Helen Zhu

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Helen Zhu
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Occupation Entrepreneur, Fashion Maven
Website http://www.chictopia.com/

Helen Zhu is an Internet entrepreneur and social media producer. [1] [2] She is the CEO of Chictopia, an international social media site focused on fashion. [3] [4]

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Career

Zhu attended the University of California Berkeley, graduating with a degree in mechanical engineering. [5] For 8 years after graduation, she worked for numerous online companies. [6] In 2008, Zhu, along with fellow UC Berkeley grad Corinne Chan, founded Chictopia. [7] [ unreliable source? ]

Chictopia has received mentions in Teen Vogue , Nylon , Women's Wear Daily , and Jezebel. [3] [8] [9] [10] The site currently does more than 13 million pageview per month from 255,000 members. [11] [12]

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References

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  10. "American Apparel Now Sponsoring Bloggers & Porn Stars (NSFW)". Jezebel. January 20, 2009.
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