Trinny Woodall

About

Sarah-Jane Duncanson “Trinny” Woodall (born 8 February 1964) is a British beauty entrepreneur, businesswoman, and the founder of cosmetics brand Trinny London.
Woodall initially rose to fame as a fashion and makeover expert, television presenter and author. With Susannah Constantine, she formed half of the duo Trinny and Susannah; together they wrote a weekly fashion column for The Daily Telegraph before being commissioned by the BBC to host What Not to Wear in 2001. This was followed by several other television projects, books and clothing ranges.

Woodall is the youngest of six children, including three half-siblings from her father’s first marriage. Her father was a banker, while her maternal grandfather was Sir John Duncanson, Steel Controller for the British Ministry of Supply in the last two years of the Second World War. He went on to become managing director of the British Iron and Steel Federation (BISF) in August 1945 and then managing director of Lithgows in 1949.
When Woodall was five years old, she was sent home from school after cutting off another pupil’s plait. A family friend, Ronald Searle, who created the St Trinian cartoons that inspired the later…