Marina BerBeryan

Background

Marina BerBeryan was born in Yerevan, Armenia. Her mother is Ukrainian and her father is Armenian. BerBeryan had her first sewing lesson at age 6.When she was 10, she moved to the US and was raised in Hollywood. In 1996 she was Miss Junior Teen New York. BerBeryan lives in Hollywood with her husband and three children. She speaks English, Russian, and Armenian.

Career

Before she became a stylist, BerBeryan worked in the financial department for the City of Burbank. She also worked as senior executive branch administrator at Comforce Corporation. BerBeryan styles celebrity clients for red carpet events. including the Academy Awards, The Grammys, and Palm Springs International Film Festival. She also works with private clients. Celebrity clients BerBeryan has worked with have included Claire Danes, Armenchik, Jaimie Hilfiger, Carissa Rosario, Heart Hays, and Tara Buck.

Marina BerBeryan is the Editor-in-Chief and Founder of LAFashionJudge.com, a fashion news site and digital magazine.

In 2011, BerBeryan styled all 15 contestants of Miss Exotic World beauty pageant. BerBeryan is a fashion journalist for Splash Magazine as well as Hat Trick and Los Angeles Fashion Examiner. BerBeryan’s work has been featured on E!, Yahoo!, Pageant Magazine, MF Magazine, and Tehran Magazine.

Philanthropy

Sima’s Wish is a foundation BerBeryan founded to benefit the National Breast Cancer Foundation in dedication to her mother-in-law. She also helped her children establish Kids Helping Kids which benefits the Children’s Hospital of Los Angeles. Other charities she supports include NOH8 Campaign, the Lancaster Opera House, the American Heart Association, S.A.F.E., Project T.O.U.C.H., We Care for Humanity, and Armenian Telethon.