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	Jean Yip (born 1958) is the founder of the eponymous beauty and wellness company - the Jean Yip Group - that has grown to become an iconic name brand in Singapore. With beginnings as a hairstylist understudy to Sylvia Kho<ref>"[https://www.roots.sg/learn/collections/listing/1134395 A bridal headdress by Sylvia Kho]". ''Roots.sg''. Accessed on 31 March 2020.</ref> in the 1970s, Jean opened her first salon at Katong Plaza in 1982.<ref>Jean Yip Singapore. “[https://www.facebook.com/pg/jeanyipSG/about/?ref=page_internal About]”. ''Facebook''. Accessed on 13 March 2020.</ref><ref> “[https://library.superbrands.com/online-ebook-html5/Singapore%20Volume%2010/54/index.html Jean Yip Group]”. ''SUPERBRANDS VOLUME X''. Accessed on 13 March 2020.</ref> Jean is also the mother of ~~local~~ actress, Cheryl Wee.<ref>Hon, Jing Yi. “[https://www.todayonline.com/entertainment/television/mata-mata-star-cheryl-wee-work-mom-jean-yip-after-series-ends Mata Mata star Cheryl Wee to work for mom Jean Yip after series ends]”. ''TodayOnline''. June 27, 2015. Accessed on 17 March 2020.</ref>		Jean Yip (born 1958) is the founder of the eponymous beauty and wellness company - the Jean Yip Group - that has grown to become an iconic name brand in Singapore. With beginnings as a hairstylist understudy to Sylvia Kho<ref>"[https://www.roots.sg/learn/collections/listing/1134395 A bridal headdress by Sylvia Kho]". ''Roots.sg''. Accessed on 31 March 2020.</ref> in the 1970s, Jean opened her first salon at Katong Plaza in 1982.<ref>Jean Yip Singapore. “[https://www.facebook.com/pg/jeanyipSG/about/?ref=page_internal About]”. ''Facebook''. Accessed on 13 March 2020.</ref><ref> “[https://library.superbrands.com/online-ebook-html5/Singapore%20Volume%2010/54/index.html Jean Yip Group]”. ''SUPERBRANDS VOLUME X''. Accessed on 13 March 2020.</ref> Jean is also the mother of former actress and entrepreneur, [[Cheryl Wee]].<ref>Hon, Jing Yi. “[https://www.todayonline.com/entertainment/television/mata-mata-star-cheryl-wee-work-mom-jean-yip-after-series-ends Mata Mata star Cheryl Wee to work for mom Jean Yip after series ends]”. ''TodayOnline''. June 27, 2015. Accessed on 17 March 2020.</ref>

	==Background==		==Background==

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	After secondary school, Jean secretly enrolled in a nine-month hairdressing programme at a local hairdressing school despite her father’s objections.<ref>“[https://library.superbrands.com/online-ebook-html5/Singapore%20Volume%2010/54/index.html Jean Yip Group]”. ''SUPERBRANDS VOLUME X''. Accessed on 13 March 2020.</ref><ref>Low, JingYi. “[https://vulcanpost.com/186481/10-female-entrepreneurs/ 10 Power Women In Singapore And The Experiences That Shaped Them]”. ''Vulcan Post''. 2015. Accessed on 13 March 2020.</ref> She sought financial support from her mother to afford the $3,000 programme.<ref>Tan, Lauren. “[https://www.prestigeonline.com/sg/people-events/the-fairest-of-them-all/ The Fairest of Them All]”. ''Prestige''. November 4, 2016. Accessed on 16 March 2020.</ref> Jean’s father eventually acknowledged her passion and urged her to “learn from the best”.<ref>Low, JingYi. “[https://vulcanpost.com/186481/10-female-entrepreneurs/ 10 Power Women In Singapore And The Experiences That Shaped Them]”. ''Vulcan Post''. 2015. Accessed on 13 March 2020.</ref> Heeding her father’s advice, Jean moved to London and enrolled in the prestigious Allan International Hairdressing School and Vidal Sassoon.<ref>“[https://library.superbrands.com/online-ebook-html5/Singapore%20Volume%2010/54/index.html Jean Yip Group]”. ''SUPERBRANDS VOLUME X''. Accessed on 13 March 2020.</ref> She worked at various salons in London for two years before heading back to Singapore.<ref>Tan, Lauren. “[https://www.prestigeonline.com/sg/people-events/the-fairest-of-them-all/ The Fairest of Them All]”. ''Prestige''. November 4, 2016. Accessed on 16 March 2020.</ref>		After secondary school, Jean secretly enrolled in a nine-month hairdressing programme at a local hairdressing school despite her father’s objections.<ref>“[https://library.superbrands.com/online-ebook-html5/Singapore%20Volume%2010/54/index.html Jean Yip Group]”. ''SUPERBRANDS VOLUME X''. Accessed on 13 March 2020.</ref><ref>Low, JingYi. “[https://vulcanpost.com/186481/10-female-entrepreneurs/ 10 Power Women In Singapore And The Experiences That Shaped Them]”. ''Vulcan Post''. 2015. Accessed on 13 March 2020.</ref> She sought financial support from her mother to afford the $3,000 programme.<ref>Tan, Lauren. “[https://www.prestigeonline.com/sg/people-events/the-fairest-of-them-all/ The Fairest of Them All]”. ''Prestige''. November 4, 2016. Accessed on 16 March 2020.</ref> Jean’s father eventually acknowledged her passion and urged her to “learn from the best”.<ref>Low, JingYi. “[https://vulcanpost.com/186481/10-female-entrepreneurs/ 10 Power Women In Singapore And The Experiences That Shaped Them]”. ''Vulcan Post''. 2015. Accessed on 13 March 2020.</ref> Heeding her father’s advice, Jean moved to London and enrolled in the prestigious Allan International Hairdressing School and the Vidal Sassoon academy.<ref>“[https://library.superbrands.com/online-ebook-html5/Singapore%20Volume%2010/54/index.html Jean Yip Group]”. ''SUPERBRANDS VOLUME X''. Accessed on 13 March 2020.</ref> She worked at various salons in London for two years before heading back to Singapore.<ref>Tan, Lauren. “[https://www.prestigeonline.com/sg/people-events/the-fairest-of-them-all/ The Fairest of Them All]”. ''Prestige''. November 4, 2016. Accessed on 16 March 2020.</ref>

	==Career==		==Career==

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| spouse = Mervin Wee (m. 1986)
| children = Cheryl Wee, Rachel Wee, Russell Wee
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Jean Yip (born 1958) is the founder of the eponymous beauty and wellness company - the Jean Yip Group - that has grown to become an iconic name brand in Singapore. With beginnings as a hairstylist understudy to Sylvia Kho<ref>"[https://www.roots.sg/learn/collections/listing/1134395 A bridal headdress by Sylvia Kho]". ''Roots.sg''. Accessed on 31 March 2020.</ref> in the 1970s, Jean opened her first salon at Katong Plaza in 1982.<ref>Jean Yip Singapore. “[https://www.facebook.com/pg/jeanyipSG/about/?ref=page_internal About]”. ''Facebook''. Accessed on 13 March 2020.</ref><ref> “[https://library.superbrands.com/online-ebook-html5/Singapore%20Volume%2010/54/index.html Jean Yip Group]”. ''SUPERBRANDS VOLUME X''. Accessed on 13 March 2020.</ref> Jean is also the mother of local actress, Cheryl Wee.<ref>Hon, Jing Yi. “[https://www.todayonline.com/entertainment/television/mata-mata-star-cheryl-wee-work-mom-jean-yip-after-series-ends Mata Mata star Cheryl Wee to work for mom Jean Yip after series ends]”. ''TodayOnline''. June 27, 2015. Accessed on 17 March 2020.</ref>

== Background ==

=== Early life & family ===
Jean grew up in the Bugis area where she had lived in a three-storey shophouse along Malabar street.<ref>Chow, Cecilia. “[https://www.edgeprop.sg/property-news/jean-yip%E2%80%99s-hair-raising-foray-property-development Jean Yip’s hair-raising foray into property development]”. ''EdgeProp''. January 10, 2020. Accessed on 16 March 2020. </ref><ref>Cheong, Suk-wai. ''The Sound of Memories''. Singapore: National Archives of Singapore, 2019. Retrieved from [https://books.google.com.sg/books?id=cYOqDwAAQBAJ&pg=PA64&lpg=PA64&dq=jean+yip+grew+up+bugis+area&source=bl&ots=tZYZobl8Yj&sig=ACfU3U1zR7ulUrMpSyIlWt0_2E4MDtcAAg&hl=en&sa=X&ved=2ahUKEwjo9MfVx6DoAhURbn0KHeZ2DrcQ6AEwFXoECAsQAQ#v=onepage&q=jean%20yip%20grew% Google Books].</ref> Her grandmother, Hoong Xi, ran the famous Yip Kee chicken porridge cum ''zi char'' stall<ref>Leong-Salobir, Cecilia. ''Urban Food Culture: Sydney, Shanghai and Singapore in the Twentieth Century''. New York: Springer Nature America, 2019. Retrieved from [https://books.google.com.sg/books?id=OwGQDwAAQBAJ&pg=PA104&lpg=PA104&dq=jean+yip+malabar+street&source=bl&ots=-Q_kSPK_8w&sig=ACfU3U2O46gP5_0MuEnHQlyCUA5IPJ1ERw&hl=en&sa=X&ved=2ahUKEwiAkqb0yaDoAhUYbisKHZhwCFsQ6AEwEXoECAsQAQ#v=onepage&q=jean%20yip%20malabar Google Books].</ref> while her father owned a hardware business.<ref>Tan, Lauren. “[https://www.prestigeonline.com/sg/people-events/the-fairest-of-them-all/ The Fairest of Them All]”. ''Prestige''. November 4, 2016. Accessed on 16 March 2020.</ref> Jean’s childhood trips to the salon with her grandmother contributed to her early interest in hair and beauty.<ref>Chow, Cecilia. “[https://www.edgeprop.sg/property-news/jean-yip%E2%80%99s-hair-raising-foray-property-development Jean Yip’s hair-raising foray into property development]”. ''EdgeProp''. January 10, 2020. Accessed on 16 March 2020. </ref>

=== Marriage to Mervin Wee (1986) ===
Jean met her husband, Mervin Wee, in 1975 while on a blind date.<ref>“[https://www.blissfulbrides.sg/real-love-last/37/mervin-wee-jean-yip Mervin Wee and Jean Yip]”. ''Blissful Brides''. Accessed on 13 March 2020.</ref> Jean’s father took an instant liking to Mervin, to the point of telling her that he was the man she should marry.<ref>Molok, Natalya. “[https://www.asiaone.com/women/heres-why-family-heirloom-jean-yip-owns-so-meaningful-her Here’s why this family heirloom Jean Yip owns is so meaningful to her]”. ''AsiaOne''. May 13, 2018. Accessed on 13 March 2020.</ref><ref>“[https://www.youngparents.com.sg/family/jean-yips-husband-sold-his-car-and-ate-pork-floss-for-a-month-to-buy-this-for-her/?slide=3 Jean Yip’s husband sold his car and ate pork floss for a month to buy this for her]”. ''Young Parents''. May 8, 2019. Accessed on 13 March 2020.</ref> At the time, both of them were sixteen-year-olds who had a shared passion for hairstyling.<ref>Faizal bin Yahya. ''Singapore Perspectives 2011: Our Inclusive Society: Going Forward''. Singapore: World Scientific Publishing, 2011. Retrieved from [https://books.google.com.sg/books?id=vipqDQAAQBAJ&pg=PA90&lpg=PA90&dq=jean+yip+mervin+wee+1975&source=bl&ots=gfzz0aNeyM&sig=ACfU3U02G8KEbgzBrIcCAD3paTPFxTyxxA&hl=en&sa=X&ved=2ahUKEwis55ySzqDoAhWCTX0KHRJ_D_gQ6AEwFnoECAoQAQ#v=onepage&q=jean%20yip%20mervin%2 Google Books].</ref> Mervin eventually joined his future wife's salon in 1984.<ref>“[https://library.superbrands.com/online-ebook-html5/Singapore%20Volume%2010/54/index.html Jean Yip Group]”. ''SUPERBRANDS VOLUME X''. Accessed on 13 March 2020.</ref><ref>“[https://www.singaporememory.sg/contents/SMA-bde5a3c2-468a-44f7-8958-4b684b14ee7f Jean Yip Group]”. ''Singapore Memory Project''. Accessed on 17 March 2020.</ref>

Mervin proposed to Jean in 1985 after ten years of dating.<ref>Molok, Natalya. “[https://www.womensweekly.com.sg/gallery/family/find-out-why-this-necklace-jean-yip-owns-is-so-meaningful-to-her/ Find Out Why This Family Heirloom Jean Yip Owns Is So Meaningful To Her]”. ''Women’s Weekly''. May 7, 2018. Accessed on 17 March 2020.</ref><ref>“[https://www.blissfulbrides.sg/real-love-last/37/mervin-wee-jean-yip Mervin Wee and Jean Yip]”. ''Blissful Brides''. Accessed on 13 March 2020.</ref> They got married in January 1986 at the Mandarin Hotel.<ref>Tan, Lauren. “[https://www.prestigeonline.com/sg/people-events/the-fairest-of-them-all/ The Fairest of Them All]”. ''Prestige''. November 4, 2016. Accessed on 17 March 2020.</ref> Heeding the advice of her grandmother, Jean and Mervin spent about HKD$35,000 (S$5,860) on a carefully chosen antique ''kua'' (a Chinese wedding garment) from Shanghai.<ref>“[https://www.youngparents.com.sg/family/jean-yips-husband-sold-his-car-and-ate-pork-floss-for-a-month-to-buy-this-for-her/?slide=4 Jean Yip’s husband sold his car and ate pork floss for a month to buy this for her]”. ''Young Parents''. May 8, 2018. Accessed on 16 March 2020.</ref><ref>Natalya, Molok. “[https://www.womensweekly.com.sg/gallery/family/find-out-why-this-necklace-jean-yip-owns-is-so-meaningful-to-her/ Find Out Why This Family Heirloom Jean Yip Owns Is So Meaningful To Her]”. ''Women’s Weekly''. May 7, 2018. Accessed on 16 March 2020.</ref> Considered as a family heirloom, Jean’s daughters have also donned their mother’s ''kua'' on their respective wedding days.

=== Children ===
Jean and Mervin have three children<ref>Tan, Celine. “[https://www.8days.sg/sceneandheard/celebrities/this-baby-saved-my-life-says-seven-months-pregnant-cheryl-wee-9909364 ”This Baby Saved My Life”, Says Seven-Months-Pregnant Cheryl Wee]”. ''8 Days''. January 30, 2018. Accessed on 13 March 2020.</ref> - Cheryl Wee, their eldest daughter,<ref>Wee-Salter, Marianne. “[https://sg.asiatatler.com/society/young-love-introducing-cheryl-wee-and-roy-fong-society-s-new-it-couple Young Love: Introducing Cheryl Wee and Roy Fong, Society’s New It Couple]”. ''Tatler Singapore''. Accessed on 16 March 2020.</ref> Rachel Wee<ref>“[https://www.theweddingscoop.com/features/Rachel_Wee_and_Kens_Mermaid-Themed_Crazy_Rich_Asians_Wedding_in_Singapore Rachel Wee and Ken’s Mermaid-Themed “Crazy Rich Asians” Wedding in Singapore]”. ''the WEDDING scoop''. September 24, 2019. Accessed on 16 March 2020.</ref> and Russell Wee.<ref>Quek, Eunice. “[https://www.asiaone.com/News/Education/Story/A1Story20100308-203284.html Jean forced daughter to return to her studies]”. ''The Straits Times''. March 10, 2010. Accessed on 17 March 2020.</ref><ref>Durai, Jennani. “[https://www.straitstimes.com/singapore/dancing-salsa-in-barcelona Dancing salsa in Barcelona]”. ''The Straits Times''. September 11, 2013. Accessed on 17 March 2020.</ref> In 2018, Jean passed on one of the Yip family heirlooms to her second daughter, Rachel. The heirloom is a jade necklace that Mervin had gifted to Jean before he left for London to learn professional hairdressing.<ref>“[https://www.youngparents.com.sg/family/jean-yips-husband-sold-his-car-and-ate-pork-floss-for-a-month-to-buy-this-for-her/?slide=4 Jean Yip’s husband sold his car and ate pork floss for a month to buy this for her]”. ''Young Parents''. May 8, 2018. Accessed on 16 March 2020.</ref><ref>Molok, Natalya. “[https://www.womensweekly.com.sg/gallery/family/find-out-why-this-necklace-jean-yip-owns-is-so-meaningful-to-her/ Find Out Why This Family Heirloom Jean Yip Owns Is So Meaningful To Her]”. ''Women’s Weekly''. May 7, 2018. Accessed on 17 March 2020.</ref>

=== Education ===
After secondary school, Jean secretly enrolled in a nine-month hairdressing programme at a local hairdressing school despite her father’s objections.<ref>“[https://library.superbrands.com/online-ebook-html5/Singapore%20Volume%2010/54/index.html Jean Yip Group]”. ''SUPERBRANDS VOLUME X''. Accessed on 13 March 2020.</ref><ref>Low, JingYi. “[https://vulcanpost.com/186481/10-female-entrepreneurs/ 10 Power Women In Singapore And The Experiences That Shaped Them]”. ''Vulcan Post''. 2015. Accessed on 13 March 2020.</ref> She sought financial support from her mother to afford the $3,000 programme.<ref>Tan, Lauren. “[https://www.prestigeonline.com/sg/people-events/the-fairest-of-them-all/ The Fairest of Them All]”. ''Prestige''. November 4, 2016. Accessed on 16 March 2020.</ref> Jean’s father eventually acknowledged her passion and urged her to “learn from the best”.<ref>Low, JingYi. “[https://vulcanpost.com/186481/10-female-entrepreneurs/ 10 Power Women In Singapore And The Experiences That Shaped Them]”. ''Vulcan Post''. 2015. Accessed on 13 March 2020.</ref> Heeding her father’s advice, Jean moved to London and enrolled in the prestigious Allan International Hairdressing School and Vidal Sassoon.<ref>“[https://library.superbrands.com/online-ebook-html5/Singapore%20Volume%2010/54/index.html Jean Yip Group]”. ''SUPERBRANDS VOLUME X''. Accessed on 13 March 2020.</ref> She worked at various salons in London for two years before heading back to Singapore.<ref>Tan, Lauren. “[https://www.prestigeonline.com/sg/people-events/the-fairest-of-them-all/ The Fairest of Them All]”. ''Prestige''. November 4, 2016. Accessed on 16 March 2020.</ref>

== Career ==

=== Before founding Jean Yip ===
Jean kickstarted her career in Singapore by first becoming an understudy to Sylvia Khoo, an established bridal hairstylist in the 1970s.<ref>Tan, Lauren. “[https://www.prestigeonline.com/sg/people-events/the-fairest-of-them-all/ The Fairest of Them All]”. ''Prestige''. November 4, 2016. Accessed on 16 March 2020.</ref> As a testament to Jean’s skills, an appointment with her would have cost $500 - which was reportedly $200 above the market rate at the time.<ref>Tan, Lauren. “[https://www.prestigeonline.com/sg/people-events/the-fairest-of-them-all/ The Fairest of Them All]”. ''Prestige''. November 4, 2016. Accessed on 16 March 2020.</ref> After her stint as an understudy, Jean worked at a family-owned salon in Marine Parade.<ref>“[https://library.superbrands.com/online-ebook-html5/Singapore%20Volume%2010/54/index.html Jean Yip Group]”. ''SUPERBRANDS VOLUME X''. Accessed on 13 March 2020.</ref>

=== Jean Yip Group ===
In 1982, Jean opened Jean Yip Hair Studio at Katong Plaza.<ref>Soh, Kristen Juliet. “[https://dailyvanity.sg/news/singapore-beauty-brands-we-love/ Internationally-Acclaimed STRIP Is A Local Beauty Brand? We Share More About Them & 4 Other Singapore Brands We Love]”. ''Daily Vanity''. August 5, 2015. Accessed on 13 March 2020.</ref><ref>“[http://jeanyipgroup.com/company-overview/ Company Overview]”. ''Jean Yip Group''. Accessed on 16 March 2020.</ref> She was barely 24 years old at the time. Since then, the Jean Yip brand has expanded across Singapore, with over 70 outlets across Malaysia, Indonesia and China as well.<ref>Loh, Genevieve. “‘[https://cnaluxury.channelnewsasia.com/people/cheryl-wee-husband-roy-fong-jean-yip-business-12155774 We don’t live for ourselves’: Motherhood helped Cheryl Wee fight eating disorders]”. ''CNA Luxury''. Accessed on 16 March 2020.</ref><ref>“[https://sg.asiatatler.com/people/jean-yip Jean Yip]”. ''Tatler Singapore''. Accessed on 13 March 2020.</ref> As of 2020, Jean Yip has a team of over 800 creative hairstylists and professional beauty therapists.<ref>Jean Yip Singapore. “[https://www.facebook.com/pg/jeanyipSG/about/?ref=page_internal About]”. ''Facebook''. Accessed on 13 March 2020.</ref><ref>“[http://jeanyipgroup.com/company-overview/ Company Overview]”. ''Jean Yip Group''. Accessed on 16 March 2020.</ref><ref>“[https://library.superbrands.com/online-ebook-html5/Singapore%20Volume%2010/54/index.html Jean Yip Group]”. ''SUPERBRANDS VOLUME X''. Accessed on 13 March 2020.</ref>

== Awards & accolades ==
{| class="wikitable"
!Year
!Award Title
!Awarding Organisation
!Refs.
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|2016
|Singapore Tatler Award for Business
|Singapore Tatler
|<ref>Cheok, Susanah. “[https://sg.asiatatler.com/society/singapore-tatler-award-for%C2%A0business-2016-mervin-wee-and-jean-yip Singapore Tatler award for Business 2016---Mervin Wee And Jean Yip]”. ''Singapore Tatler''. November 8, 2016. Accessed on 17 March 2020.</ref>
|-
|2015
|Top 10 Most Inspiring Businesswomen In Singapore
|Top 10 of Asia
|<ref>“[http://www.top10asia.org/main/rankings/top-10-most-inspiring-businesswomen-in-singapore/ Top 10 Most Inspiring Businesswomen In Singapore]”. ''Top 10 Asia''. October 25, 2015. Accessed on 17 March 2020.</ref>
|-
|2003
|Entrepreneur of the Year Award
|ASME Singapore
|<ref>“[https://www.singaporememory.sg/contents/SMA-bde5a3c2-468a-44f7-8958-4b684b14ee7f Jean Yip Group]”. ''Singapore Memory Project''. April 27, 2015. Accessed on 17 March 2020.</ref><ref>“[http://jeanyipgroup.com/promotion-jy/milestones/ Milestones]”. ''Jean Yip Group''. Accessed on 17 March 2020.</ref>
|}

== References / Citations ==
[[Category:People of Interest]]