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.  Her win caused a media frenzy, and "Chloe Dao" quickly became a household name. 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.  She was the keynote speaker for 20,000 graduates at Houston Community College's Class of 2008 Commencement, and was invited to a special conference celebrating Asian American Heritage month with President George W. Bush.

In January 2007, Dao's designs were featured in the Smithsonian Museum in the "Exit Saigon, Enter Little Saigon" exhibit. Dao's reputation for understanding women and their bodies landed her a contract with Dove as their national spokesperson for the "Sleeveless Ready" campaign. And during Spring 2007 New York Fashion Week, LensCrafters chose Dao as the featured designer and panelist to discuss eyewear's role as the "it" accessory. In 2008, Dao debuted her line Simply Chloe Dao exclusive to QVC, and in March 2008 launched her Dao Chloe Dao wholesale line with showrooms in New York and Dallas.  Her effortless style and modern sensibility lead her to partner with bag and travel gear maker Nuo Tech to create the Dao Chloe Dao line of mobile technology and travel accessories in Spring 2009.

Hung Huynh

Chef Hung Huynh's commitment to simple, classic French and Asian cuisine all began in his family's restaurant in Pittsfield, Massachusetts.  Born in Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam, Chef Hung officially began his culinary training at age nine in the family's restaurant under his mother Tran Thoung.

Growing up, Chef Hung supported himself in high school by cooking at the Red Lion Inn and Wheatleigh Hotel in Lenox, Massachusetts.  Unable to afford cooking school, Hung took a job in Puerto Rico at a teppanyaki restaurant, entertaining customers using a phony Asian accent and putting his knife skills on display, paying for his education at the Culinary Institute of America (CIA.)

After graduating from the CIA in 2002, Chef Hung worked his way through many of Manhattan's top kitchens including Lespinasse and Per Se.  In 2006, he moved to Las Vegas, NV to work as Executive Sous Chef at the legendary Guy Savoy.  In 2007, on a whim, Chef Hung attended an open casting call for Season Three's "Top Chef" and was chosen to compete in Bravo TV's reality cooking show, ultimately gaining the title of Top Chef against 15 other hand selected chefs from around the country.

Since winning the Top Chef title, Chef Hung has traveled around the world experiencing different types of cuisines.  He now serves as the Executive Chef at Ajna Bar in New York City.

Chef Hung Huynh has been featured in publications around the country, including Food & Wine, In Touch, People, New York Magazine, New York Times, New York Post, and New York Daily News.  Hung has made numerous television appearances including The Today Show.

Tammy and Victor Jih

Tammy and Victor Jih, as a Brother-Sister team, won the 14th edition of The Amazing Race on CBS.

Tammy Jih was born and raised in Los Gatos, California. She received a B.A. in International Relations from Standford University in 2003, and then a J.D. from Harvard Law School in 2006. Tammy practiced business litigation at Quinn Emanuel Urquhart & Sullivan, LLP for the past four years, and is now about to take on a new position as general litigation counsel at Google in Mountain View. Tammy, along with Victor, won the 14th edition of The Amazing Race on CBS.

Victor Jih is a partner in O’Melveny & Myers LLP Century City office, a member of the Business and Trial and Litigation Practice, and a member of The American Lawyer’s 2004 “Litigation Department of the Year.”  Victor has significant experience in a broad selection of complex litigation matters, at both the trial and appellate levels.  His areas of practice include entertainment, copyright and trademark, First Amendment, unfair competition, contract and other commercial disputes in forums across the nation, including the Eastern District of Virginia, Louisiana State Court, and throughout California.  Major clients whom Victor has served in recent years include computer software companies and hardware manufacturers, major motion picture studios, national rental-car companies, and other large companies in the Internet, entertainment, and retail industries. Victor, along with Tammy, won the 14th edition of The Amazing Race on CBS.  He is back to his job as a litigation partner at O’Melveny & Myers LLP.

Pamela Ling

Pamela Ling is an Associate Professor of Medicine at the University of California San Francisco, where she conducts research on tobacco, media, and social marketing to young people.  Dr. Ling’s research is used to counter-engineering tobacco industry marketing to improve tobacco control campaigns for young people.  She also has special interest in the global proliferation of U.S. tobacco marketing strategies, marketing to women, using market research to guide public health interventions, and new smokeless tobacco marketing strategies.  Dr. Ling’s clinical work is in general internal medicine.

Pamela Ling is also known for her role as a housemate on MTV’s The Real World, San Francisco in 1994.  The show featured Pedro Zamora, a 22 year old AIDS educator whose story established a milestone in AIDS awareness among the general public.  Since Pedro’s death in 1994, Pam has worked in AIDS education, speaking to young people and working on HIV prevention campaigns.  Dr. Ling received her bachelor’s degree from Harvard/Radcliffe in History and Science, and her MD from the UCSF School of Medicine.  She completed her residency in Internal Medicine at the UCSF/San Francisco General Hospital Primary Care program, where she emphasized adolescents and AIDS clinical care.  She received her Masters degree in Public Health from UC Berkeley.