Lisa Alexander biography: 13 things about Pleasants, California woman

Lisa Catherine Alexander is an American woman from California, United States. She comes from a fifth-generation agricultural family with deep roots in California history.

Alexander is William Alexander and Catherine Doane Alexander‘s daughter. William and Catherine have four other children namely Leslie Alexander Barth, Lindsey Alexander Bressani, Lorie Alexander Lindsey and Matthew Alexander.

An architect by profession, William was the first person in the U.S. to process sun-dried tomatoes. Catherine was born in San Jose, California.

Who is Lisa Alexander?

“Master the art of age reversal, through what nature has given and what science has perfected” is Lisa’s motto. She supported numerous charities in San Francisco.

An expert in sustainable businesses, organic products, green design and day-to-day green living, Lisa founded LAFACE Skincare, a vegan skincare line based in San Francisco, California, and Mo Bettah, a pickle company she eventually sold to Williams-Sonoma. Her agricultural background gave her the inside scope on the harmful effects that certain ingredients have on skin complexion and the environment. 

Lisa is 5’9″ tall. Here are 13 more things about her:

1. Raised on a ranch called the Pleasants Ranch in the Pleasants, California, she helped her family’s business and experienced running a fruit stand in summer and cleaning mud off beets in winter.
2. Aside from the Pleasants, she has lived in other parts of California including Los Angeles, Carmel, Oakland, Hillsborough and Winters.
3. She previously lived in Fort Lauderdale, Florida, USA; Fort Worth, Texas, USA; Sterling Heights, Michigan, USA and
4. When she was in college, she modeled in runway shows in New York. She also modeled in Paris, France.
5. When she started the womenswear line LC Alexander and children’s clothing lines Spike & Annie and PlayAlexander, she used all natural eco-friendly fabrics.
6. On April 1, 2009, she previewed fall fashions for Spike & Annie in Lindsay Bolton’s house in Pacific Heights A percentage of the event’s sales went to Pets Unlimited in her honor, according to SF Bay Style.
7. In April 2010, she told San Francisco Examiner, “Your home is a reflection of your personality just like the way you dress is a reflection of your personality.”
8. On January 23, 2011, her mother died.
9. In March 2012, she told SF Gate, “Growing up on a ranch, you develop a natural curiosity about the world and what’s out there. I think that’s why I wanted to try so many things. I’m not afraid of making a mistake.”
10. In March 2016, she told HuffPost, “Creating beauty products that are effective is achievable without harming our environment. It takes extra steps and a big conscience but it can be done.”
11. On August 2, 2019, she and her husband Robert Larkins attended the cocktail reception and dinner for the sponsors of the 50th anniversary of the League to Save Lake Tahoe Fashion Show in Incline Village, Lake Tahoe, Washoe County, Nevada, USA.
12. On June 9, 2020, she and Larkins confronted James Juanillo in Pacific Heights, San Francisco and was caught on camera telling a lie.
13. In 2023, turned 57.