Vera Wang
Net Worth 2024, Height, Wiki, Age, Bio

Chinese descent - Vera Ellen Wang is of Chinese descent.
Her parents were born in China, and came to the United States in the mid-1940s

Athlete - She began figure skating at the age of eight.
While in high school, she trained with pairs partner James Stuart, and competed at the 1968 U.S. Figure Skating Championships

Featured in Sports Illustrated's Faces in the Crowd in the January 9, 1968 issue

Fashion - When she failed to make the U.S. Olympics team, she entered the fashion industry.
She was hired to be an editor at Vogue immediately upon graduation from Sarah Lawrence College, making her the youngest editor at that magazine. She stayed at Vogue for 17 years, leaving in 1987 to join Ralph Lauren, for whom she worked for 2 years

At 40 she resigned and became an independent bridal wear designer

Clients - Wang has made wedding gowns for celebrities such as Chelsea Clinton, Karenna Gore, Ivanka Trump, Campbell Brown, Alicia Keys, Mariah Carey, Victoria Beckham, Sarah Michelle Gellar, Avril Lavigne, Hilary Duff, Khloe Kardashian, and Kim Kardashian. Wang's evening wear has also been worn by Michelle Obama.
She has also designed costumes for figure skaters, including Nancy Kerrigan, Michelle Kwan, Evan Lysacek, Nathan Chen. 

Author - On October 23, 2001, her book, Vera Wang on Weddings, was released.

Her evening wear has been worn by stars at many red carpet events, including Viola Davis at the 2012 Academy Awards, and Sofia Vergara at the 65th Emmy Awards.

Simply Vera - In 2006, Wang reached a deal with Kohl's, a chain of department stores, to produce a less expensive line of ready-to-wear clothing exclusively for them called Simply Vera

Rich woman - Forbes placed her the 34th in the list America's Richest Self-Made Women 2018, her revenues rising to $630 million in that year.