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'''Julia Allison''' (born 1981)<ref name=conference>{{cite web |title=Julia Allison |website=DLD Conference |url=http://www.dld-conference.com/2009/01/julia-allison.php |date=January 15, 2009 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090814034030/http://www.dld-conference.com/2009/01/julia-allison.php |archive-date=August 14, 2009 }}</ref><ref name=Post>{{cite news |author=Doree Lewak |url=https://nypost.com/2018/06/02/dating-columnist-reveals-how-sex-and-the-city-ruined-her-life/ |title=Dating columnist reveals how 'Sex and the City' ruined her life |newspaper=New York Post |date=June 4, 2018 |orig-date=June 2, 2018 |type=interview }}</ref> is a former journalist, columnist, online and television personality. She has been described as an early ]. '''Julia Allison Baugher''' (born 1981)<ref name=conference>{{cite web |title=Julia Allison |website=DLD Conference |url=http://www.dld-conference.com/2009/01/julia-allison.php |date=January 15, 2009 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090814034030/http://www.dld-conference.com/2009/01/julia-allison.php |archive-date=August 14, 2009 }}</ref><ref name=Post>{{cite news |author=Doree Lewak |url=https://nypost.com/2018/06/02/dating-columnist-reveals-how-sex-and-the-city-ruined-her-life/ |title=Dating columnist reveals how 'Sex and the City' ruined her life |newspaper=New York Post |date=June 4, 2018 |orig-date=June 2, 2018 |type=interview }}</ref> is a former dating columnist, online and television personality under the name '''Julia Allison'''. She has been described as an early ].


==Early life and education== ==Early life and education==
Allison grew up in ]; her father, Peter Baugher, is a lawyer.<ref name=Crain>{{cite news |author=Shia Kapos |url=https://www.chicagobusiness.com/article/20130516/BLOGS03/130519833/peter-baugher-puts-home-hospitality-on-display |title=Peter Baugher puts home, hospitality on display |newspaper=Crain's Chicago Business |date=May 16, 2013 }}</ref> She earned a degree in political science from ] in 2004. She is currently getting her masters degree at Harvard University's Kennedy School.<ref name=conference/> Baugher grew up in ]; her father, Peter Baugher, is a lawyer.<ref name=Crain>{{cite news |author=Shia Kapos |url=https://www.chicagobusiness.com/article/20130516/BLOGS03/130519833/peter-baugher-puts-home-hospitality-on-display |title=Peter Baugher puts home, hospitality on display |newspaper=Crain's Chicago Business |date=May 16, 2013 }}</ref> She earned a degree in political science from ] in 2004.<ref name=conference/>


==Career== ==Career==
While in college, she worked for ], then a member of the ] from Illinois,<ref name=Crain/><ref name=TimeOut>{{cite magazine |url=https://www.timeout.com/newyork/sex-dating/meet-our-new-dating-scribe |title=Meet our new dating scribe |magazine=Time Out New York |date=May 10, 2007 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180828102422/https://www.timeout.com/newyork/sex-dating/meet-our-new-dating-scribe |archive-date=August 28, 2018 }}</ref> and she subsequently covered the ] for ].<ref name=TimeOut/> While in college, she worked for ], then a member of the ] from Illinois,<ref name=Crain/><ref name=TimeOut>{{cite magazine |url=https://www.timeout.com/newyork/sex-dating/meet-our-new-dating-scribe |title=Meet our new dating scribe |magazine=Time Out New York |date=May 10, 2007 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180828102422/https://www.timeout.com/newyork/sex-dating/meet-our-new-dating-scribe |archive-date=August 28, 2018 }}</ref> and she subsequently covered the ] for ].<ref name=TimeOut/>


Allison began her writing career in 2002 with a dating column in the Georgetown University student newspaper, called "Sex on the Hilltop" after the TV show '']''. The column attracted national attention and she published articles in magazines such as '']'' and '']''<ref name=RollingStone>{{cite magazine |author=Taylor Lorenz |url=https://www.rollingstone.com/culture/culture-features/julia-allison-first-online-influencer-vilified-1234823324/ |title=She Invented Being an Influencer — And Was Vilified for It |magazine=Rolling Stone |date=September 13, 2023 }}</ref> After graduation, she moved to New York, where she became a weekly columnist for the free paper '']'' and auditioned for and appeared in pilots for reality TV shows.<ref name=RollingStone/> Baugher began her writing career in 2002 with a dating column in the Georgetown University student newspaper, called "Sex on the Hilltop" after the TV show '']''. The column attracted national attention and she published articles in magazines such as '']'' and '']''<ref name=RollingStone>{{cite magazine |author=Taylor Lorenz |url=https://www.rollingstone.com/culture/culture-features/julia-allison-first-online-influencer-vilified-1234823324/ |title=She Invented Being an Influencer — And Was Vilified for It |magazine=Rolling Stone |date=September 13, 2023 }}</ref> After graduation, she moved to New York, where she became a weekly columnist for the free paper '']'' and auditioned for and appeared in pilots for reality TV shows.<ref name=RollingStone/>


In 2005 she started a blog, where she posted details of her daily life, tv appearances, and pictures of her outfits. She promoted her newspaper columns with links to her blog in comments on '']'' stories, and in 2006 attended a Halloween party thrown by its founder and editor ] as a "condom fairy", in a dress made of condom packages. In response, ''Gawker'' ran a harshly critical article about her.<ref name=RollingStone/> Allison later responded with a photo on her blog captioned "Dearest Gawker, Kiss my ass." She and ''Gawker'' continued to exchange barbs; a ''Gawker'' editor later described her as "our ]".<ref name=RollingStone/> She was an early adopter of ] in 2007, which she used for what she called "lifecasting", and was a regular at in-person Internet events; she was on the "prom committee" for the inaugural Webutante Ball in 2010.<ref name=RollingStone/> In 2007 she became the dating columnist at '']''<ref name=TimeOut/> and at ELLE magazine. Her fame led to a profile in the '']'' and a cover story in '']'', both in 2008, in addition to numerous network television appearances.<ref name=RollingStone/><ref>{{cite news |author=Leslie Kaufman |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2008/03/30/nyregion/thecity/30sex.html |title=Channeling Carrie |newspaper=The New York Times |date=March 30, 2008 }}</ref><ref name=Howto>{{cite magazine |author=Jason Tanz |url=https://www.wired.com/2008/07/howto-allison/ |title=Internet Famous: Julia Allison and the Secrets of Self-Promotion |magazine=Wired |date=July 15, 2008 }}</ref> After rebranding herself as Julia Allison, in 2005 she started a blog, where she posted details of her daily life and dating, and pictures of her outfits. She promoted herself with links to her blog in comments on '']'' stories, and on its tip line, and in 2006 attended a Halloween party thrown by its founder and editor ] as a "condom fairy", in a dress made of condom packages. In response, ''Gawker'' ran a harshly critical article about her.<ref name=RollingStone/><ref>{{cite web |author=Chris Mohney |url=https://www.gawker.com/211734/field-guide-julia-allison |title=Field Guide: Julia Allison |website=Gawker |date=November 1, 2006 }}</ref> Allison asked for it to be taken down, but later responded with a rear photo on her blog captioned "Dearest Gawker, Kiss my ass." She and ''Gawker'' continued to exchange barbs; a ''Gawker'' editor later described her as "our ]".<ref name=RollingStone/> She was an early adopter of ] in 2007, which she used for what she called "lifecasting", and was a regular at in-person Internet events; she was on the "prom committee" for the inaugural Webutante Ball in 2010.<ref name=RollingStone/> In 2007 she became the dating columnist at '']''.<ref name=TimeOut/> She also wrote for '']'' and was a tech columnist for ].<ref>{{cite news |author=Sarah Adler |url=https://www.sfchronicle.com/style/unionsquared/article/Tech-newlyweds-devise-Weduary-app-with-apt-timing-3550144.php |title=Tech newlyweds devise Weduary app with apt timing |newspaper=San Francisco Chronicle |date=May 13, 2012 }}</ref> Her fame led to a profile in the '']'' and a cover story in '']'', both in 2008, in addition to network television appearances.<ref name=RollingStone/><ref>{{cite news |author=Leslie Kaufman |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2008/03/30/nyregion/thecity/30sex.html |title=Channeling Carrie |newspaper=The New York Times |date=March 30, 2008 }}</ref><ref name=Howto>{{cite magazine |author=Jason Tanz |url=https://www.wired.com/2008/07/howto-allison/ |title=Internet Famous: Julia Allison and the Secrets of Self-Promotion |magazine=Wired |date=July 15, 2008 }}</ref>


Allison carefully crafted her online identity, including staged photographs intended to appear impromptu,<ref>{{cite magazine |author=Rex Sorgatz |url=https://nymag.com/news/media/47958/index5.html |title=The Microfame Game |magazine=New York magazine |date=June 17, 2008 }}</ref> and monetized it in ways now called being an influencer.<ref name=RollingStone/> She formed a company called NonSociety and pitched the idea of a collaborative living space for social media content producers, now called a ]; ] filmed the pilot of a projected reality show, ''IT Girls''.<ref name=RollingStone/> She acquired corporate endorsement deals from companies like Cisco and T-Mobile and co-starred in a massive campaign alongside Justin Timberlake and Peyton Manning for Sony. She spoke at business conferences, and attended the annual ] meeting and the ].<ref name=RollingStone/> In 2010, she moved to Los Angeles, where she co-starred in ''] (''writing a column for ELLE magazine) a documentary series that ran for one season on Bravo.<ref name=RollingStone/> Allison carefully crafted her online identity, including staged photographs intended to appear impromptu,<ref>{{cite magazine |author=Rex Sorgatz |url=https://nymag.com/news/media/47958/index5.html |title=The Microfame Game |magazine=New York magazine |date=June 17, 2008 }}</ref> and monetized it in ways now called being an influencer.<ref name=RollingStone/> She formed a company called Non Society and pitched the idea of a collaborative living space for social media content producers, now called a ]; ] filmed the pilot of a projected reality show, ''IT Girls''.<ref name=RollingStone/> She acquired corporate endorsement deals and co-starred in the ad for the ] laptop, spoke at business conferences, and attended the annual ] meeting and the ].<ref name=RollingStone/> In 2010, she moved to Los Angeles, where she co-starred in '']'', a reality show that ran for one season on Bravo.<ref name=RollingStone/>


Throughout her online career, Allison attracted gendered coverage that condemned her.<ref name=RollingStone/><ref>For example: {{cite web |author=D. J. Francis |url=https://www.fastcompany.com/943818/sometimes-breasts-arent-enough-julia-allison |title=Sometimes Breasts Aren't Enough, Julia Allison |work=Fast Company |type=opinion |date=July 28, 2008 }} {{cite web |url=https://pagesix.com/2009/04/30/no-pain-no-show/ |title=No Pain No-Show |website=Page Six |date=April 30, 2009 }}</ref> In 2011, she began sending legal requests for some such coverage to be taken down. In 2012, she withdrew, erasing or making private most of her social media posts.<ref name=RollingStone/> Throughout her online career, Allison attracted negative coverage that condemned her as a publicity seeker.<ref name=RollingStone/><ref>For example: {{cite web |author=D. J. Francis |url=https://www.fastcompany.com/943818/sometimes-breasts-arent-enough-julia-allison |title=Sometimes Breasts Aren't Enough, Julia Allison |work=Fast Company |type=opinion |date=July 28, 2008 }} {{cite web |url=https://pagesix.com/2009/04/30/no-pain-no-show/ |title=No Pain No-Show |website=Page Six |date=April 30, 2009 }}</ref> In 2011, she began sending legal requests for some such coverage to be taken down.<ref name=CBS>{{cite news |author=Jim Edwards |url=https://www.cbsnews.com/news/julia-allisons-campaign-to-rewrite-history-is-coming-along-nicely/ |title=Moneywatch: Julia Allison's Campaign to Rewrite History Is Coming Along Nicely |publisher=CBS News |date=January 24, 2011 }}</ref> In 2012, she withdrew, erasing or making private most of her social media posts.<ref name=RollingStone/> In an interview with the '']'' in 2018, she said she moved to San Francisco, worked on a book called ''Experiments in Happiness'', and became a change activist.<ref name=Post/><ref>{{cite magazine |author=Ruth Graham |url=https://slate.com/human-interest/2018/06/from-fameball-to-change-activist-a-closer-look-at-julia-allisons-new-persona.html |title=From 'Fameball' to 'Change Activist' |magazine=Slate |date=June 4, 2018 }}</ref> {{As of|2023}} she plans to pursue a master's degree at the ] at ].<ref name=RollingStone/>

In 2013, Allison moved from LA to San Francisco and became a narrative strategist, founding , an all women's media consultancy. According to the official website, Reimagine Media is "A media strategy & communications firm that advocates for environmentally & socially responsible entrepreneurs and businesses. Our mission is to support those who are doing good in the world by spreading their message to a larger audience." Reimagine Media has worked with clients like Stanford neuroscientist ], social entrepreneur ], startups like , founded by Dr. Dave Rabin & Kathryn Fantauzzi, and Treehouse Living, founded by entrepreneurs ] and Prophet Walker.<ref name="Post" /><ref>{{cite magazine |author=Ruth Graham |url=https://slate.com/human-interest/2018/06/from-fameball-to-change-activist-a-closer-look-at-julia-allisons-new-persona.html |title=From 'Fameball' to 'Change Activist' |magazine=Slate |date=June 4, 2018 }}</ref>

{{As of|2023}} she is pursuing a master's degree at the ] at ].<ref name="RollingStone" />


==Personal life== ==Personal life==
Allison dated Congressman ] when she was a college student.<ref name=RollingStone/><ref name=Howto/> In 2010, she dated Jack McCain, a Navy helicopter pilot and a son of Senator ].<ref name="CBS">{{cite news |author=Jim Edwards |date=January 24, 2011 |title=Moneywatch: Julia Allison's Campaign to Rewrite History Is Coming Along Nicely |publisher=CBS News |url=https://www.cbsnews.com/news/julia-allisons-campaign-to-rewrite-history-is-coming-along-nicely/}}</ref> From 2018 - 2020, she dated UCSF Professor and scientist ]. In 2023, she became engaged to Harvard Law School Professor ]. Their engagement was announced in the New York Times.<ref>{{cite news |author=Joseph Bernstein |url= Allison previously wrote extensively about who she was dating, including Congressman ] when she was a college student.<ref name=RollingStone/><ref name=Howto/> In 2010, she dated Jack McCain, a son of Senator ].<ref name=CBS/> In 2023, she became engaged to ], a professor of law at Harvard.<ref>{{cite news |author=Joseph Bernstein |url=
https://www.nytimes.com/2023/09/20/style/julia-allison-noah-feldman.html |title=Julia Allison, Pioneering Influencer, Finds Love With Law Scholar Noah Feldman |newspaper=The New York Times |date=September 20, 2023 }}</ref> https://www.nytimes.com/2023/09/20/style/julia-allison-noah-feldman.html |title=Julia Allison, Pioneering Influencer, Finds Love With Law Scholar Noah Feldman |newspaper=The New York Times |date=September 20, 2023 }}</ref>


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Former online personality (born 1981)
Julia Allison, 2007 or 2008

Julia Allison Baugher (born 1981) is a former dating columnist, online and television personality under the name Julia Allison. She has been described as an early influencer.

Early life and education

Baugher grew up in Wilmette, Illinois; her father, Peter Baugher, is a lawyer. She earned a degree in political science from Georgetown University in 2004.

Career

While in college, she worked for Mark Kirk, then a member of the House of Representatives from Illinois, and she subsequently covered the 2004 general election for Comcast.

Baugher began her writing career in 2002 with a dating column in the Georgetown University student newspaper, called "Sex on the Hilltop" after the TV show Sex and the City. The column attracted national attention and she published articles in magazines such as Seventeen and Cosmopolitan After graduation, she moved to New York, where she became a weekly columnist for the free paper AM New York and auditioned for and appeared in pilots for reality TV shows.

After rebranding herself as Julia Allison, in 2005 she started a blog, where she posted details of her daily life and dating, and pictures of her outfits. She promoted herself with links to her blog in comments on Gawker stories, and on its tip line, and in 2006 attended a Halloween party thrown by its founder and editor Nick Denton as a "condom fairy", in a dress made of condom packages. In response, Gawker ran a harshly critical article about her. Allison asked for it to be taken down, but later responded with a rear photo on her blog captioned "Dearest Gawker, Kiss my ass." She and Gawker continued to exchange barbs; a Gawker editor later described her as "our Paris Hilton". She was an early adopter of Tumblr in 2007, which she used for what she called "lifecasting", and was a regular at in-person Internet events; she was on the "prom committee" for the inaugural Webutante Ball in 2010. In 2007 she became the dating columnist at Time Out New York. She also wrote for Elle and was a tech columnist for Tribune Media Services. Her fame led to a profile in the New York Times and a cover story in Wired, both in 2008, in addition to network television appearances.

Allison carefully crafted her online identity, including staged photographs intended to appear impromptu, and monetized it in ways now called being an influencer. She formed a company called Non Society and pitched the idea of a collaborative living space for social media content producers, now called a collab house; Bravo filmed the pilot of a projected reality show, IT Girls. She acquired corporate endorsement deals and co-starred in the ad for the Sony Vaio laptop, spoke at business conferences, and attended the annual World Economic Forum meeting and the White House Correspondents' Dinner. In 2010, she moved to Los Angeles, where she co-starred in Miss Advised, a reality show that ran for one season on Bravo.

Throughout her online career, Allison attracted negative coverage that condemned her as a publicity seeker. In 2011, she began sending legal requests for some such coverage to be taken down. In 2012, she withdrew, erasing or making private most of her social media posts. In an interview with the New York Post in 2018, she said she moved to San Francisco, worked on a book called Experiments in Happiness, and became a change activist. As of 2023 she plans to pursue a master's degree at the Kennedy School of Government at Harvard University.

Personal life

Allison previously wrote extensively about who she was dating, including Congressman Harold Ford Jr. when she was a college student. In 2010, she dated Jack McCain, a son of Senator John McCain. In 2023, she became engaged to Noah Feldman, a professor of law at Harvard.

References

  1. ^ "Julia Allison". DLD Conference. January 15, 2009. Archived from the original on August 14, 2009.
  2. ^ Doree Lewak (June 4, 2018) . "Dating columnist reveals how 'Sex and the City' ruined her life". New York Post (interview).
  3. ^ Shia Kapos (May 16, 2013). "Peter Baugher puts home, hospitality on display". Crain's Chicago Business.
  4. ^ "Meet our new dating scribe". Time Out New York. May 10, 2007. Archived from the original on August 28, 2018.
  5. ^ Taylor Lorenz (September 13, 2023). "She Invented Being an Influencer — And Was Vilified for It". Rolling Stone.
  6. Chris Mohney (November 1, 2006). "Field Guide: Julia Allison". Gawker.
  7. Sarah Adler (May 13, 2012). "Tech newlyweds devise Weduary app with apt timing". San Francisco Chronicle.
  8. Leslie Kaufman (March 30, 2008). "Channeling Carrie". The New York Times.
  9. ^ Jason Tanz (July 15, 2008). "Internet Famous: Julia Allison and the Secrets of Self-Promotion". Wired.
  10. Rex Sorgatz (June 17, 2008). "The Microfame Game". New York magazine.
  11. For example: D. J. Francis (July 28, 2008). "Sometimes Breasts Aren't Enough, Julia Allison". Fast Company (opinion). "No Pain No-Show". Page Six. April 30, 2009.
  12. ^ Jim Edwards (January 24, 2011). "Moneywatch: Julia Allison's Campaign to Rewrite History Is Coming Along Nicely". CBS News.
  13. Ruth Graham (June 4, 2018). "From 'Fameball' to 'Change Activist'". Slate.
  14. Joseph Bernstein (September 20, 2023). "Julia Allison, Pioneering Influencer, Finds Love With Law Scholar Noah Feldman". The New York Times.

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