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21 Facts About Jenna Lyons

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Jenna Lyons was born on June 8,1968 and is an American fashion designer, businesswoman, and television personality.

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In 2013, Jenna Lyons was referred to as the "Woman Who Dresses America".

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Jenna Lyons is the CEO and co-founder of LoveSeen, a false eyelash beauty brand.

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Jenna Lyons is known for starring in the reality television series Stylish with Jenna Lyons and The Real Housewives of New York City, which she joined in the show's fourteenth season.

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Jenna Lyons was born Judith Agar Lyons in Boston, Massachusetts.

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Jenna Lyons graduated in 1990, alongside classmate and designer Derek Lam.

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Jenna Lyons began as an assistant designer in men's wear, and her first assignment was redesigning men's rugby shirts for the company.

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When former CEO and chairman Millard Drexler was hired in 2003, he and Jenna Lyons began to form a close relationship.

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One of the biggest changes Jenna Lyons made at the company was reinventing their Style Guide.

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Jenna Lyons wanted it to have the feel of a fashion magazine, and the amount of editorial content increased drastically.

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Jenna Lyons later stated that her son was watching her paint her nails and simply requested that she paint his as well.

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Jenna Lyons's departure was connected to declining sales and financial problems at the company.

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In early 2014, Jenna Lyons made her acting debut in the third season of the HBO series Girls, where she played the role of a GQ editor that series creator Lena Dunham said was inspired by Jenna Lyons.

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In October 2022, it was announced that Jenna Lyons was joining the cast of Bravo's The Real Housewives of New York City.

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The fourteenth season of the series, Jenna Lyons's first, premiered on July 16,2023.

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In September 2020, Jenna Lyons launched LoveSeen, a false eyelash beauty brand.

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Jenna Lyons was married to artist Vincent Mazeau from 2002 until 2011.

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Jenna Lyons later recounted that the publication contacted her while she was at work to tell her that they would be running a story about her being in a relationship with a woman, Courtney Crangi.

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Jenna Lyons expressed that the experience was traumatic for her because she wasn't ready to publicly come out and hadn't even told her friends and family about the relationship at the time.

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In 2023, Jenna Lyons announced that she is currently in a relationship with photographer Cass Bird.

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Jenna Lyons is a member of the Council of Fashion Designers of America Board of Directors.