Carolina Herrera

Carolina Herrera (born January 8, 1939) is a Venezuelan fashion designer and entrepreneur. Born in Caracas, Venezuela, Herrera has been based in New York City since 1981. In 1980, she founded her eponymous label. , son of José and Laura Herrera) was a prominent member of the Venezuelan socialist movement, also known as the VOA of the 1960s, and was elected to the Parliament in 1993. She was elected mayor in 1994 using a majority of 1.16%. She was expelled at the end of 1996 from Venezuela. She entered Chile in 1997 as a refugee from the Philippines; later in 2008 she became the mayor of Córdoba,...

• Born: María Carolina Josefina Pacanins y Niño (1939-01-08) 8 January 1939 (age 81) Caracas, Venezuela
• Nationality: Venezuelan, American
• Label(s): Carolina Herrera New York CH Carolina Herrera
• Spouse(s): Guillermo Behrens Tello ​ ​ (m. 1957; div. 1964) ​ Reinaldo Herrera Guevara ​ ​ (m. after 1968) ​
• Children: 4
• Type: Private
• Industry: Luxury Clothing
• Founded: 1980
• Headquarters: New York City, New York, United States
• Key people: Carolina Herrera
• Products: Clothes, fragrance
• Website: http://www.carolinaherrera.com