Leslie Kenton was born in Los Angeles, California in 1941. She attended Stanford University. She was a journalist who started her career by writing freelance articles for business magazines such as International Management. In 1973, she became the Health and Beauty Editor for Harpers and Queen, a position that she held until 1987.
She wrote more than 40 books on health, beauty, and personal development during her lifetime including The Joy of Beauty, Raw Energy, Passage to Power, Journey to Freedom, and The X Factor Diet. She conceived the original Origins skincare product range for Estée Lauder, was a consultant to the European Parliament for the Green Party, and was the first chairperson of The Natural Medicine Society in Britain. She died on November 13, 2016 at the age of 75.
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