Elina Fuhrman is a Russian–American journalist, author, and wellness activist. She is the founder and CEO of Soupelina, a

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soup company and a chef with the company.

Early and personal life

Fuhrman, originally Elina Kozmits, was born in the

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of the former

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and emigrated to the

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from

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in 1989 and became a naturalized U.S. citizen. Her mother, Rita Kozmits, later immigrated as well. Her family is Jewish. Fuhrman is divorced from Nick Fuhrman, a Madison congressional candidate, whom she married in May 1991. She has two children with Nick Fuhrman- actress Isabelle Fuhrman, born February 25, 1997, and singer Madeline Fuhrman, born August 21, 1993. She and her family moved to

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in 1999 when she joined

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. Fuhrman later moved to Los Angeles, where she currently resides with her family. Fuhrman received a degree in journalism from the

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and studied English and Linguistics at

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Career

Fuhrman has been a writer, producer, and correspondent for

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and has received awards for her coverage of the war in Afghanistan and the

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and near

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. She has covered world events such as the conflict in the

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, the trial of former Yugoslav leader Slobodan Milošević, the wars in Iraq and Chechnya, and interviewed numerous leaders, decision-makers and celebrities. Her work has appeared on

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, and in

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magazines and more. Fuhrman has also produced three documentary films on teenage issues.

Soupelina

In 2013, Fuhrman founded Soupelina, a vegan soup company. On February 2, 2016, Fuhrman published her first book, ''Soupelina's Soup Cleanse,'' which was featured in ''

'' during the week of release, and appeared on Amazon's Best of the Month and as #1 release in Soups. ''Soupelina's Soup Cleanse'' was also featured in InStyle and Harper's Bazaar, and many other publications. Soupelina soups have been featured on ABC '' Good Morning America'' and on Hallmark's ''

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''.

Awards

During her years at CNN, Fuhrman was recognised with a number of awards. She received the

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Award for a series of stories which were produced immediately following the September 11 attacks. She received a second

Award for her reporting on the war in Afghanistan. Fuhrman also received a nomination for the International Health & Medical Media Awards, also known as the Freddie Awards, for producing a report on autism. Fuhrman was a 2000

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fellow, awarded to outstanding media professionals from the US and Germany who reported from eachother's countries.

References

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