Alex Woo
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Alex Woo is a New York based jewelry designer who first rose to prominence when a necklace from her Little Numbers collection was worn by Eva Longoria
Eva Longoria
Eva Jacqueline Longoria is an American actress, best known for portraying Gabrielle Solis on the ABC television series Desperate Housewives...

 in 2005.

Early life

Woo's father, Alexander Woo, was a bench jeweler
Bench jeweler
A bench jeweler is an artisan who uses a combination of jewelry-making skills to make and repair jewelry. The jewelry making arts can be subdivided into a very great many categories of specialized skills...

 and began teaching her the basics of jewelry making when she was five years old. He continued to serve as her mentor as she went on to study at Cornell University, The American University of Paris and Parsons School of Design.

Alex Woo Jewelry

The exposure Woo received after winning the National Women's Jewelry Association's design competition in 1998 led to the formation of her own company, Alex Woo Jewelry, in 2001. Currently, the company's line consists of rings, charms, cuffs, pendants, and necklaces.

Besides Longoria, Alex Woo's celebrity customers have included Kelly Ripa
Kelly Ripa
Kelly Ripa is an American actress and television host. Since February 2001, she has served as the co-host of talk show Live with Regis and Kelly, along with Regis Philbin and now solo host of Live! With Kelly...

, Miley Cyrus
Miley Cyrus
Miley Ray Cyrus is an American actress and pop singer-songwriter. She achieved wide fame for her role as Miley Stewart/Hannah Montana on the Disney Channel sitcom Hannah Montana....

, and Jennifer Lopez
Jennifer Lopez
Jennifer Lynn Lopez is an American actress, singer, record producer, dancer, television personality, and fashion designer. Lopez began her career as a dancer on the television comedy program In Living Color. Subsequently venturing into acting, she gained recognition in the 1995 action-thriller...

. In 2006, Woo was named a Rising Star by the Jeweler's Circular Keystone Show Design Center. In 2009, she co-designed with Christina Applegate
Christina Applegate
Christina Applegate is an American actress. She is best known for playing Kelly Bundy on the Fox sitcom Married... with Children. Since then, she has established a film and television career, winning a Primetime Emmy and earning Tony and Golden Globe nominations...

 a pendant that raises money for Applegate's Right Action for Women foundation. Woo has also been affected by the disease, her mother died from breast cancer.

Alex Woo interviewed with iFashion Network , where she talked about her life and career.

External links

  • Alex Woo official site
  • “Now Ear This.”. DailyCandy
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    November 7, 2003
  • Donna Freydkin "Love is the Only Number", USA Today
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    December 15, 2005
  • 9 Minutes with Alex Woo iFashion Network
  • "Breast cancer fundraisers give pink a little extra punch."USA Today
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    USA Today is a national American daily newspaper published by the Gannett Company. It was founded by Al Neuharth. The newspaper vies with The Wall Street Journal for the position of having the widest circulation of any newspaper in the United States, something it previously held since 2003...

    October 11, 2010
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