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Vera Ellen Wang was born and raised in New York City and is of Chinese descent.

Her parents were born in Shanghai, China, and came to the United States in the mid-1940s.

Her mother worked as a translator for the United Nations, while her father owned a medicine company.

Wang has one younger brother, Kenneth.

She graduated from The Chapin School in 1967, attended the University of Paris and earned a degree in art history from Sarah Lawrence College.

Wang began figure skating at the age of six.

While in high school, she trained with pairs partner James Stuart, and competed at the 1968 U. S. Figure Skating Championships.

She was featured in Sports Illustrateds Faces in the Crowd in the January 9, 1968 issue.

When she failed to make the US Olympics team, she entered the fashion industry.

Wang continues to enjoy skating, saying, " Skating is multidimensional.