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Gretchen Carlson Biography

Gretchen Carlson

Facts of Gretchen Carlson

Date of Birth: 1966 , June-21
Birth Nation: United States
Height: 5 Feet 3 Inch

Quick Timeline of Gretchen Carlson

1966 Born in Anoka, Minnesota
1988 Was crowned with Miss Minnesota
1989 Was crowned with Miss America
1990 Graduated from Stanford University
2000 Joined CBS News
2006 Joined Fox News Live
1997 Married to Casey Richard Close
2003 First child, Kaia Close
2010 Her family's General Motors auto dealership was closed

Detail Timeline of Gretchen Carlson

June 21 , 1966

Born in Anoka, Minnesota

 Born as Gretchen Elizabeth Carlson in Anoka, Minnesota, United States of America to Karen and Lee Carlson, Gretchen was raised in middle class family. She is an American and is of Swedish descent. She is five feet and three inch tall.

1988

Was crowned with Miss Minnesota

Beauty queen Gretchen Carlson who is popular as the television presenter and show host these days was once honored with several prestigious titles. While she was attending Stanford University, she entered into the Miss Minnesota in 1988 and she was also crowned with this title at the end of this contest.

1989

Was crowned with Miss America

After she became the Miss Minnesota in 1988, she entered into the Miss America contest in 1989 representing Minnesota. Back to back she was also honored with this title and she became the third woman from Minnesota to claim this title.

1990

Graduated from Stanford University

She received her formal education from Anoka High School. After completing her high school graduation from there she joined Stanford University. She finally earned his Bachelor of Arts degree in sociology from there in 1990.

2000

Joined CBS News

Since her childhood days, Gretchen was interested in playing violin and with the course of time, she became an accomplished violinist. However, after she graduated from Stanford University, she joined CBS and became the co anchor of the Saturday Early Show.

2006

Joined Fox News Live

She began her professional career from KXAS-TV as an anchor and reporter and then she joined CBS News as a correspondent. From 2006, she began working at Fox News. During her early days, she also worked as the substitute host of the Fox & Friends.

October 4 , 1997

Married to Casey Richard Close

On 4th of October 1997, Gretchen got married to Casey Richard Close. Casey is a sports agent. They are still happy to have each other as their loving spouse and they have already welcomed two children together. 

May 17 , 2003

First child, Kaia Close

She became mother for the first time in her life in 2003. She and love of her life, Casey Richard Close welcomed their first child together on 17th of May and that time it was a baby girl and they named her Kaia Close. 

2010

Her family's General Motors auto dealership was closed

Her father Lee Carlson is the car dealership and her uncle was also the partner in this dealership. However, after running this dealership for more than nine decades it was bankrupted in 2009 and became closed at the end of 2010 but all of its dealership will be kept by them.

Content

On 4th of October 1997, Gretchen got married to Casey Richard Close. Casey is a sports agent. They are still happy to have each other as their loving spouse and they have already welcomed two children together. Beside this married life, she is not involved in any extra affairs.

Since her childhood days, Gretchen was interested in playing violin and with the course of time, she became an accomplished violinist. From her childhood days, she also became the winner of several local and national competitions. However, after she graduated from Stanford University, she joined CBS and became the co anchor of the Saturday Early Show. She has also worked at KXAS-TV as an anchor and reporter. According to celebritynetworth.com, her annual salary is said to be around $800 thousand and her net worth is said to be around $2.5 million dollars.