Candace Bushnell

Debuted the film version of HBO s hit show, Sex and the City, which is based on her popular column and successful book

Second book to be turned into a series, NBC’s Lipstick Jungle

Began airing her own call-in talk show, “Candace Bushnell’s Sex, Success and Sensibility” on Sirius Satellite

Wrote forth novel, Lipstick Jungle about woman working in corporate America

Was a judge on the short-lived CBS reality series “Wickedly Perfect”

Penned a third novel, a social satire about a lingerie model, Trading Up

Wrote second novel, Four Blondes , uncensored look into the mating rituals of the Manhattan elite

Her book was turned into HBO’s hit series, “Sex in the City”

Turned her popular “Sex and the City” column into Sex and the City the best selling novel

Began writing the column, Sex and the City for The New York Observer ; based on Bushnell and her friends’ experiences living and dating in the big city

Freelanced for women s magazines, Ladies Home Journal and Mademoiselle

Landed a staff position at Self magazine

Landed first writing assignment, a never published children’s book

Moved to New York City in the late 1970s after dropping out college

Raised in Connecticut