Nicky Hambleton-Jones
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Nicky Hambleton-Jones is a South Africa
n fashion stylist and former television presenter, best known for hosting the Channel 4
makeover show 10 Years Younger.
, South Africa
, the daughter of a geologist and a teacher (both of English descent). She gained a degree in dietetics and attended medical school for two years and then began working as a hospital dietician, before starting her own private practice. She changed careers and took a one-year business course, before moving to London
in 1996, where she worked in the City as a marketing consultant. After being made redundant for the third time, two weeks before her thirtieth birthday, Hambleton-Jones decided to pursue a career in fashion. In May 2001 she founded the personal stylist consultancy NHJ Style. Based on the success of this, in 2008, Nicky launched the NHJ Style Academy which runs courses for men and women who want to pursue a career in personal styling.
She is known for her trademark glasses, she recently launched her own eyewear range NHJ Eyewear.
Her most recent venture is an anti-ageing portal Look & Feel Younger, which aims to provide men and women with the latest products, treatments and interviews with leading cosmetic professionals in the UK.
South Africa
The Republic of South Africa is a country in southern Africa. Located at the southern tip of Africa, it is divided into nine provinces, with of coastline on the Atlantic and Indian oceans...
n fashion stylist and former television presenter, best known for hosting the Channel 4
Channel 4
Channel 4 is a British public-service television broadcaster which began working on 2 November 1982. Although largely commercially self-funded, it is ultimately publicly owned; originally a subsidiary of the Independent Broadcasting Authority , the station is now owned and operated by the Channel...
makeover show 10 Years Younger.
Biography
Hambleton-Jones was born in PretoriaPretoria
Pretoria is a city located in the northern part of Gauteng Province, South Africa. It is one of the country's three capital cities, serving as the executive and de facto national capital; the others are Cape Town, the legislative capital, and Bloemfontein, the judicial capital.Pretoria is...
, South Africa
South Africa
The Republic of South Africa is a country in southern Africa. Located at the southern tip of Africa, it is divided into nine provinces, with of coastline on the Atlantic and Indian oceans...
, the daughter of a geologist and a teacher (both of English descent). She gained a degree in dietetics and attended medical school for two years and then began working as a hospital dietician, before starting her own private practice. She changed careers and took a one-year business course, before moving to London
London
London is the capital city of :England and the :United Kingdom, the largest metropolitan area in the United Kingdom, and the largest urban zone in the European Union by most measures. Located on the River Thames, London has been a major settlement for two millennia, its history going back to its...
in 1996, where she worked in the City as a marketing consultant. After being made redundant for the third time, two weeks before her thirtieth birthday, Hambleton-Jones decided to pursue a career in fashion. In May 2001 she founded the personal stylist consultancy NHJ Style. Based on the success of this, in 2008, Nicky launched the NHJ Style Academy which runs courses for men and women who want to pursue a career in personal styling.
She is known for her trademark glasses, she recently launched her own eyewear range NHJ Eyewear.
Her most recent venture is an anti-ageing portal Look & Feel Younger, which aims to provide men and women with the latest products, treatments and interviews with leading cosmetic professionals in the UK.