Sam Saboura

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Sam Saboura is a television personality, stylist and personal shopper best known for appearing on the US American series Extreme Makeover . He has appeared as the fashion and style expert on various entertainment, news, and awards programs.[ citation needed ]

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Education and career

Saboura was born in Park Ridge to Ilham O’Neill, a fashion designer. [1] He graduated from Johnsburg High School in McHenry County, Illinois in 1991. [1] He went on to graduate from the University of Iowa with a degree in theater, before working as a celebrity personal shopper. [1] [2]

He appeared on the ABC show Extreme Makeover from 2003 [2] to 2007,[ citation needed ] during which time he had two books published. He co-hosted Something Borrowed, Something New on TLC with designer Kelly Nishimoto from 2013 to 2014. [3] Alongside working in television, as of 2015 he was working in various other roles such as design, styling, and as a teacher at School of Style in Los Angeles. [2] As of 2022 he was creative director of DG2, the clothing brand of shopping channel personality Diane Gilman. [4]

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  2. 1 2 3 Gire, Dann (3 March 2015). "Celebrity stylist Sam Saboura started in the suburbs". Daily Herald. Retrieved 9 June 2024.
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