Rosalina Tran Lydster (born September 16, 1962) is a

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jewelry designer. She was co-designer of the

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for the

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competition.

Early life and education

Rosalina Lydster was born in

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to Hai Vo, a jeweler for Vietnam’s first lady and other

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socialites. Her father Charles TRAN was a trained architect. The family owned a jewelry business that catered to high-end clients. They later moved to The United States in the 1970s and continued the jewelry business in

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. Lydster studied business at

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and continued her studies at the Fashion Institute of Design & Merchandising.

Career

After graduation, Lydster began her career as an investment banker. She had been designing wedding bands and other pieces for friends until deciding to found her company of Jewelry by Rosalina in 2001. In 2005, she was named as one of the official jewelers for the 2006 Academy Awards. In 2008, Lydster was selected as the co-designer for the Miss Universe Crown 2008 competition. and as a preliminary judge for the Miss Universe 2008 and 2009 competition. In 2019, she became a co-executive producer for House of Ho, a "

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" on

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. House of Ho is the first Vietnamese reality show on a major network. Lydster is the CEO of Rosalina Entertainment and Northwest 360. Rosalina was nominated by apl.de.ap for the Asian American Pacific Islander History in 2021: The GMA Inspiration list.

References

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