Lisa Selesner
Lisa Selesner (professional name Lisa S) is a Hong Kong-based American model and television and radio host. She has been a video jockey on the music channel Channel [V] and host of the RTHK English-language program The In Show, and she co-founded the beauty subscription e-commerce company Glamabox; she is the wife of actor Daniel WuDaniel WuDaniel Wu is a Chinese American actor, director, and producer born and raised in California. After graduating in architecture from the University of Oregon in 1997, he moved to Hong Kong, where he rose to fame with Chinese-language films such as City of Glass, New Police Story, and One Nite in Mongkok, and his self-written and self-directed The Heavenly Kings won him the Best New Director award at the Hong Kong Film Awards; from 2015 he starred in and produced the AMC martial arts series Into the Badlands, and he has since played major roles in American productions including Warcraft, Tomb Raider, and the Disney+ series American Born Chinese.Open the full entry.
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Early Life: Born in Monaco, Raised in New York
Selesner was born in Monte Carlo, Monaco, and grew up in New York, where she was discovered by a talent scout at age 14 and began modeling. In 2007, she said that her stepfather, Gary SelesnerGary SelesnerGary Selesner was an American gaming and resort executive who served as president of Caesars Palace in Las Vegas from 2005 to 2022, the longest tenure of any president in the resort’s history; during his tenure, the resort brought in several celebrity chef restaurants, resident headliners, and the first Nobu Hotel.Open the full entry, was then president of Caesars PalaceCaesars PalaceCaesars Palace is an ancient Rome-themed casino resort hotel on the Las Vegas Strip in Las Vegas, Nevada, United States. Opened on August 5, 1966, by hotel developer Jay Sarno, it is known for its ancient Roman-themed architecture, the Forum Shops mall, and the Colosseum theater. Since 2017, its real estate has been owned by VICI Properties and leased and operated by Caesars Entertainment.Open the full entry in Las Vegas and that she had grown up around the gambling industry, but that her parents had never pressured her to join the family business; she left home and began traveling at 16.[1][2][1][3][3][3]
She began riding at age seven, and riding and training horses is a long-standing passion of hers.[2]
2000Moving to Hong Kong and Rising to Fame as Lisa S
In 2000, Selesner moved to Hong Kong and, because people there found the surname Selesner hard to pronounce, adopted Lisa S as her professional name. She became a well-known model in Hong Kong, walking in couture runway shows and appearing in advertising campaigns for Citibank, De Beers diamonds, and Olay skincare.[1][1]
September 2008Becoming a Video Jockey on Channel [V]
In September 2008, Selesner became a video jockey (VJ) on the music channel Channel [V], hosting Video, which aired Mondays at 5 p.m., and guest-hosting programs such as The [V] Countdown. She said she hoped to establish herself as a host over the next five to ten years rather than relying indefinitely on the fame of her partner, Daniel Wu.[1][1][1]
October 2011Co-Founding Glamabox
In October 2011, Glamabox, the beauty subscription e-commerce company co-founded by Selesner, launched in Hong Kong, with subscribers paying monthly to receive four to five beauty products from a variety of brands; on December 12 of that year, Glamabox launched the online beauty magazine Glamazine, to which Selesner also contributed. At the time, the service covered Hong Kong, Taiwan, Singapore, Malaysia, and mainland China.[4][4][4][4][4][4][4]
2012Hosting The In Show on RTHK
In 2012, Selesner hosted The In Show, an English-language program on Radio Television Hong Kong (RTHK), discussing the latest happenings around town with guests including DJs, entertainers, and fashion designers; she said she had gradually lost interest in fashion work and decided to step away from the fashion industry. In the roughly five years before that, she had hosted television programs including the TVB lifestyle show Dolce Vita and the Asian modeling reality show Supermodel Me, as well as many public events.[2][2][2]
During the same period, she co-owned a bar on Wyndham Street.[2]