shero 0 Report post Posted October 30, 2012 [color=#000000][font=sans-serif][size=3] Vera Ellen Wang was born and raised in New York City and is of [url="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Han_Chinese"]Chinese[/url] descent. Her parents were born in [url="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shanghai,_China"]Shanghai, China[/url], and came to the United States in the mid-1940s. Her mother worked as a translator for the [url="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_Nations"]United Nations[/url], while her father owned a [url="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Medicine"]medicine[/url] company. Wang has one younger brother, Kenneth. She graduated from [url="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Chapin_School_(Manhattan)"]The Chapin School[/url] in 1967, attended the [url="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/University_of_Paris"]University of Paris[/url] and earned a degree in [url="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Art_history"]art history[/url] from [url="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sarah_Lawrence_College"]Sarah Lawrence College[/url]. Wang began [url="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Figure_skating"]figure skating[/url] at the age of six.[sup][url="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vera_Wang#cite_note-nyt111220-1"][2][/url][/sup] While in high school, she trained with [url="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pair_skating"]pairs[/url] partner James Stuart, and competed at the 1968 [url="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/U.S._Figure_Skating_Championships"]U.S. Figure Skating Championships[/url]. She was featured in [i][url="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sports_Illustrated"]Sports Illustrated[/url]'[/i]s [url="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Faces_in_the_Crowd"]Faces in the Crowd[/url] in the January 9, 1968 issue.[sup][url="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vera_Wang#cite_note-2"][3][/url][/sup] When she failed to make the [url="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_States_at_the_Olympics"]US Olympics[/url] team, she entered the fashion industry.[sup][url="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vera_Wang#cite_note-3"][4][/url][/sup] Wang continues to enjoy skating, saying, "Skating is multidimensional."[sup][url="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vera_Wang#cite_note-nyt111220-1"][2][/url][/sup][/size][/font][/color][color=#000000][font=sans-serif][size=3] She married Arthur Becker in 1989. They resided in [url="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Manhattan,_New_York_City"]Manhattan[/url] with their two daughters: Cecilia (born 1990), who currently attends the [url="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/University_of_Pennsylvania"]University of Pennsylvania[/url], and Josephine (born 1993), who attended The Chapin School and currently attends Harvard University. Becker was the CEO of an information technology services company called [url="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/NaviSite"]NaviSite[/url] until August 2010. In July 2012, Vera Wang Co. announced that the couple have separated. The separation was amicable.[/size][/font][/color] Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
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Niko 0 Report post Posted April 3, 2013 the 3rd pcs is sooooo elegant! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
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