Abigail Pesta
Abigail Pesta is an award-winning investigative journalist who writes for major publications around the world. She is the author of The Girls: An All-American Town, a Predatory Doctor, and the Untold Story of the Gymnasts Who Brought Him Down.
Latest articles by Abigail Pesta
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Need to Meet: Esperanza Spalding
When she beat out Justin Bieber at this year's Grammys, his fans angrily tweeted up a storm. Esperanza just kept jamming.
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Petra Nemcova Leaves the Dance Floor in the Dust—and Heads for Haiti
Supermodel Petra Nemcova opens a new school in Haiti.
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Is Shoplifting an Addiction?
Lindsay Lohan, Caroline Giuliani, Winona Ryder … it seems stealing has become an American pastime. Find out why.
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Real-Life Revenge of the Nerds
A new book suggests that teenage outcasts are the most likely to succeed as adults.
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Conan's First Lady of Comedy
In the boys' club of late-night shows — where male writers outnumber women by as many as 19 to 1 — Laurie Kilmartin scores as Conan's sole female writer.
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The Day My Husband Disappeared
On a trip to Greece for Michelle Kramer's birthday, her husband, a succesful doctor who lavished her with gifts, vanished. Her search for him turned up shredded documents, survivalist gear, and $6 million in debt.
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Send a Letter of Support to CBS Correspondent Lara Logan
Women across the country are rallying around Lara Logan, the CBS News correspondent who was brutally beaten and sexually assaulted while on assignment in Cairo last week.
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Braving New Worlds: Why Career Women Are Moving Abroad
We all know what it's like to slog through a recession. Meet five women who took action, pulling up stakes and moving to countries with rapidly developing economies.
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Justice in an American Honor Killing
Faleh Hassan Almaleki was found guilty of second-degree murder for the honor killing of his daughter, 20 year-old Noor.
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The Women Who Chase Terrorists
After three years of hands-on reporting, the Pearl Project — a Georgetown journalism course devoted to tracking down the facts behind the murder of Wall Street Journal reporter Daniel Pearl — has published their full report.
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Exclusive: Diary of a Call Girl Turned Teacher, Part II
In college, she stripped. In graduate school, she sold sex on Craigslist. Then Melissa Petro became a popular grade-school teacher, known for inspiring her students. Her secret past could have stayed that way — until she blogged about it. Read Part I of this interview here.
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Exclusive: Diary of a Call Girl Turned Teacher, Part I
In college, she stripped. In graduate school, she sold sex on Craigslist. Then Melissa Petro became a popular grade-school teacher, known for inspiring her students. Her secret past could have stayed that way — until she blogged about it.
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The Prison Whisperer
For wives of white-collar convicts, help is now at hand.
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Would You Reveal Your Baby's Sex in a Cake?
A trendy new treat at baby showers is sparking an interesting debate.
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Kathleen Sebelius on What Health-Care Reform Means for You
Meet the woman who's changing your life: Health Secretary Kathleen Sebelius on how the Affordable Care Act affects women
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Do Girls Need Guns?
A controversial new book says every woman in America should own a gun.
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Designing Bikinis for Trump's Bevy of Babes
Iranian designer Tala Raassi designs swimwear for the 2010 Miss Universe Pageant.
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An American Honor Killing
In a quiet suburban parking lot outside of Phoenix, a father floors the gas on his Jeep Grand Cherokee and heads straight for his 20-year-old daughter. His goal: to protect his family's "honor." Yes, honor crimes have washed up on our shores.
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Get to Know: YouTube Shopping Stars
Love or hate them, an army of shopaholic video bloggers is becoming a major force in the fashion world.
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Breaking: Female Terrorist Malika Found Guilty
Last year, we met and spoke with terrorist Malika el Aroud, described by authorities as an "al Qaeda living legend." Today, she was convicted. Read more...
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Would You Survive a Disaster?
Depends on your gender, your reaction time, and a little luck. A new book shows how you can up your odds.
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From POW to Pastry Chef
Once a prisoner in Iraq, Shoshana Johnson soldiers on.
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Queen of Spade: Deborah Lloyd
Deborah Lloyd, the enterprising creative director of Kate Spade, has designed a bracelet you can feel good about buying.
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Jenny Sanford: The Smart Wife
Amid the recent rash of cheating-man scandals (Tiger Woods, John Edwards, Eliot Spitzer, David Letterman), the wife of philandering Republican Governor Mark Sanford has emerged as a hero to wronged women.
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Think Your Job's Hard? Read This.
Oscar-winning director Kathryn Bigelow describes the heroic bomb squad at the heart of her film The Hurt Locker.
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Sanitary Pads...Made Out of Bananas?
It's not every Harvard Business School grad who puts her degree to use making sanitary pads out of banana trees.
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Pamela Anderson Talks Boobs 'n' Business
Pamela Anderson talks about her new clothing line, her boobs, and how she managed to make her career thrive for over 20 years.
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