14 Facts About Leslie Kenton

Leslie Kenton was an American-born writer, journalist and entrepreneur who specialised in New Age health and beauty.

Leslie Kenton was the daughter of jazz orchestra leader Stan Kenton.

Leslie Kenton's father's career was in its early stages when she was born and he was constantly on the road.

Leslie Kenton said the relationship became consensual, and continued for two or three years.

Leslie Kenton was a philosophy undergraduate at Stanford University, when she became pregnant at 18.

Leslie Kenton worked as a model in New York City at this time.

Leslie Kenton spent much of her life in the United Kingdom, moving to London after a short period living in Paris.

Leslie Kenton began a career in journalism during the late-1960s, writing initially for The Economist and as a freelance for International Management magazine.

Leslie Kenton's first was The Joy of Beauty which is reputed to have established the genre.

In 1995, Leslie Kenton was described as a "high priestess of New Age health and beauty: champion of every fad from chanting to ivy juice".

Leslie Kenton is credited with establishing the Origins cosmetics line for Estee Lauder.

Leslie Kenton was the first chair of the British Natural Medicine Society.

Leslie Kenton moved to Governors Bay, Christchurch, New Zealand in 1998.

Leslie Kenton died while asleep at her home there on November 13,2016.