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The Hon. Christa Claire D'Souza (born 1960) is a British journalist who contributes to British Vogue , The Guardian , The Sunday Times and other publications.
D'Souza has written for publications such as The Guardian , Daily Mail , The Times , The Daily Telegraph , Vanity Fair , the Evening Standard , and W , in addition to her current role as contributing editor of British Vogue . [1] [2] [3] D'Souza was previously Editor-at-large of Tatler . D'Souza is currently a contributing writer to Get the Gloss.
In her articles, D'Souza often probes body issues such as ageing, [1] weight-control, anorexia, [4] food and diet, cosmetic surgery, and her own battle with cancer. [5] D'Souza's articles have been praised for their humour and honesty [6] and are often autobiographical 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. [7] [8]
D'Souza also specialises in interviews, and often does the cover interview for British Vogue . [9] [10] [11] D'Souza has interviewed celebrities such as Rihanna, Adele, Cheryl Cole, Kristen Stewart, Gwyneth Paltrow, Angelina Jolie, Halle Berry, [12] Catherine Zeta-Jones, Nicole Kidman and Kanye West, as well as designers such as Alexander McQueen, Tom Ford, Stella McCartney, Christopher Kane and Donatella Versace for various publications. [13] [14]
D'Souza is the daughter of the ex House of Lords Speaker Baroness D'Souza, who gave birth to Christa when she was 16. She lives in West London with long-term partner Nicholas Allott and their two sons. [15] Her mother is English and her father is Indian-Portuguese.
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, [2] and has hosted fundraising events for Marefat – most recently at The Connaught hotel with Oxford University's Aloysius Society. [16]
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