Susie Coelho

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Susie Coelho
Born (1953-12-07) December 7, 1953 (age 70)
Cuckfield, Sussex, England
Alma materAmerican University
Spouses
(m. 1981; div. 1984)
  • Robert Rounds
(m. 2017)
Children2: Hailey Rounds and Hutton Rounds

Susie Coelho (born December 7, 1953) is an American television personality, author, and businesswoman.[1]

Early life

Susie Coelho was born in

Washington DC
.

Career

Early in her career, Coelho worked as a model signed to Ford Models,[7] an actress, and entertainment reporter. In 1982, she played the role of an art teacher in the film Breakin' 2: Electric Boogaloo. In 1983, as a journalist, she travelled to India to interview Phoolan Devi, known as “The Bandit Queen” of Central India, while she was a fugitive from justice.[5] She also co-founded the restaurant Bono's in Hollywood, in addition to the fashion boutique A Star is Worn.[citation needed]

In 1997, Susie Coelho founded Susie Coelho Enterprises, Inc.[8] She was an on-air contributor to The View and the Today Show.[9] She was the host of the HGTV television series Surprise Gardener[10] and Outer Spaces. She has also authored four lifestyle books, Everyday Styling (Simon & Schuster 2002), Styling for Entertaining (Simon & Schuster 2004),[11] Secrets of a Style Diva: A Get-Inspired Guide to Your Creative Side (Thomas Nelson 2006),[12][13] and Style Your Dream Wedding (Thomas Nelson 2008).[14] She was awarded the Women in Film & Video-DC Women of Vision Awards in 2007.[15]

Design

In 2019, Coelho founded House of Sussex, a fashion accessories brand focusing on collaborations with artists, creating backpacks using former street and tattoo artists designs, and also jewelry.[16] In addition to being for sale, her pieces have been displayed in museums.[16] She has also designed furnishings and accessories for retail: Mervyn's with “Susie Coelho Style”, Grandin Road[17] through a Signature Collection, and QVC with “Susie Coelho Home”.[18]

Personal life

Coelho was married to Sonny Bono from 1981 to 1984, having been in a relationship with him since the mid-1970s.[19][20] She was then married to Robert Rounds with whom she shares two children.[6] She has been married to Michael A. Peel since 2017.[21]

References

  1. ^ "25 time-saving hacks that will add hours back to your week". NBC News. August 12, 2019. Retrieved December 28, 2022.
  2. ^ "Coelho, Susie | Encyclopedia.com". www.encyclopedia.com.
  3. ^ "Susie Coehlo". The Washingtonian. 1982. p. 21.
  4. ^ "Susie Coehlo Mixes Art, Fashion in Pop-up at D Gallery Palm Desert". Palm Springs Life. April 10, 2019. Retrieved January 22, 2020.
  5. ^ a b "Scott's World;NEWLN:Susie Bono went calling on India's bandit queen". UPI.
  6. ^ a b "NAMES &" – via www.washingtonpost.com.
  7. ^ Communications, Emmis (March 3, 2008). "Cincinnati Magazine". Emmis Communications – via Google Books.
  8. ^ Coelho, Susie; consultant, a California lifestyle; Maven, Entertainment (November 18, 2010). "American Excess: Imagine Thanksgiving Without It". NPR.org.
  9. ^ Communications, Emmis (January 3, 2003). "Indianapolis Monthly". Emmis Communications – via Google Books.
  10. ^ Jackson, Sara (February 18, 2011). "Personal Space". richmondmagazine.com.
  11. – via Google Books.
  12. – via Google Books.
  13. ^ "Make sense of scents: Where, when to light your fire". December 23, 2006.
  14. ^ Publishing, Emmis (January 3, 2008). "Cincinnati Wedding". Emmis Publishing – via Google Books.
  15. ^ "Women of Vision Awards | Women in Film and Video of Washington, DC". www.wifv.org.
  16. ^ a b "Susie Coehlo Mixes Art, Fashion in Pop-up at D Gallery Palm Desert". Palm Springs Life. April 10, 2019.
  17. ^ "Entertaining with Susie Coelho". Waterloo Cedar Falls Courier. December 21, 2010.
  18. ^ "Enchanted garden". silive. May 6, 2010.
  19. – via Google Books.
  20. ^ "Please Don't Begrudge Sonny Bono His Due". Los Angeles Times. January 19, 1998.
  21. ^ https://www.nationalacademyhr.org/sites/default/files/Michael%20Peel%202021.pdf