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Gretchen Elizabeth Carlson (born June 21, 1966) is an American television commentator and author. She was crowned the 1989 Miss America while representing her native state of Minnesota. She continues to work with the Miss America Pageant and has served as a national celebrity spokesperson for March of Dimes. Carlson graduated from Stanford University before embarking on a career in television. Gaining experience as anchor and reporter for several local network affiliates, she joined CBS News as a correspondent in 2000 and became the co-host of the ''Saturday Early Show''. In 2005, Carlson moved to Fox News Channel and became the co-host of the morning show ''Fox & Friends'' along with Steve Doocy and Brian Kilmeade. In 2013, she announced her departure from ''Fox & Friends'' and soon thereafter launched a new program called ''The Real Story with Gretchen Carlson''. == Early life == Carlson was raised in a Lutheran family in Anoka, Minnesota, the daughter of Karen and Lee Carlson. She is of Swedish descent. Her father owned a car dealership with her uncle.〔 She has two brothers and one sister.〔 Her grandfather was the pastor of the then second-largest Lutheran church in the United States. She graduated from Anoka-Hennepin School District 11's Anoka High School, where she was the 1984 class valedictorian. One of her childhood nannies was Michele Bachmann, the future Republican congresswoman. Growing up, Carlson was an accomplished violinist, winning numerous local and national competitions. She performed as a soloist with the Minnesota Orchestra as an 8th grader and was the concertmistress for the Greater Twin Cities Youth Symphony. Carlson spent five summers studying at the prestigious Aspen Music Festival and School in Aspen, Colorado. Winner of several concerto competitions at the MacPhail Center for Music in Minneapolis, she was also featured as a soloist with the Saint Paul Chamber Orchestra.〔(【引用サイトリンク】 publisher=Anoka.k12 )〕 In 1984, Carlson was elected as one of the Anoka Homecoming attendants.〔 She won the title of Miss Minnesota in 1988 〔(【引用サイトリンク】publisher=Miss America Organization )〕 and became the third woman from Minnesota to win the Miss America title. For the talent competition, Carlson played ''Zigeunerweisen'', the violin composition of Sarasate. Carlson graduated from Stanford University in 1990 with a degree in sociology (organizational behavior). While at Stanford University, she studied abroad at Oxford University.〔 In September 2011, Carlson was named to the inaugural class of the Anoka High School Hall of Fame.〔 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Gretchen Carlson」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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