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Nicolaia Rips

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Nicolaia Rips
Born
Nicolaia Anna Rips

(1998-08-19) August 19, 1998 (age 26)
New York City, United States
EducationBrown University
OccupationWriter

Nicolaia Anna Rips (b. August 19, 1998) is an American journalist and memoirist. [1]

Early life and education

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Rips was born in New York City, the daughter of Michael Rips (a writer and lawyer) and Sheila Berger (an artist and former model).[2][1][3]Her godmother is model Paulina Porizkova. She attended Laguardia High School for Music and then Brown University. She grew up in the Chelsea Hotel.

Career

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Her articles and essays[4] have appeared in The New York Times, Vogue, Interview Magazine and The Paris Review. She is the author of Trying to Float, a memoir about her childhood in New York's Chelsea Hotel.[2][1]

References

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  1. ^ a b c Green, Penelope (16 July 2016). "Childhood Tales From the Chelsea Hotel". The New York Times. Retrieved 4 March 2021.
  2. ^ a b Lawrence, Vanessa (13 July 2016). "Meet 17-Year Old Nicolaia Rips, the Eloise of the Chelsea Hotel". W Magazine. Retrieved 4 March 2021.
  3. ^ "TRYING TO FLOAT: COMING OF AGE IN THE CHELSEA HOTEL". Kirkus Reviews. 15 May 2016. Retrieved 4 March 2021.
  4. ^ "Why Is Gen Z So Obsessed With Fran Lebowitz? In CULTURED's Winter Cover Story, Author Nicolaia Rips Investigates". www.culturedmag.com. Retrieved 2024-04-17.