Anneta Konstantinides is a lifestyle correspondent at Business Insider, writing about everything from food and style to beauty and travel.
She has also been reporting on the pageant industry for the last five years, interviewing every Miss USA and Miss Universe winner since 2019. Anneta was featured in The New York Times Presents episode "How to Fix a Pageant" on Hulu in September 2023, and was nominated for an LA Press Club Award for her investigation into the 2022 Miss USA pageant scandal.
Anneta has also worked as a journalist in the UK and Australia. She holds a B.A in English Literature from UCLA.
You can reach Anneta at akonstantinides@businessinsider.com.
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Food
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Food
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Food
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