Arissa Cheo ( bear 30 July 1982 ) is a singaporean socialite and fashion entrepreneur. [ 1 ] [ 2 ] As of 10 March 2020, her two Instagram accounts – @ xarissaxcheox and @ arissa.cheo – have more than 361,000 and 93,000 followers respectively. Arissa besides has more than 25,000 followers on Facebook .

background

The Cheo family pictured in 2018. Photo from Instagram.

early life & class

Arissa Cheo is the daughter of Pauline Cheo [ 3 ] [ 4 ] and Cheo Tong Choon. Her forefather runs the Cheo kin commercial enterprise – an comestible oil refiner Mewah International – which was valued at over S $ 614 million in 2019. [ 5 ] [ 6 ] As the first-born child, Arissa is the heiress to the million-dollar business. [ 7 ] She has two younger brothers ; Elroy Cheo and Hubert Cheo. [ 8 ] [ 9 ]
At the old age of nineteen, Arissa pursued acting in Taiwan. [ 10 ] [ 11 ] She took on supporting roles in the min drama Toast Boy’s Kiss II ( 2002 ) [ 12 ] and Sweet Lemon ( 2003 ) before pursuing her third education in the United States of America . [ 13 ]

education

Arissa attended Methodist Girls ’ School. [ 14 ] [ 15 ] In 2008, she graduated from the University of Southern California ( USC ) [ 16 ] [ 17 ] where she was a major in Communications and a minor in Film and Television. [ 18 ]

Relationships

marriage to Vanness Wu ( 2013 )

Arissa and Vanness pictured in 2013. Photo from SAYS. In 2013, Arissa Cheo married Taiwanese-American singer-actor Vanness Wu – a penis of the Taiwanese boy ring F4 [ 19 ] who is besides well-known for his lead function in the min drama, Meteor Garden ( 2001 ). The couple had first base met in California [ 20 ] and dated on-and-off for seven years. [ 21 ] After finalising their union in August 2013, [ 22 ] they hosted two wedding ceremonies in the United States [ 23 ] and Singapore. [ 24 ] [ 20 ] The November 2013 ceremony took topographic point at The Resort at Pelican Hill – a five-star hotel located at Newport Beach, California. [ 25 ] [ 26 ] Their Singapore ceremony was held at St. Regis in January 2014. [ 27 ]

marital problems

flush before their disassociate was finalised, the match had been living individually for three years. [ 28 ] Media outlets have speculated on the impending divorce since 2015 over their Instagram spats and Vanness ‘ absence from Arissa ‘s life. [ 29 ] [ 30 ] Public signs of marital disagree were already apparent a year into their marriage. [ 31 ] In late 2014, Arissa published an Instagram post accompanied by expletives in her caption. A exploiter had commented on her coarseness saying that :

"(swearing) Reflects very badly on your husband's faith".

Arissa had responded as such :

"what faith? Fake faith. Don't believe the hype. Wake up".[32]

It was then reported that Arissa and Vanness had unfollowed each other on Instagram sometime in 2015. [ 33 ]

Divorce ( 2018 )

After five years of marriage, they filed for disassociate in December 2018 and the divorce was finalised in February 2019. [ 34 ] [ 35 ] It was reported that Arissa did not request for alimony from Vanness Wu. [ 36 ]

Entrepreneurship

Carte Blanche X ( 2009 )

In 2009, Arissa and her cousin co-founded Carte Blanche X, an e-commerce storehouse retail indie fashion labels like Sass & bide and Wild Fox. [ 37 ] [ 38 ] [ 39 ] Carte Blanche X launched its in-house labels – Sacred Hearts X, Sacred Hearts Luxe and Sacred Hearts Gems – three years later. [ 40 ]

Arissa X ( 2016 – show day )

Arissa (pictured fourth from left) at the launch of her label’s collaboration with REVÉ by RENÉ in 2017. Photo from REVÉ by RENÉ. In 2016, Arissa kickstarted her manner label – Arissa X – by launching her introduction clothe solicitation at Singapore Fashion Week. [ 41 ] [ 42 ] [ 43 ] Arissa had been the architect of the garments. [ 44 ] Since then, Arissa ‘s label has collaborated with versatile designers specially for its accessory collections. As of 9 March 2020, Arissa X has an on-line storehouse that ships worldwide.

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collaboration with Tocco Toscano ( 2019 )

Arissa X and the fashion label, Tocco Toscano collaborated on a leather goods collection in 2019. [ 45 ] [ 46 ] together, the two brands designed and launched “ The Essentials ” Collection – a serial of bags designed to cater to the advanced professional woman. The collection features a bag-in-bag concept, consisting of four versatile products. [ 47 ]

collaboration with MOMO’S MARCH ( 2017 )

Arissa X collaborated with the jewelry brand, MOMO’S MARCH to launch a jewelry collection in October 2017. [ 48 ] Arissa X announced the jewelry collaboration on Facebook, mentioning that the collaboration combines MOMO’S MARCH’S aesthetic of “ harmonious collisions ” and Arissa X ‘s “ impertinent rock newton ‘ wind soul ”. [ 49 ]

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collaboration with REVÉ by RENÉ ( 2017 )

In 2017, Arissa X collaborated with the eyewear mark, REVÉ by RENÉ. The eyewear collection was launched at the Singapore Fashion Week 2017. [ 50 ] [ 51 ] [ 52 ]

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