Carson Kressley Bio - Biography

Name Carson Kressley
Height 5'10
Naionality American
Date of Birth November 11, 1969
Place of Birth Allentown, Pennsylvania, USA
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Kressley was born and raised in Claussville, in the Lehigh Valley area of Pennsylvania. His family raised ponies and he competed in equine events from an early age, and was a member of the U.S. World Cup Saddle Seat equitation team. [1]

Growing up, he attended Northwestern Lehigh High School in the Northwestern Lehigh School District. He graduated from Gettysburg College with a degree in management and fine art in 1991, with Phi Beta Kappa and magna cum laude honors. While at Gettysburg College, Kressley became a brother of Alpha Phi Omega.

He currently resides in New York City, where he is active in numerous gay-rights, animal and health-related charities.

Carson Kressley was a vocal supporter of Hillary Clinton's campaign for President and headlined a number of events in her honor. At one such rally in Philadelphia on April 12, 2008, Kressley exclaimed, "I'm a native Pennsylvanian and I'm not bitter -- I'm fabulous!" in response to the controversy over Barack Obama's "Bittergate" comments.

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