Eva Chen (born September 24, 1979) is an American journalist. She is the director of fashion partnerships at

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and a children's book author. Previously she was editor-in-chief of '' Lucky'' and beauty and health director at ''

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''.

Early life

Chen grew up in New York. Her parents, who are originally from

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and Shanghai, own a consulting textile import-export business, and Chen attributes her early love of fashion to her mother's influence. Chen attended the

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, then went to college at

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where she was pre-med, but eventually decided to major in English. She pursued her masters degree in journalism at Columbia University.

Career

In college, Chen interned for fashion magazine ''

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''. After graduating from Hopkins in 2001, she worked briefly for

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before joining the then-recently launched shopping magazine ''Lucky'', where she worked in the credits department logging the prices and sellers for the magazine's array of products and eventually became editor-in-chief. She next moved to ''Elle'' where she worked in the beauty department for three years before she became beauty editor of ''

.'' At ''Lucky'', Chen was the youngest editor-in-chief in the magazine's history. She also became the first head of a commercial arm for the publication, Lucky Shops, serving as both editor-in-chief for the magazine and chief creative officer. In July 2015, Chen joined

, owned by Facebook, to develop partnerships with fashion brands. She is presently Head of Fashion Partnerships for the social media platform, and has launched a number of fashion and e-commerce features at Instagram, including shopping fashion looks directly from influencers' feeds and the Instagram Shop account. Eva Chen and Derek Desierto at BookCon (16316)

Eva Chen and Derek Desierto at BookCon (16316)

On May 27, 2020, Chen gave remarks at her alma mater

's Commencement ceremony. Chen is also an author of several children's books, including ''

I Am Golden ''I Am Golden'' is a children's picture book by Eva Chen and illustrated by Sophie Diao. It tells the story of Mei, the daughter of Chinese immigrants to New York, who is shown to be a bridge connecting her parents to their new home. The book was ...

'' (2022), which focuses on uplifting Asian American children and teaching them self love and validation.

Children's Books

* ''Juno Valentine and the Magical Shoes'' (2018), illustrated by Derek Desierto * ''A Is for Awesome: 23 Iconic Women Who Changed the World'' (2019), illustrated by Derek Desierto * ''Juno Valentine and the Fantastic Fashion Adventure'' (2019), illustrated by Derek Desierto * ''3 2 1 Awesome!: 20 Fearless Women Who Dared to Be Different'' (2020), illustrated by Derek Desierto * ''Roxy the Last Unisaurus Rex'' (2020), illustrated by Matthew Riviera * ''Roxy the Unisaurus Rex Presents: Oh No! The Talent Show'' (2021), illustrated by Matthew Riviera * ''I Am Golden'' (2022), illustrated by Sophie Diao * ''Colors of Awesome'' (2022), illustrated by Matthew Riviera

Personal life

In 2000, Chen studied abroad for a year in England at Oxford, where she met her husband, Thomas Bannister. Chen and Bannister have three children, born in 2015, 2017, and 2021.

References

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