nicole Kidman and Kanye West, as well as designers such as Alexander McQueen, Tom Ford, Stella McCartney, Christopher Kane and Donatella Versace^[24][25] for various magazines and newspapers.

Personal life

Christa D'Souza with Jemima Khan at the Marefat Dinner

D'Souza is the daughter of Lord Speaker Baroness D'Souza. She lives in West London with long-term partner Nicholas Allott (Managing Director of Cameron Mackintosh Ltd) and their two sons.^[26] Nicholas also has two sons from his marriage to Anneka Rice.

Charity Work

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,^[3] and co-hosted the Marefat Dinner fundraiser with Oxford's Aloysius Society at The Connaught (hotel) in February 2011.^[27] The dinner raised over £150,000 for the school.

References

1. ^ ^{a b} Christa D'Souza. "Self-confessed 'ageorexic' Christa D'Souza describes her experience of breast cancer | Life and style | The Observer". The Guardian. UK. http://www.guardian.co.uk/lifeandstyle/2008/oct/05/celebrity.women. Retrieved 12 November 2011. 
2. ^ ^{a b} http://www.dailymail.co.uk/femail/beauty/article-1196382/My-boom-bust-boobs-What-like-suffer-agony-enlargement-surgery--realise-youve-terrible-mistake.html
3. ^ ^{a b} Post. "The Times | UK News, World News and Opinion". The Times. UK. http://women.timesonline.co.uk/tol/life_and_style/women/the_way_we_live/article6881214.ece. Retrieved 12 November 2011. 
4. ^ Health. "Christa D'Souza: So had my cancer spread?". Daily Telegraph. UK. http://www.telegraph.co.uk/health/3351845/Christa-DSouza-So-had-my-cancer-spread.html. Retrieved 12 November 2011. 
5. ^ "Now I love my greens... | News". Evening Standard. London. http://www.thisislondon.co.uk/news/article-12780992-now-i-love-my-greens.do. Retrieved 12 November 2011. 
6. ^ By Christa D’Souza Photograph by Roger Deckker (1 August 2011). "Christa D'Souza Goes Six Weeks Without Shampoo: Beauty". Wmagazine.com. http://www.wmagazine.com/beauty/2011/03/six_weeks_without_washing_hair. Retrieved 12 November 2011. 
7. ^ "How old's too old to wear a mini? New research shows that the average age women give up short skirts has soared to 40 | Mail Online". Daily Mail. UK. http://www.dailymail.co.uk/femail/article-1210588/How-olds-old-wear-mini-New-research-shows-average-age-women-short-skirts-soared-40.html. Retrieved 12 November 2011. 
8. ^ Children's Health. "Anorexia: 'I hit five stone and could not go on'". Daily Telegraph. UK. http://www.telegraph.co.uk/health/children_shealth/3353041/Anorexia-I-hit-five-stone-and-could-not-go-on.html. Retrieved 12 November 2011. 
9. ^ Dolly Jones (7 May 2009). "Christa D’Souza on being a “weight-control obsessive”". Vogue. UK. http://www.vogue.co.uk/news/2009/05/07/body-talk. Retrieved 12 November 2011. 
10. ^ Diet and Fitness. "Confessions of a salt addict". Daily Telegraph. UK. http://www.telegraph.co.uk/health/dietandfitness/3312889/Confessions-of-a-salt-addict.html. Retrieved 12 November 2011. 
11. ^ "elleFACTOR&Co – Inspiring Us To 'Live in Love' to Create Impact For Change". Ellefactor.co. http://www.ellefactor.co/2011/05/28/shunning-shampoo-in-a-bid-for-healthier-hair/. Retrieved 12 November 2011. 
12. ^ Health. "'Cancer? Why has my body let me down?'". Daily Telegraph. UK. http://www.telegraph.co.uk/health/3351818/Cancer-Why-has-my-body-let-me-down.html. Retrieved 12 November 2011. 
13. ^ "W Magazine Tackles the No-Shampoo Rage". No More Dirty Looks. http://nomoredirtylooks.com/2011/03/w-magazine-tackles-the-no-shampoo-rage/. Retrieved 12 November 2011. 
14. ^ "Mysteries of marriage". The Age. Australia. 24 April 2003. http://www.theage.com.au/articles/2003/04/23/1050777301638.html?from=moreStories. Retrieved 12 November 2011. 
15. ^ "Londoner's Diary | Evening Standard". Londonersdiary.standard.co.uk. 8 February 2010. http://londonersdiary.standard.co.uk/2010/02/why-visiting-the-loo-is-now-in-vogue.html. Retrieved 12 November 2011. 
16. ^ Lauren Milligan (3 October 2011). "Rihanna Vogue cover – November Issue of British Vogue". Vogue. UK. http://www.vogue.co.uk/news/2011/10/03/rihanna-british-vogue-cover---november-issue. Retrieved 12 November 2011. 
17. ^ Julia Neel (3 May 2011). "Alexa Chung Style 2011 – Tips & Advice". Vogue. UK. http://www.vogue.co.uk/spy/celebrity-photos/2011/05/03/style-file-alexa-chung. Retrieved 12 November 2011. 
18. ^ Ella Alexander (6 September 2010). "Vogue October issue 2010". Vogue. UK. http://www.vogue.co.uk/news/2010/09/06/vogue-october-issue-2010. Retrieved 12 November 2011. 
19. ^ Ella Alexander (5 September 2011). "Adele Vogue Cover – October issue of Vogue". Vogue. UK. http://www.vogue.co.uk/news/2011/09/05/october-issue-of-vogue---adele. Retrieved 12 November 2011. 
20. ^ Culture. "And the winner is...". Daily Telegraph. UK. http://www.telegraph.co.uk/culture/4727871/And-the-winner-is....html. Retrieved 12 November 2011. 
21. ^ "Vogue Magazine". Vogue. UK. http://www.vogue.co.uk/magazine/archive/issue/2001/March. Retrieved 12 November 2011. 
22. ^ "Christa D'Souza : Celebrity Interviews – Access interviews with the world's biggest stars". Accessinterviews.com. http://www.accessinterviews.com/interviews/author/christa-dsouza/355. Retrieved 12 November 2011. 
23. ^ Karen. "Bridget Jones's Diary – news and more on the making of the movie". Spring.net. http://www.spring.net/karenr/mdbro/bjd3.html. Retrieved 12 November 2011. 
24. ^ By Christa D’Souza Photograph by David Bailey (1 August 2011). "Christopher Kane and Donatella Versace, the Odd Couple: Fashion". Wmagazine.com. http://www.wmagazine.com/fashion/2010/10/christopher_kane_donatella_versace. Retrieved 12 November 2011. 
25. ^ "Interview – stella". Infoclub.com.np. http://www.infoclub.com.np/fashion/interview/stella_interview.htm. Retrieved 12 November 2011. 
26. ^ "New lover gets Anneka smiling again | Mail Online". Daily Mail. UK. http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-34910/New-lover-gets-Anneka-smiling-again.html. Retrieved 12 November 2011. 
27. ^ Sharon Forrester (4 February 2011). "The Marefat Dinner". Vogue. UK. http://www.vogue.co.uk/spy/celebrity-photos/2011/02/04/marefat-dinner-connaught-hotel-london. Retrieved 12 November 2011. 

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Name	D'Souza, Christa
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Date of birth	1960
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