Angelica Cheung

Angelica Cheung (2014)

Angelica Cheung (born in 1966 in Beijing) is a Chinese fashion journalist. She is the editor-in-chief of Vogue China.

Career

The daughter of a Chinese diplomat, Cheung was born in Beijing in 1966 and studied at Peking University where she obtained degrees in law and English language and literature.[1] She subsequently received an MBA degree from University of South Australia.[2] Beginning in 1993 as a writer at Eastern Express, an English-language newspaper in Hong Kong, Cheung started her career in journalism. As a journalist in Hong Kong, she worked on all aspects of life there in the run-up to the handover to China in 1997.[3] In 2001, she was namend editor-in-chief of Marie Claire in Hong Kong and, in 2003, editorial director at Elle China in Shanghai.[4] When publisher Condé Nast wanted to launch Vogue in China, the company asked Cheung to take the lead. Since 2005, she has been editorial director of Vogue China.[2] Previously, she has been the editorial director of the Chinese edition of Elle and the editor-in-chief of Marie Claire Hong Kong. She also worked for a period at Goldman Sachs.

References

  1. ↑ Angelica Cheung International Woolmark Prize.
  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 Kathrin Hille (August 25, 2013), The Monday Interview: Angelica Cheung, Vogue China editor-in-chief Financial Times.
  3. ↑ Clifford Coonan (December 8, 2012), Meet the woman making China fashionable The Independent.
  4. ↑ Amed, Imran (5 May 2014). "Building Vogue China". Business of Fashion. Retrieved 7 May 2014.