Her beauty and personality has attracted lots of viewers, and there is no doubt about her confidence and commitment. She has also covered many events directly from the place of events. In the year 2007, she joined forbes.com and started her covering events in fashion, entertainment and business as well.
Harlow got into the journalism industry at an early age. She graduated from Blake School and completed her specialization in political science from Columbia University. Poppy Harlow, who was attracted by journalism at a very young age, was determined to be a successful journalist and she has succeeded in her endeavor.
Born on May 2, 1982, in Saint Paul, Minnesota, Poppy Harlow is a popular name in the field of Journalism. She is one of the best anchors, editors, and producers at CNN and Forbes.com. She has worked as a business correspondent for CNN, Forbes.com and CNN International.
Her career reached new height after she entered CNN in 2008. Her reputation was established when she started expanding her work in CNNMoney.com and HLN. She also won the Gracie Award in the year 2005 for the best online investigation program and SABEW’s Best in Business award.
A controversy:
Though she lots of achievements and appreciation under her belt, she has also faced criticisms for a controversial statement she made in 2013. She stated:
She said this while she was reporting the case of two Steubenville, Ohio, high school football players; Ma’lik Richmond and Trent Mays, convicted for the rape of a 16-year-old girl.
It was “Incredibly difficult, even for an outsider like me, to watch what happened as these two young men that had such promising futures, star football players, very good students, literally watched as they believed their lives fell apart … when that sentence came down, [Ma’lik] collapsed in the arms of his attorney. … He said to him, ‘My life is over. No one is going to want me now.'”
Her act of sympathy for the boys after the verdict was widely criticized by general public and media alike and CNN and Harlow had to apologize publicly.
Poppy is married to her husband, Sinisa Babcic. The couple gave birth to their first baby, a daughter named Sienna on April 11 this year.
Passed out on-air?
Poppy passed out on-air last December while she was still pregnant with her baby. She later thanked her fans for being concerned and returned to the live show again.
Caption: Poppy Harlow passed out on-air.
A tweet from Poppy thanking her fans and followers for their concern towards her after she passed out on-air.
Thank you all for your concern and messages! I am ok! Passed out briefly and am with the doctor now. So thankful to our amazing CNN team.
— Poppy Harlow (@PoppyHarlowCNN) December 28, 2015
Taste of success!
Though her salary has never been disclosed, we are pretty sure that she gets paid handsomely. No wonder she has million dollars net worth.
Hot and sexy Harlow, who is 34 years of age, stands tall at the height of 5 feet 5 inches. Her clothing makes her more attractive and her perfect body measurements fulfill the requirement of an anchor and presenter on-screen. She gets dressed in a way that flaunts her flawless skin and her sexy legs.
She is quite active on Twitter and other social networking sites. Her tweets get lots of views and many people follow her as well. More relevant information on her can be found on Wikipedia and IMDb.
“Let Me Finish”
Poppy loves when people listen carefully and then only answer to her questions. Sometimes she also interrupts people and likewise, she has recently has made a news about it.
Poppy had invited Betsy McCaughey who is a supporter of Donald Trump. She had to interrupt Betsy number of times and had to keep her on track.
Drop dead gorgeous!
On the occasion of new year, she wished everyone out loud. This is the power of social network where anyone can reach one’s fans and followers around the globe.