Myriam Ullens

Entrepreneur

Birthday September 23, 1952

Birth Sign Libra

Birthplace Cologne, Germany

DEATH DATE Mar 29, 2023 (70)

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About

German entrepreneur and philanthropist. She started her first business when she was 24 - La Petite Salade, a salad delivery service. She sold it after four years, and immediately afterwards started Sweetly, a pastry shop in Brussels. She built multiple schools and orphanages in Nepal, a breast cancer foundation with several centers, and the Ullens Center for Contemporary Art in Beijing. 

Before Fame

She studied at a boarding school in Namur, Belgium, from the age of 5. 

Trivia

She launched her own fashion label, Maison Ullens, in 2009.

Family Life

She married Baron Guy Ullens in 1999. She had two children from a previous marriage and several grandchildren. 

Associated With

In January 2018 Emmanuel and Brigitte Macron visited and honored the Ullens Center for Contemporary Art.