Kara Young is an American

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and

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. As a model she represented several cosmetics companies and appeared three times on the cover of ''

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'', ''

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'' (Germany) and was an entertainment news correspondent for

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, as well as co-founding a hair product company and salon.

Early life

Young was born in San Francisco, California, to Belizean Parents Marie and Thomas Young. Her mother is of Belizean creole descent, her father is of Jewish and Scottish descent.

Career

According to Young's company web site, between 1988 and 1998 she appeared in advertising campaigns for

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, L'Oreal,

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, as well as

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and was photographed by

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for

's "Most Unforgettable Women" campaign. Young was an A-list model and was profiled in the 1990 article "The New Top Models". She was a cover girl for ''

'' in both 1988 and 1989, but is known best for her modeling with Victoria's Secret. She appeared on the covers of ''Vogue'', ''Elle'' and ''Glamour'' magazine during the early 1990s. She later became an entertainment news correspondent for

. Young retired from modeling and became the co-founder of Hair Rules, a hair care product line and NYC salon.

Personal

Young was married to photographer

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in the mid-1990s. In the late 1990s, Young was noticed by

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at a party in the Hamptons. He pursued her, and they began dating for approximately two years beginning around 1997. In 2005, she married Peter Georgiopoulos, the founder of the General Maritime shipping company, who was a billionaire at the time, but General Maritime went bankrupt in 2011. Young lives in New York City with Georgiopoulos and their two children. She is a member of the board of directors for

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.Leadership
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References

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