Dana Marie Perino is an American political commentator, Author, and Journalist. She served as the 24th White House Press Secretary, serving under President George W. Bush from September 14, 2007, to January 20, 2009.  She was also the second female White House Press Secretary after Dee Dee Myers.

Biography

Dana Perino was born on May 9, 1972, in Evanston, Wyoming, US. She was born to her father Leo Perino and her mother Janice Perino. Her nationality is American and her ethnicity is Italian, English. She is Christian by religion and her zodiac sign is Taurus. She also has a sister. Her name is Angie Perino. She grew up in Denver, Colorado. She attended Ponderosa High School in Parker. She graduated from Colorado State University with a bachelor’s degree in mass communications and a minor in political science and Spanish. She received her master’s degree in public affairs reporting from the University of Illinois Springfield. 

She worked in Washington, D.C. for Congressman Scott Mclnnis as a staff assistant before serving for nearly four years as a press secretary of Rep. Dan Schaefer. After Schaefer announced his retirement in 1998, Perino and her husband moved to Great Britain. 

She returned to Washington in November 2001 and obtained a spokesperson position for the Department of Justice. 

She was hired by White House Staff Chief Andy Card two months after the 9/11 attacks. Initially, she served as the associate director of communications for the White House CEQ. She served as a Deputy Press Secretary from 2005 to 2007. On August 31, 2007, President George W. Bush announced that Perino would serve as a White House Press Secretary after the resignation of Tony Snow.

She is currently living in New York City, US.

Personal Life: Wedding, Husband, Children

Perino is a married woman. She is married to Peter McMahon. The duo got married on September 30, 1998, in Blackpool, England. Her husband is English-born. He was born on June 6, 1954, in Blackpool, UK. He is the CEO of the retail store company ‘Shopko’ based in Ashwaubenon, Wisconsin, USA.

Dana Perino with her husband Peter McMahon | Source: Instagram

Net Worth, Salary

She has an estimated net worth of around $4 Million. She earns a good amount of money through her profession. Her salary is currently not available. We’ll soon update it.

Height, Weight, Measurements

She stands at a decent height of 5 feet 2 inches (1.57m) and weighs around 48kg (105 lbs).

She is a beautiful woman having attractive looks with blonde hair and blue eyes. Her shoe size is 5.5(US) and her dress size is 2(US). Her bra size is 32B. Her body measurements are 34 - 23 -  34 inches.

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