Carolina Herrera

For the Venezuelan beauty pageant winner and actress, see Astrid Carolina Herrera.

Carolina Herrera
Herrera in 2007
Born
María Carolina Josefina Pacanins y Niño[1]

(1939-01-08) 8 January 1939 (age 85)
Caracas, Venezuela
Citizenship
  • Venezuela
  • United States
Labels
  • Carolina Herrera New York
  • CH Carolina Herrera
Spouses
  • Guillermo Behrens Tello
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    ​
    (m. 1957; div. 1964)​
  • Reinaldo Herrera Guevara
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    ​
    (m. 1968)​
Children4

Carolina Herrera (born María Carolina Josefina Pacanins y Niño; 8 January 1939[2]) is a Venezuelan American fashion designer.[3] Known for her personal style, she founded her namesake brand in 1980. Herrera has dressed various First Ladies of the United States, including Jacqueline Onassis, Laura Bush, Michelle Obama, and Melania Trump.[4][5][6]

  1. ^ Cite error: The named reference VogueEs was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  2. ^ "La Vanguardia Ediciones Newspaper, Jan. 22, 2013 – Subject Page – Carolina Herrera". Archived from the original on 10 July 2015. Retrieved 22 January 2013.
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  4. ^ Tuck, Lauren (21 January 2017). "Melania Trump Helped Hervé Pierre Design Her Inaugural Ball Gown". Archived from the original on 11 May 2023. Retrieved 21 January 2017.
  5. ^ Morris, Bernadine (4 January 1994). "For Carolina Herrera, Tranquillity Amid Success". The New York Times. Archived from the original on 31 August 2017. Retrieved 5 December 2012.
  6. ^ "Vanity Fair". Vanity Fair. Archived from the original on 27 June 2013. Retrieved 16 March 2013.