Carol Kicinski

'''Carol O'Neal Kicinski''' is a gluten-free advocate, TV chef, magazine founder and editor-in-chief, gluten-free recipe developer, cookbook author, and food writer. She is the founder of Simply Gluten Free Omnimedia, Inc. Kicinski is also the founder and editor-in-chief of ''Simply Gluten Free'' magazine. She presents monthly episodes as a gluten-free TV chef on ''Daytime'', a nationally syndicated morning television show produced by NBC-based WFLA-Tampa Bay. She has been gluten-free for more than 20 years. In 2018, Kicinski launched a gluten-free mineral makeup line, Beauté Minerals.

Kicinski has been charged by federal prosecutors for storming the U.S. Capitol on January 6, 2021. On June 27, 2023, she was sentenced to 20 days of incarceration and one year of probation; she was also imposed a $525 fine. On January 20, 2025, after beginning his second term in office, President Trump issued pardons to roughly 1500 individuals charged with crimes connected to January 6th, including Kicinski. Provided by Wikipedia