Chloe Dao

After a long journey of ten months, Chloe Dao emerged as the winner of Bravo’s Emmy nominated Project Runway 2 on March 8, 2006. Dao won the hearts of America with her mild honest demeanor and earned the votes of judges Heidi Klum, Michael Kors, Nina Garcia and special guest judge Debra Messing with her technical mastery, business savvy, and creativity.

Dao was featured on NBC’s Today and Access Hollywood, CNN’s American Morning, ABC’s The View and E!’s Inside Edition. Major national and international magazines such as People, Time, US Weekly, Forbes, Forbes Asia, Star, WWD, and New York Times covered this success story of an immigrant living out her American dream. Her latest coverage includes a 3 page editorial in Elle Vietnam. She has appeared on Bravo’s The Little Couple twice designing custom pieces for Dr. Jennifer Arnold.

In January 2007, Dao’s designs were featured in the Smithsonian Museum in the “Exit Saigon, Enter Little Saigon” exhibit.  Dao reached the masses this year when she debuted on QVC with three consecutive sell-out appearances with her line Simply Chloe Dao, exclusive to QVC. Her effortless style and modern sensibility lead her to partner with bag and travel gear maker Nuo Tech to create a line mobile technology and travel accessories. Her NUO bags are available in over 1200 Staple stores throughout the US. Last year, she launched a bridal collection which was well received both by brides and press. The ready-to-wear and bridal collections are available through chloedao.com.

Her boutique LOT 8 was established in 2000 and continues to be a shopping destination for locals and visitors from around the world.  Dao also devotes her time to philanthropic efforts and is very active in the community with organizations like Dress for Success and Think Pink.