Veronica Chou | |
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Born | Veronica Sylvia Wing Wai Au Chou 1984 (age 39–40)[1] Hawaii, US |
Nationality | Chinese and American |
Education | University of Southern California |
Occupation(s) | Businesswoman and charity trustee |
Known for | former trustee at Fashion for Relief |
Title | Founder and CEO, Everybody & Everyone; President, Iconix China Group and Novel Fashion Holdings |
Spouse |
Evgeny Klyucharev (m. 2012) |
Children | 2 |
Parent |
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Veronica Chou (Chinese: 曹穎惠; pinyin: Cáo Yǐnghuì, also known as Veronica Sylvia Wing Wai Au Chou, born in 1984) is a Chinese-American businesswoman.
Veronica Chou was born in Hawaii, United States.[1] Her father is Silas Chou.[2] Chou grew up in Hong Kong.[1] She attended high school at Choate Rosemary Hall in Connecticut and went on to study communications and business at the USC in California.[2][1][3]
Chou is the president of Iconix China Group and Novel Fashion Holdings, companies founded by her father.[4][5][1]
In 2019, she launched Everybody & Everyone, a fashion brand selling women's clothes.[6][7][8]
In November 2021, she quit as a trustee of Fashion for Relief, a charitable foundation by Naomi Campbell, amidst a financial probe by the regulatory commission.[9][10]
On November 16, 2012, Chou married Evgeny Klyucharev at Wan Chai's Grand Hyatt Hotel. [2][5][1] They spend their time in London and Beijing and are parents to twin boys.[1][11]
In November 2017, during a trial at London's Blackfriars Crown Court, Chou and Klyucharev accused their chauffeur on the grounds of theft. All charges were subsequently dropped.[12][13]