Wang Shaw-lan | |
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王效蘭 | |
Born | 1941 (age 82–83)
Chongqing, China |
Alma mater | Shih Hsin University |
Occupation(s) | fashion house and newspaper owner |
Parent(s) |
Wang Tiwu Zhao Yuxian |
Wang Shaw-lan ( Chinese: 王效蘭; pinyin: Wáng Xiàolán; born 1941) is a Taiwanese businesswoman who serves as the publisher of the United Daily News and the publishing-ceased Min Sheng Bao in Taiwan. [1] She studied at Shih Hsin University, graduating in 1964. [2]
She was born in Chongqing but the roots of her family are from Zhejiang. She has four younger siblings. [3] In 1947, her father Wang Tiwu, a colonel in the army of Chiang Kai-shek, traveled to Taiwan and founded the newspaper United Daily News, in 1951. [3] Wang studied journalism in Taipei and then worked as a reporter at the United Daily News. [3] She married an air force pilot and lived in Switzerland with her husband. [3] She was asked by her father to return to Taiwan and run the newspaper. [3]
In August 2001, through her holding Harmonie SA, Wang bought Lanvin, the oldest fashion house still in operation, from L'Oréal. [3] [4] During the same year, Wang hired Alber Elbaz as Lanvin's designer. [5]
Shaw-Lan was the director of both Min Sheng Bao and the Europe Journal until 2006 and 2009. [2]
She earned two Legion of Honor awards as well as a Chevalier de l'Ordre des Arts et des Lettres award from France. [2]