Serena Guen | |
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 Guen in 2013 | |
| Born | Serena Anneliese Lucia Guen 1990 [1] |
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| Alma mater | New York University |
| Occupation(s) | Founder and CEO of Suitcase Magazine |
| Children | 1 |
Serena Guen (born 1990) is an English publisher, [3] businesswoman and philanthropist [4] based in London.
Guen was born to an English-Italian mother and a German-Tunisian father [5] and grew up in London. [6]
In 2012, Guen founded Suitcase Magazine, [7] a multimedia travel magazine from her dorm room at New York University. Guen ran it remotely during her senior year in New York City before eventually settling back in London. Suitcase prints four editions a year, in addition to its website which is updated daily, and is circulated globally across all seven continents. [8]
Since 2014, Guen was part of the steering committee for UNICEF Next Generation London Team. [9] In 2016, she founded the #CookForSyria movement with Clerkenwellboy. [10] The movement raised money for UNICEF's Syria appeal in London, Sydney [11] and Melbourne [12] to date. It also produced two cookbook, Cook For Syria the Recipe Book (2016). [13] and Bake For Syria (2018).
Guen has fronted campaigns for Jack Wills Young Briton's, [14] Urban Outfitters [15] and Clinique's Face Forward. [16]
Guen married in September 2020. [17] She has a daughter. [18]
Hummus, also spelled hommus or houmous, is a Middle Eastern dip, spread, or savory dish made from cooked, mashed chickpeas blended with tahini, lemon juice, and garlic. The standard garnish in the Middle East includes olive oil, a few whole chickpeas, parsley, and paprika.
Serena Jameka Williams is an American former professional tennis player. Widely regarded as one of the greatest tennis players of all time, she was ranked world No. 1 in singles by the Women's Tennis Association (WTA) for 319 weeks, including a joint-record 186 consecutive weeks, and finished as the year-end No. 1 five times. She won 23 Grand Slam women's singles titles, the most in the Open Era, and the second-most of all time. She is the only player to accomplish a Career Golden Slam in both singles and doubles.
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