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Martha Stewart, born Martha Helen Kostyra on August 3, 1941, in Jersey City, New Jersey, is an American entrepreneur and domestic lifestyle innovator who built a catering business into an international media and home-furnishing corporation, Martha Stewart Living Omnimedia, Inc. . She is the second of six children born to parents Edward Kostyra and Martha Ruszkowski Kostyra. Here are some highlights of her life and work: - She grew up in Nutley, New Jersey, a working-class community near New York City. - She worked as a model from the age of 13, appearing in fashion shows as well as television and print advertisements. - She worked as a stockbroker for the boutique firm of Monness, Williams, and Sidel on Wall Street until 1972 when the family moved to Westport, Connecticut. - After the Stewarts restored the 19th-century farmhouse they had bought, Stewart decided to focus her energy on gourmet cooking. She started a catering business in the late 1970s and soon became known for her gourmet. - Her first book, Entertaining (1982; with Elizabeth Hawes), set the tone for subsequent publications: superb art direction, gorgeous photography, and recipes that were both elegant and accessible. - She has written numerous bestselling books, is the publisher of Martha Stewart Living magazine and hosted two syndicated television programs: Martha Stewart Living (1993-2004) and The Martha Stewart Show (2005-2012) . - She has been involved in various TV shows such as Martha Bakes (2011– ), Martha & Snoop’s Potluck Party Challenge (2016– ; with hip-hop artist Snoop Dogg), and Bakeaway Camp with Martha Stewart (2020–) . - She was sentenced to five months in prison for insider trading in 2004. - Her enterprises—and her own reputation as a pathbreaking entrepreneur—rested heavily upon her continuing popularity in the face of a notoriously fickle public.

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Martha Stewart, born Martha Helen Kostyra on August 3, 1941, in Jersey City, New Jersey, is an American entrepreneur and domestic lifestyle innovator who built a catering business into an international media and home-furnishing corporation, Martha Stewart Living Omnimedia, Inc. . She is the second of six children born to parents Edward Kostyra and Martha Ruszkowski Kostyra. Here are some highlights of her life and work: - She grew up in Nutley, New Jersey, a working-class community near New York City. - She worked as a model from the age of 13, appearing in fashion shows as well as television and print advertisements. - She worked as a stockbroker for the boutique firm of Monness, Williams, and Sidel on Wall Street until 1972 when the family moved to Westport, Connecticut. - After the Stewarts restored the 19th-century farmhouse they had bought, Stewart decided to focus her energy on gourmet cooking. She started a catering business in the late 1970s and soon became known for her gourmet. - Her first book, Entertaining (1982; with Elizabeth Hawes), set the tone for subsequent publications: superb art direction, gorgeous photography, and recipes that were both elegant and accessible. - She has written numerous bestselling books, is the publisher of Martha Stewart Living magazine and hosted two syndicated television programs: Martha Stewart Living (1993-2004) and The Martha Stewart Show (2005-2012) . - She has been involved in various TV shows such as Martha Bakes (2011– ), Martha & Snoop’s Potluck Party Challenge (2016– ; with hip-hop artist Snoop Dogg), and Bakeaway Camp with Martha Stewart (2020–) . - She was sentenced to five months in prison for insider trading in 2004. - Her enterprises—and her own reputation as a pathbreaking entrepreneur—rested heavily upon her continuing popularity in the face of a notoriously fickle public.

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