Alexandra Penney
Alexandra Penney is an American artist, journalist, and author. Biography Penney was born in Boston, Massachusetts, to Greek-American parents. She graduated from Smith College with a BA in Philosophy, and due to financial needs as a single mother, she entered the area of journalism; her first job was as an assistant editor at Vogue, which she left to complete a Master's degree in Art, also at Smith College. Subsequently, Penney began her career as a painter, with several group shows in New York to her credit. She continued to paint and work as a freelancer for various magazines, and she wrote a weekly column at the New York Times Magazine. She was the author of the best-seller How to Make Love to a Man, which was on The New York Times best-seller list for over a year. She returned to Conde Nast as editor of Self, where she conceived and created the Pink Ribbon. With the help of self-editors and the support of her friend and breast cancer survivor, Evelyn Lauder, she propelled the ribbon into an international symbol. During the years she was an author and journalist, Penney continued to paint small-scale works. She returned full-time to art the