Karen Bjornson

Karen Bjornson
Born1952 (age 71–72)
Galesburg, Illinois, US
OccupationModel
Known forOne of Halston's Halstonettes
SpouseTimothy Macdonald
Children2 daughters

Karen Bjornson (born 1952) is an American model. She is best known as one of Halston's Halstonettes. In 2019, she was one of many of his former models to be interviewed for the documentary film Halston.

Bjornson was born in Galesburg, Illinois, in 1952. She later moved with her family to Cincinnati.[citation needed]

Bjornson moved to New York, and a month later met Halston, who hired her immediately.[1] She went on to appear on the cover of Newsweek and Cosmopolitan.[1]

Bjornson retired in the early 1980s to start a family, and returned to modelling in the early 2000s at the age of 50.[2][3]

She is married to interior designer Timothy Macdonald. They have two daughters, and have lived in Darien, Connecticut, since 1989.[2]

  1. ^ a b Angell, Elizabeth (27 August 2010). "Timeless Supermodel: Karen Bjornson". allure.com. Retrieved 13 August 2018.
  2. ^ a b La Ferla, Ruth (3 June 2003). "Front Row". The New York Times. Retrieved 13 August 2018.
  3. ^ La Ferla, Ruth (25 July 2012). "Supermodels as They Age Are Focus of Documentary". The New York Times. Retrieved 13 August 2018.