{{Short description|Chinese fashion journalist}} {{Lead too short|date=May 2020}} {{Infobox person | name = Angelica Cheung | image = Angelica Cheung (cropped).jpg | caption = Angelica Cheung (2014) | native_name = 张宇 | native_name_lang = cn | birth_name = 张宇 (Zhang Yu) | birth_place = [[Beijing]], [[China]] | birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1966|04|24|df=y}} | occupation = Fashion journalist | agent = {{Plainlist| * Kruger Cowne (London, Los Angeles, Nice, Hong Kong)<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.krugercowne.com/angelica-cheung/|title=Angelica Cheung Agent & Speaker|website=Kruger Cowne Ltd}}</ref> }} | known_for = Editor-in-chief of ''[[Vogue China]]'' | alma_mater = [[Peking University]] | children = 1 }}
'''Angelica Cheung''' (born April 24, 1966, in [[Beijing]]) is a Chinese media executive and venture investor. She began her media career in Hong Kong in 1993, serving as editor-in-chief of ''[[Marie Claire|Marie Claire Hong Kong]]'' and later as editorial director of ''[[Elle (magazine)|Elle China]]'', before becoming the founding editor-in-chief of ''[[Vogue China]]'' and launching its first issue in 2005. One of the most influential figures in China's fashion industry during her ''Vogue'' tenure,<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://wwd.com/business-news/media/media-people-vogue-chinas-angelica-cheung-7925360/|title = Media People: Vogue China's Angelica Cheung|date = 19 September 2014}}</ref> Cheung left the magazine after 16 years in December 2020. In 2021, she joined [[HongShan|Sequoia Capital China]] as a venture partner, focusing on consumer and lifestyle sectors.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://wwd.com/business-news/media/angelica-cheung-leaving-vogue-china-1234661298/|title = Angelica Cheung to Leave Vogue China|date = 20 November 2020}}</ref>
== Early years == The daughter of a Chinese diplomat, Cheung was born in Beijing. She studied at [[Peking University]], where she obtained degrees in Law and English Language and Literature.<ref>[http://www.woolmarkprize.com/profiles/angelica-cheung/ Angelica Cheung] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131012031944/http://www.woolmarkprize.com/profiles/angelica-cheung/|date=October 12, 2013}} International Woolmark Prize.</ref> She subsequently received an [[MBA]] degree from [[University of South Australia]].<ref name="autogenerated1">Kathrin Hille (August 25, 2013), [https://www.ft.com/content/d9153a84-08f6-11e3-8b32-00144feabdc0 The Monday Interview: Angelica Cheung, Vogue China editor-in-chief] ''[[Financial Times]]''.</ref><ref>{{Cite web|title=UniSA Alumni Awards|url=http://w3.unisa.edu.au/alumni/alumniawards/recipient-Angelica-Cheung.asp|website=UniSA Alumni Awards|access-date=2020-05-26}}</ref> Cheung started her career in journalism in 1993 in Hong Kong and worked on all aspects of life there in the run-up to the handover to China in 1997.<ref>Clifford Coonan (December 8, 2012), [https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/asia/meet-the-woman-making-china-fashionable-8393579.html Meet the woman making China fashionable] ''[[The Independent]]''.</ref> In 2001, she was named associate publisher of ''B International'' and then editor-in-chief of ''[[Marie Claire]]'' in Hong Kong and, in 2003, editorial director at ''Elle'' ''China'' in Shanghai.<ref name="Building Vogue China">{{cite web | url=http://www.businessoffashion.com/2014/05/building-vogue-china.html | title=Building Vogue China | publisher=Business of Fashion | date=5 May 2014 | accessdate=7 May 2014 | author=Amed, Imran}}</ref> When publisher [[Condé Nast Publications|Condé Nast]] wanted to launch ''Vogue'' in China, the company asked Cheung to take the lead in 2004.
==Career at ''Vogue China''== Cheung launched the title's first issue in September 2005. It sold out of its initial print run of 300,000 and had to be reprinted twice.<ref name="Ran Shen">{{cite web|last1=Shen|first1=Ran|url=http://www.businessoffashion.com/community/people/angelica-cheung|website=businessoffashion.com|publisher=BOF|accessdate=7 August 2015|title=The People Shaping the Global Fashion Industry}}</ref>
The youngest of ''Vogue''<nowiki/>'s [[Editor-in-chief|editors-in-chief]], Cheung was going to leave her career in fashion to become a lawyer when she was offered the role. "At 36 or so, I was grown-up, experienced, worldly, and thought now was the time to finally become a lawyer."<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.businessoffashion.com/community/people/angelica-cheung|title=Angelica Cheung is part of the BoF 500}}</ref> Since then, she has grown ''Vogue China'' to include several successful IPs. She launched ''Vogue Me'' in 2015, which is a 360-degree brand with a bi-monthly print version devoted to the millennial generation, which triggered the global attention of Chinese millennial consumers. In 2016, she launched Vogue Film, which combines fashion with the entertainment industry by way of producing short fashion films. She also launched Vogue Now social media magazine, as well as a network of digital platforms. In 15 years, she has grown ''Vogue China'' into an influential empire which puts out 20 issues per year, with a readership of 1.8 million and 42 million social media followers. {{Citation needed|date=May 2020}}
According to Forbes, ''Vogue China'' prints a full 200 more editorial pages than its American counterpart. Her achievements have won many awards, including the MOCA Legacy Award in 2012, the Asia Couture Federation Award in 2017, the UniSA Alumni Award in 2016, the Advance Global Alumni Award in 2018. She is the Asia Ambassador for the [[British Fashion Council]], Advisor to BAFTA Breakthrough China, has been on the judge panels of the International Woolmark Awards,<ref>{{Cite web|title=International Woolmark Prize Marks Year of the Sheep With First Ever China-Based Finals|url=https://jingdaily.com/international-woolmark-prize-marks-year-of-the-sheep-with-first-ever-china-based-finals/|date=2015-03-18|website=Jing Daily|language=en|access-date=2020-05-26}}</ref> ANDAM Fashion Award,<ref>{{Cite web|title=Fashiondella: The ANDAM Fashion Award 2013|url=http://fashiondella.blogspot.com/2013/02/the-andam-fashion-award-2013.html|last=Fashiondella|date=2013-02-09|website=Fashiondella|access-date=2020-05-26}}</ref> British Fashion Awards and LVMH Prize for Young Fashion Designers, and has been a frequent public speaker at industry conferences including the NYT International Luxury Conference,<ref>{{Cite web|title=The NYT International Luxury Conference {{!}} SENATUS Events|url=https://senatus.net/event/iht-luxury-conference/|website=SENATUS|access-date=2020-05-26}}</ref> the CNI Luxury Conference<ref>{{Cite web|title=Condé Nast International Luxury Conference 2017: Day 2|url=https://www.vogue.de/blogs/suzy-menkes/conde-nast-international-luxury-conference-2017-day-2|website=Vogue Germany|date=6 April 2017|language=de-DE|access-date=2020-05-26}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|title=#CNI Lux: Angelica Cheung – Understanding China's Luxury Market|url=https://www.vogue.co.uk/article/cni-lux-angelica-cheung-understanding-chinas-luxury-market|website=British Vogue|date=20 April 2018|language=en-GB|access-date=2020-05-26}}</ref> and One Young World.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Museum of Chinese in America Honors Fashion & Design Game Changers at Annual Legacy Awards Dinner {{!}} Museum of Chinese in America (MOCA)|url=https://www.mocanyc.org/about/press/press_release/museum_of_chinese_in_america_honors_fashion_design_game_changers_at_annual_legacy_awards_dinner|website=www.mocanyc.org|access-date=2020-05-26}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|title=AWARDS|url=https://www.asiancouturefederation.com/awards|website=asiancouturefed|language=en|access-date=2020-05-26}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|title=Angelica Cheung – advance.org|url=https://advance.org/profile/angelica-cheung/|website=advance.org|access-date=2020-05-26}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|title=VISIONS AND DREAMS IN SEOUL|url=https://www.white.de/en/visions-and-dreams-in-seoul/|website=WHITE Communications GmbH|language=en-US|access-date=2020-05-26}}</ref>
==After ''Vogue China''==
By January 13, 2022, Angelica Cheung was a venture partner at [[Sequoia Capital China]] where [[Vogue (magazine)#Vogue Business|Vogue Business]] reported her announcing the acquisition of Seoul-headquartered global fashion and lifestyle brand We11done, for an undisclosed sum. The brand is said to be a [[Generation Z|Gen Z]] favorite, popular for fusing Eastern and Western aesthetics in unisex streetwear. Though We11done is not the only acquisition as both Canadian multi-brand retailer and technology platform Ssense and Parisian brand AMI were also invested in.<ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.voguebusiness.com/companies/sequoias-angelica-cheung-says-we11done-will-be-chinas-next-dtc-success | title=Sequoia's Angelica Cheung says We11done will be China's next DTC success | date=13 January 2022 }}</ref> On April 21, 2022, it was announced that along with many other A-list celebrities Cheung's venture capital firm, [[Sequoia Capital#Investments|Sequoia Capital China]] invested in Parisian [[ready-to-wear]] and accessories brand, Destree.<ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.voguebusiness.com/fashion/destree-the-new-era-designer-label-with-beyonce-and-rihannas-backing-to-prove-it | title=Destree: The new-era designer label with Beyoncé and Rihanna's backing to prove it | date=21 April 2022 }}</ref>
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==External links== * http://en.ce.cn/Life/entertainment/fashion&beauty/EFBn/200509/10/t20050910_4645651.shtml {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220128013010/http://en.ce.cn/Life/entertainment/fashion%26beauty/EFBn/200509/10/t20050910_4645651.shtml |date=2022-01-28 }}
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