Amanda Lindhout (born June 12, 1981) is a Canadian humanitarian, public speaker, and journalist. At the age of 24, Lindhout quit her job as a cocktail waitress to become a journalist. She used her salary from the bar where she worked to finance reporting trips to various conflict zones around the world. Lindhout began her new journalism career in Afghanistan, arriving in the capital Kabul in May 2007. She later moved on to an assignment in Baghdad, Iraq in January 2008, where she worked on a freelance basis for Iran's state television Press TV.This led some Canadian reporters to criticize her, due to Press TV's reputation for producing state propaganda. While in Iraq, reports indicated that Lindhout had been kidnapped in Sadr City. She was said to have been released several hours later, after paying a ransom to her abductors. However, Lindhout in her book denied having been kidnapped in Iraq. She wrote that she was instead taken to the Sadr Party Headquarters and questioned about her political affiliations and that she was able to call an Iraqi friend who ensured they were released within the hour.

Who is Amanda Lindhout's hair stylist? Some of the hair stylists that Amanda Lindhout has worked with for red carpet or editorial shoots include: Bradley Irion.