Age, Biography and Wiki
Tina Chow (Bettina Louise Lutz) was born on 18 April, 1950 in Lakewood, Ohio, U.S., is an American model, fashion icon (1950–1992). Discover Tina Chow's Biography, Age, Height, Physical Stats, Dating/Affairs, Family and career updates. Learn How rich is she in this year and how she spends money? Also learn how she earned most of networth at the age of 42 years old?
Popular As |
Bettina Louise Lutz |
Occupation |
Model, jewelry designer |
Age |
42 years old |
Zodiac Sign |
Aries |
Born |
18 April 1950 |
Birthday |
18 April |
Birthplace |
Lakewood, Ohio, U.S. |
Date of death |
1992 |
Died Place |
Pacific Palisades, Los Angeles, California, U.S. |
Nationality |
United States
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She is a member of famous Model with the age 42 years old group.
Tina Chow Height, Weight & Measurements
At 42 years old, Tina Chow height not available right now. We will update Tina Chow's Height, weight, Body Measurements, Eye Color, Hair Color, Shoe & Dress size soon as possible.
Physical Status |
Height |
Not Available |
Weight |
Not Available |
Body Measurements |
Not Available |
Eye Color |
Not Available |
Hair Color |
Not Available |
Who Is Tina Chow's Husband?
Her husband is Michael Chow (m. 1972-1989)
Family |
Parents |
Not Available |
Husband |
Michael Chow (m. 1972-1989) |
Sibling |
Not Available |
Children |
2, including China |
Tina Chow Net Worth
Her net worth has been growing significantly in 2023-2024. So, how much is Tina Chow worth at the age of 42 years old? Tina Chow’s income source is mostly from being a successful Model. She is from United States. We have estimated Tina Chow's net worth, money, salary, income, and assets.
Net Worth in 2024 |
$1 Million - $5 Million |
Salary in 2024 |
Under Review |
Net Worth in 2023 |
Pending |
Salary in 2023 |
Under Review |
House |
Not Available |
Cars |
Not Available |
Source of Income |
Model |
Tina Chow Social Network
Timeline
Her mother, Mona Furuki, was Japanese, while her father, Walter Edmund Lutz (1910–2003), was an American of German descent.
Walter Lutz met Mona Furuki on Christmas Day 1945, while serving with the United States Army in occupied Japan.
Chow's sister is artist, designer and actress Adelle Lutz.
Tina Chow (born Bettina Louise Lutz, April 18, 1950 – January 24, 1992) was an American model and jewelry designer who was considered an influential fashion icon of the 1970s and 1980s.
She was the second wife of restaurateur Michael Chow, the founder and owner of the Mr. Chow restaurant chain.
Chow was born Bettina Louise Lutz in Lakewood, Ohio.
In the mid-1960s, the family moved from Ohio to Japan, where Chow attended Sophia University.
Both sisters were later discovered by a modeling agent and became the faces of Japanese cosmetic line Shiseido and featured prominently in their ad campaigns from the early 1970s.
She was drawn by illustrator Antonio Lopez and painted by Andy Warhol.
She was also the muse of designers Yves St. Laurent and Issey Miyake.
Chow was cited by fashion magazines for her unique style and her collection of Mariano Fortuny dresses.
She routinely paired inexpensive items with high fashion pieces and mixed feminine and masculine styles simultaneously.
Chow was also noted for her androgynous Eton crop hairstyle which she had cut at a New York barbershop and styled with Dippity Do.
In 1973, Tina married Michael Chow, who owns the Mr. Chow restaurant chain.
The Chows had two children, a daughter China (born 1974) and a son Maximillian (born 1978).
China is a model and an actress.
During the late 1980s, Tina Chow designed and produced several collections of jewelry.
Using rock crystal, gold, silver, wood, bamboo, and silk cording.
In 1985, she was named on the International Best Dressed List.
She had contracted HIV in late 1985 after having an affair with French aristocrat Kim d'Estainville who died of AIDS in January 1990.
She made her diagnosis public in an effort to educate others and continued working as an AIDS activist and with AIDS charities, including Project Angel Food.
Chow continued designing jewelry.
Chow moved to California, where she chose to treat her illness with meditation and a macrobiotic diet.
In 1987, the first collection was sold at Bergdorf Goodman in New York, Maxfield's in Los Angeles, at Ultimo in Chicago, and later (from 1988) at Gallerie Naila Monbrison in Paris.
Perhaps one of the best known pieces in the collection is the "Kyoto Bracelet," which is a woven bamboo bangle which encases seven rough rock crystals or rose quartz in their natural form.
The crystals, left loose inside the bamboo casing, rattle around as the wearer moves about.
For the bamboo wrapping and basketry work in the collection Chow enlisted Kosuge Shochikudo, one of Japan's master craftsmen in the art of bamboo.
Chow was Talking Heads frontman David Byrne's sister-in-law, through his 1987-2004 marriage to Adelle Lutz.
After her marriage to Michael Chow ended, Tina Chow began to drift away from the party lifestyle for which the couple had become known.
She became an AIDS activist after having lost many friends to the disease.
In April 1988, designer Calvin Klein accessorized the showing of his Fall/Winter 1988/89 collection with Chow's jewelry.
The couple divorced in November 1989.
In June 1989, Chow was diagnosed with AIDS.
On January 24, 1992, she died of complications from AIDS at her home in Pacific Palisades at the age of 41.