Bonus
A designer of this ethnicity created a 1995 series of clothes on which a leader of her birth country is depicted variously with pigtails, sunglasses, and a bee on his nose. For 10 points each:
[10m] Name this ethnicity of an influencer known as the “lipstick king.” A designer of this ethnicity was Vogue’s youngest-ever editor before becoming the go-to creator of luxury wedding gowns for celebrities.
ANSWER: Chinese [or Chinese-American; accept specific Chinese ethnicities like Han] (The designers are Vivienne Tam, who created the MAO series, and Vera Wang. The “lipstick king” is Li Jiaqi.)
[10e] Before she launched her bridal line, Vera Wang was a design director for this designer. The collared tennis shirts sold by this designer’s namesake brand popularized the term “polo.”
ANSWER: Ralph Lauren [or Ralph Lifshitz; accept Polo Ralph Lauren]
[10h] This Detroit-born Chinese-American designer broke onto the New York scene in the 1990s with her boutique fashion inspired by punk and grunge aesthetics. Her brand’s perfumes include Fantasia and Sundae.
ANSWER: Anna Sui (“swee”) [or Xiāo Zhìměi]
<AP, Other Fine Arts>
| Editions | Heard | PPB | Easy % | Medium % | Hard % |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 29 | 13.79 | 100% | 38% | 0% |
Conversion
| Team | Opponent | Part 1 | Part 2 | Part 3 | Total | Parts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bruin A | Georgia Tech D | 10 | 10 | 0 | 20 | ME |
| Cambridge B | Bristol | 10 | 10 | 0 | 20 | ME |
| Cambridge D | Imperial B | 0 | 10 | 0 | 10 | E |
| Chicago B | WashU A | 10 | 10 | 0 | 20 | ME |
| Florida State A | Florida B | 0 | 10 | 0 | 10 | E |
| Georgetown A | Notre Dame C | 10 | 10 | 0 | 20 | ME |
| Illinois B | Chicago A | 0 | 10 | 0 | 10 | E |
| Illinois C | Illinois A | 0 | 10 | 0 | 10 | E |
| Indiana A | Missouri S&T | 0 | 10 | 0 | 10 | E |
| Indiana B | Missouri | 10 | 10 | 0 | 20 | ME |
| Iowa | Georgetown B | 10 | 10 | 0 | 20 | ME |
| Louisville A | Georgia Tech B | 0 | 10 | 0 | 10 | E |
| Northwestern B | Northwestern A | 10 | 10 | 0 | 20 | ME |
| Notre Dame A | Purdue | 10 | 10 | 0 | 20 | ME |
| Notre Dame B | Stanford B | 0 | 10 | 0 | 10 | E |
| Oxford A | LSE | 0 | 10 | 0 | 10 | E |
| Oxford C | Sheffield | 0 | 10 | 0 | 10 | E |
| TAMU | Texas B | 0 | 10 | 0 | 10 | E |
| Tennessee A | Alabama A | 0 | 10 | 0 | 10 | E |
| Texas A | ASU | 0 | 10 | 0 | 10 | E |
| UBC | UW B | 0 | 10 | 0 | 10 | E |
| UC Berkeley A | Claremont B | 0 | 10 | 0 | 10 | E |
| UC Berkeley B | UCSD | 10 | 10 | 0 | 20 | ME |
| UCF B | Florida A | 0 | 10 | 0 | 10 | E |
| UCLA | Claremont A | 0 | 10 | 0 | 10 | E |
| UW A | Alberta | 10 | 10 | 0 | 20 | ME |
| Valencia A | UCF C | 0 | 10 | 0 | 10 | E |
| Warwick B | Southampton A | 0 | 10 | 0 | 10 | E |
| WashU B | Chicago C | 10 | 10 | 0 | 20 | ME |
Summary
| Tournament | Edition | Heard | PPB | Easy % | Medium % | Hard % |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| California | 2025-02-01 | 3 | 13.33 | 100% | 33% | 0% |
| Florida | 2025-02-01 | 3 | 10.00 | 100% | 0% | 0% |
| Midwest | 2025-02-01 | 6 | 15.00 | 100% | 50% | 0% |
| Overflow | 2025-02-01 | 5 | 18.00 | 100% | 80% | 0% |
| Pacific Northwest | 2025-02-01 | 2 | 15.00 | 100% | 50% | 0% |
| South Central | 2025-02-01 | 2 | 10.00 | 100% | 0% | 0% |
| Southeast | 2025-02-01 | 3 | 13.33 | 100% | 33% | 0% |
| UK | 2025-02-01 | 5 | 12.00 | 100% | 20% | 0% |