Karrueche Tran

Karrueche Tran
Born Karrueche Tientrese Tran
(1988-05-17) May 17, 1988[1]
Los Angeles, California, U.S.
Occupation
  • Actress
  • Model
  • Entrepreneur
Years active 2009–present
Website karruechetran.com

Modeling information

Hair color Black
Eye color Brown
Manager Wilhelmina Models[2]
Electric Republic[3]

Karrueche Tientrese Tran (/kəˈruːtʃi tiːənˈtriːz træn/ kə-ROO-chee tee-ən-TREEZ TRAN; born May 17, 1988) is an American actress and model.

Early life

Tran was born in Los Angeles, California.[4] Her mother is Vietnamese, and her father is Jamaican. Tran first attended high school at Fairfax High School before switching schools and later, graduated from Birmingham High School in 2006.[5]

Career

Tran began her career in the fashion industry as a personal shopper. From 2009–2012 she worked at Nordstrom located at the Westfield Topanga mall in Canoga Park, CA. After her spell in retail, Tran worked as free-lance celebrity stylist in Hollywood. She first gained fame when she began dating R&B artist, Chris Brown.[6] She posed as the face of Lady Crooks, the women's division under the streetwear brand Crooks and Castles for their Summer 2013 collection.[7] Tran was also featured in the Spring/Summer 2015 lookbook for Korean-based athletic brand Le Coq Sportif.[8]

Tran has also appeared on the covers of Rolling Out,[9] Flaunt Magazine,[10] Ouch Magazine, The Hundreds,[11] Cliche Magazine, Bleu Magazine[12] and Annex Magazine. In June 2015 Tran had two feature stories on ELLE.com.[13][14]

Tran is also featured in volume one of the photography book, Love West Coast Girls by celebrity photographer Mike Miller.[15]

Tran currently co-stars as Vivian Johnson in the Emmy award-winning web series The Bay The Series. She also appeared in the TV One movie The Fright Nite Files (2014) and 3 Headed Shark Attack in the Summer of 2015.[16] Tran has also gained recognition for her performance as Vanessa Ivy in the fashion web series by StyleHaul titled “Vanity” which is sponsored by the makeup brand Maybelline.[17] In 2014, Tran hosted the BET Awards red carpet and multiple events during the official BET Weekend. Previously she co-hosted the BET show 106 & Park.

Tran is currently signed to Wilhelmina Models LA[2] and is managed by Jacob York[18] of Electric Republic.[3]

Personal life

Karrueche Tran is primarily known for her on-again, off-again relationship with R&B artist Chris Brown. The couple briefly broke up when Brown reconciled with his ex-girlfriend, Barbadian singer and songwriter Rihanna. After their relationship ended, Brown and Tran got back together as a couple. Tran broke up with him after deciding to go their separate ways.[19]

References

  1. ↑ "Karrueche Tran". Hollywood Life. Retrieved 14 August 2016.
  2. 1 2 Nassel, Kenrya (December 23, 2014). "Karrueche Tran Signs Contract With Wilhelmina Models. LA". BET.com. Retrieved September 10, 2015.
  3. 1 2 Wagner, James. "Exclusive Interview: Executive Producer Jacob York Calls Karrueche Tran An Iconic figure". Hip Hop Enquirer. Retrieved July 27, 2015.
  4. ↑ "Karrueche Tran". BET.com. February 20, 2013. Retrieved June 5, 2015.
  5. ↑ Shaun Marq. "Karrueche Tran 101". Vietsun Magazine. Retrieved June 5, 2009.
  6. ↑ Kessler, Robert (May 27, 2015). "Karrueche Tran Sets the Record Straight About Chris Brown Breakup". Yahoo Celebrity. Retrieved June 5, 2015.
  7. ↑ "Karrueche Tran Models for Crooks and Castles". The Source. June 10, 2013. Retrieved July 15, 2015.
  8. ↑ Ashleigh Kim (May 21, 2015). "le coq sportif 2015 Spring/Summer Women's Training Lookbook featuring Karrueche Tran". Hypebeast. Retrieved July 15, 2015.
  9. ↑ A.R. Shaw (January 25, 2013). "Karrueche Tran: Going in for The-Kill". Rolling Out. Retrieved July 20, 2015.
  10. ↑ Treye Green (July 1, 2015). "Topless Karrueche Tran Shows Off Fit Figure In Sexy Photo Shoot For Flaunt After Announcing Wilhemina Models Contract". OK Magazine. Retrieved July 20, 2015.
  11. ↑ Brian Farmer (May 8, 2014). "Karrueche Tran Washes a DeLorean for 'The Hundreds' Magazine". High Snobiety. Retrieved July 20, 2015.
  12. ↑ "KARRUECHE COVERS ISSUE TWO OF BOMBSHELL BY BLEU". Bleu Magazine. September 25, 2013. Retrieved July 20, 2015.
  13. ↑ Julie Schott and Danielle Prescod (June 26, 2015). "How to Date Karrueche Tran". ELLE.com. Retrieved July 20, 2015.
  14. ↑ Julie Schott (June 25, 2015). "8 BEAUTY SECRETS I LEARNED FROM KARRUECHE TRAN". ELLE.com. Retrieved July 20, 2015.
  15. ↑ Miller, Mike; Miller, Shannon (January 1, 2014). Love West Coast Girls (Vol. 1 ed.). Independent Publisher. ISBN 9781495133961.
  16. ↑ Christopher Rosa (June 10, 2015). "Karrueche Tran's New Movie 3 Headed Shark Attack is All You Need This Summer". VH1. Retrieved July 15, 2015.
  17. ↑ Carrie Cummings (May 5, 2015). "StyleHaul Reveals First Scripted Series, Starring Denise Richards and Karrueche Tran". Ad Week. Retrieved July 20, 2015.
  18. ↑ Craig, Shenae (July 10, 2014). ""Rumors Are Funny", Karrueche's Manager Denies Chris Brown Break Up". The Source. The North Star Group. Retrieved August 3, 2015.
  19. ↑ Harrison, Lily (May 27, 2015). "Karrueche Tran Talks Rihanna Comparisons: She's Beautiful". E! Online. Retrieved June 5, 2015.
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