- Jenny Craig
Infobox Person
name = Jenny Craig
birth_date = Genevieve Guidroz
birth date and age|1932|08|07
birth_place = Berwick,Louisiana
Known_for =Jenny Craig, Inc.
spouse =sidney Harvey Craig
occupation = business executive
website = [http://jennycraig.com jennycraig.com]Jenny Craig (born Genevieve Guidroz in 1932 in
Berwick, Louisiana ) is an Americanweight loss guru and founder ofJenny Craig, Inc. Craig was raised inNew Orleans and marriedSidney Harvey Craig in 1979. In 1983, she and her husband created a nutrition, fitness, and weight loss program in Australia. They created Jenny Craig, Inc. and began offering the program in the United States in 1985. The company became a part ofNestlé in 2006.Philanthropy
Jenny Craig is involved in a number of philanthropic causes including the
San Diego Hospice,Easter Seals , United Way/CHAD, theSusan G. Komen Breast Cancer Foundation and Peace At Home's domestic violence prevention program, among others. In 1992, Craig and her husband committed $10 million toFresno State University for its School of Business and Administrative Services, later renamed the Sid Craig School of Business. In 1996, the couple committed another $10 million to theUniversity of San Diego , $7 million of which was used to build the Jenny Craig Pavilion, a recreation and sports pavilion that was dedicated in October 2000.Thoroughbred horse racing
In 1995, Craig and her husband purchased a thoroughbred horse ranch and [horse breeding|breeding] operation in
Rancho Santa Fe, California formerly owned by sportsman Gene Klein. This area is home to theDel Mar Thoroughbred Club . Craig has been involved in racing and she and her husband have owned a number of successful thoroughbreds. One of their colts, Dr. Devious, finished seventh in the 1992Kentucky Derby and also raced inEngland , where he won the 1992Epsom Derby . That same year, their futureNational Museum of Racing and Hall of Fame filly Paseana won theBreeders' Cup Distaff atGulfstream Park . In 2003, their horseCandy Ride won six races in a row including the Grade IPacific Classic Stakes in which he set a new Del Mar track record for one and a quarter miles.References
* [http://jennycraig.com/corporate/company/founders.asp Biography from company website]
External links
* [http://www.jennycraig.com/ Official Jenny Craig Website]
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