Ita Buttrose

Entrepreneur

Birthday January 17, 1942

Birth Sign Capricorn

Birthplace Australia

Age 82 years old

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About

Journalist and businesswoman who founded Cleo magazine and was editor of Australian Women's Weekly.

Before Fame

She began working when she was 15 years old as a magazine copy girl.

Trivia

She was the youngest person to have been appointed editor of the Weekly.

Family Life

She married Alasdair Macdonald in 1963 and together they had two children.

Associated With

She and Bono were both active in humanitarian efforts related to AIDS prevention and treatment.