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Veronica Chou (Chinese: 曹穎惠; pinyin: Cáo Yǐnghuì, also known as Veronica Sylvia Wing Wai Au Chou; born 1984) is a Chinese-American businesswoman.

Early life

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]

Career

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]

In September 2024 the UK Charity Commission found that “there had been serious misconduct and/or mismanagement in the administration of the [Fashion for Relief] charity by its trustees since it was established”, including mismanagement of funds and incomplete vetting of charity partners.[11] Following the decision, Chou was barred as a trustee for four years.[12]

Personal life

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][13]

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.[14]

References

  1. ^ a b c d e f g Sebag-Montefiore, Clarissa (4 April 2014). “Heiress Veronica Chou on her Beijing ‘courtyard house in the sky’“. The Financial Times. Retrieved 26 September 2018.
  2. ^ a b c “Daughter of a Dynasty: Meet Veronica Chou”. harpersbazaar.com. 27 March 2015. Retrieved 26 September 2018.
  3. ^ “Veronica Chou on Fashion, Sustainability, and Entrepreneurship”. The POWER Thread. 2020-02-04. Retrieved 2021-01-19.
  4. ^ “Silas Chouis One of the 500 People Shaping the Global Fashion Industry”. businessoffashion.com. Retrieved 26 September 2018.
  5. ^ a b “Textile heiress Veronica Chou and Russian beau wed in style”. scmp.com. December 2012. Retrieved 26 September 2018.
  6. ^ “Billionaire clothing dynasty heiress launches Everybody & Everyone to make fashion sustainable”. TechCrunch. Retrieved 2019-10-31.
  7. ^ Gollayan, Christian (2019-10-29). “Veronica Chou Launches Sustainable Fashion Brand Everybody & Everyone”. Hong Kong Tatler. Retrieved 2019-10-31.
  8. ^ “Hong Kong fast-fashion heiress goes green, urges shopper’s to buy less”. The Straits Times. 2020-10-23. ISSN 0585-3923. Retrieved 2021-12-07.
  9. ^ “Mayor’s Fund for London reports Naomi Campbell’s charity over debt of £50,000”. the Guardian. 2021-11-27. Retrieved 2021-12-07.
  10. ^ “Naomi Campbell’s Fashion for Relief charity is subject of inquiry by watchdogs”. news.yahoo.com. 26 November 2021. Retrieved 2021-12-07.
  11. ^ “Charity Inquiry: Fashion for Relief”. gov.uk. Retrieved 18 May 2026.
  12. ^ Pylas, Pan; Lesprit, Marine (27 September 2024). “Naomi Campbell barred from charity work after financial misconduct findings”. KATV. Retrieved 18 May 2026.
  13. ^ “Veronica Chou Profile – Hong Kong Tatler”. Hong Kong Tatler. Retrieved 26 September 2018.
  14. ^ Johnston, Neil (7 November 2017). “Russian tycoon drops stolen gem charges over prostitute and drugs publicity”. The Times. Retrieved 26 September 2018.