FULL NAME: Reyna Celine Zhong
NICKNAME: Rey, Rey2x, Nana, Cel
AGE / BIRTHDATE: 26 / January 1, 1999
PRONOUNS: She / Her
OCCUPATION: High-Fashion Designer / Owner of REIGN by Reyna / Sole Heiress of Zhong Group.
HOMETOWN: Sagaponack, Hamptons
NATIONALITY: Chinese-American (dual-citizen)
ETHNICITY: Chinese
TATTOOS: 3 (1 rose tattoo on her ankle, 1 rose tattoo on the back of her neck, and a latin phrase on her rib)
PIERCINGS: 5 (3 on her left ear, and 2 on her right)
PROS: outgoing, driven, honest, loyal, creative, resourceful, confident
CONS: hardheaded, spiteful, not the type to let things go when they get to her, unforgiving, self-loathing
LIKES: coffee, jollibee, spicy food, peach mango pie, giving gifts, cherries, pastries, sleeping, shopping trips, traveling, binge watching, all kinds of events, socializing, horror genre, wearing heels, taylor swift
DISLIKES: pineapple on pizza, being told she can't, people who are mean for no reason, being perceived as materialistic by people who are supposed to know her, overly sweet things, cold water
REYNA THINGS;
Born and raised in Sagaponack, Hamptons.
She's the one and only child of the 8th richest man in the world.
Reyna is 5'6" and she loves to wear heels.
Reyna is known for her New Year's Eve Birthday Gala where everyone who's anyone is invited.
She is fluent in 10 languages: Tagalog, English, Mandarin, Korean, Japanese, French, Italian, German, Arabic, and Spanish.
Reyna did a little bit of pageantry when she was younger. When she was 18 years old, she was crowned Miss USA; making her the first Chinese to ever hold that title.
Reyna is a confrontational person. She has a bad habit of talking without thinking so the probability of her hurting someone's feelings, even though she means well, is high.
Reyna can't ride a bike, unless the bike has 3+ wheels.
She dislikes fast food, but she will never say no to Jollibee.
She may or may not have a caffeine addiction. She drinks 3 cups of coffee everyday, with a shot or two of espresso on a bad day.
Her favorite color is Red.
She's a self-proclaimed Swiftie.
Loves the beach and is an excellent swimmer, but lowkey has Thalassophobia.
Reyna's favorite number is 12.
Reyna lived in the Philippines for 4 years when she was younger because of her family's business.
Her party trick is she can never get hungover.
She self-loathes to the point where nobody can say anything that could hurt her because she already said it to herself at one point.
Reyna is extremely confident, borderline conceited. However, she is not one to put down others and is actually the first one to support and encourage them.
She loves socializing A LOT. Despite her status, you can take her to a room full of strangers and she will leave the room now full of new best friends.
She is extremely driven and spiteful, and will do anything and everything to prove you wrong if you challenge her.
She was homeschooled up until she entered high-school. Reyna was bullied for being Asian but instead of crying about it, Reyna beat up her bullies on the very first day of classes. Her parents donated an entire building and an all-expenses-paid school trip to Aspen just to keep the whole thing off her records. Reyna was never bullied by anyone, especially prep school girls, since then.
HER STORY;
From the outside, Reyna's life seems perfect. She is the sole heiress of the Zhong Group, the biggest group of companies in Asia. She's one of the richest bachelorettes around the globe. People assume she never had to need anything in her life because everything and more is handed to her on a golden platter. She is never not wearing designer from head to toe. Designer brands have her on their priority list for items, including ones that are never made public. Reyna never experienced waiting on anyone or anything because what Reyna wants, Reyna gets. Or at least, that's what it seems to the public eye.
What people don't know is that Reyna is the illegitimate child of her father with his secretary. There are only four people in the world who knows about this: Reyna, her father, her biological mother, and her adoptive mother. Her father and his wife were incapable of producing an heir and so he decided to get someone else pregnant. The deal was her biological mother will never need to work a single day in her life in exchange for being pregnant, producing an heir for the Zhong family, signing an NDA, and that she will never, under any circumstance, meet, speak to, or see Reyna.
As unfortunate as it may be to the Zhong family that the only heir now is a girl, they had no choice but to deal with it. They already publicized the fake pregnancy of her mother. It was too late to back out. Her family came up with a brilliant idea that will change the business world: the first heiress of a multi-billion group of companies. Unbeknownst to many, it's all for show and everyone in the family dislikes Reyna's existence.
Even as a child, Reyna knew she was unwanted. Her mother was only kind to her in front of other people but she never cared to put her to sleep or even utter a word to her at home. Her father never took care of her whenever she got sick. She only ever got called into his office at home when it's about business and she needs to make an appearance for their business partners or the press. She knew her purpose for living is to protect the family name and nothing else. Not a single person in their household cares about her personally. As long as what she does doesn't give the family a bad reputation, nobody bothers to say anything. She knew she were to marry rich one day and have her future husband acquire everything she worked hard for since she was little.
Even though she knew the reality of the situation, Reyna always strived to be the perfect daughter. Whatever her parents figured would shape her into the perfect wife for her future husband, they made sure she got trained in it: tea ceremonies, classical ballet, cooking, piano, violin, singing, pageantry, and the likes. However, her real talent and passion was in designโ specifically, fashion design.
Armed with her own sewing machine, pins, and accessories, Reyna was known for altering her clothes and making it her own even at a young age. Usually, designers would have a problem with it but her eye for detail and her skill in design was just too hard to ignore to the point where designers even consulted her regarding their designs for the next season. She became a regular at Fashion Week in New York, Paris, and Milan when she was only 14. When she was 15, Reyna was hand-picked to be a consultant for Vogue and their editorials. Because of her reputation, nobody was surprised to hear the news that she got an offer to study Fashion Design at the top #1 school for design in Americaโ Parsons School of Design. Everyone was happy for her, with the exception of her parents.
Reyna's parents disagreed at first, because they feared her popularity and independence might scare off potential suitors. She should study something more conventional for an heiress, like business. But after convincing them that it would be good for the Zhong Group since they haven't touched the high-fashion industry yet, they finally allowed her to have a bit of freedom.
It was then that Reyna was able to start her own fashion brand โREIGN by Reynaโ. She graduated with Latin honors and a Bachelor's degree in both Fashion Design and Strategic Design & Management. Because of her connections with notable people in the fashion industry, it wasn't that hard for her to get the word out about her own brand. They welcomed her with arms wide open and for once, Reyna felt like herself. Making her debut in Fashion Week and having first dibs on tables for the Met Gala ever since her freshman year in college, Reyna knew this is where she belongs, and she will stop at nothing to make sure she conquers the world.
WANTED CONNECTIONS;
๐'๐๐ ๐๐๐๐ฟ ๐๐๐ ๐๐๐๐๐๐๐ ๐๐๐ ๐๐๐๐๐ ๐๐๐๐๐ ๐๐๐ ๐๐๐๐๐ โ the best friend(s). reyna may be an extremely outgoing person but she keeps her inner circle small. this person knows reyna better than anyone and vice versa. they've seen her at her best, and especially her worst. there's nothing reyna wouldn't do for them and she's eternally grateful to have them in her life. she owes her sanity to this person. ( taken by: teddy, via, amor, dylan )
๐๐ผ๐๐ฝ๐ ๐๐ ๐๐๐ ๐๐๐๐ ๐๐ ๐๐๐ผ๐๐๐๐ผ๐๐๐๐, ๐๐ผ๐๐ฝ๐ ๐ ๐ผ๐๐๐๐ฟ ๐๐๐ ๐๐๐ ๐๐๐พ๐, ๐ฝ๐๐ ๐๐ผ๐๐ฝ๐ ๐๐๐๐ ๐๐๐๐๐ ๐๐ผ๐ ๐ผ ๐๐ผ๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐พ๐ '๐๐๐ ๐๐๐ ๐๐๐๐ ๐๐ ๐ผ๐๐ ๐๐ โ the ex. reyna and him dated for a couple of years in high school. it started out as something her parents had set up and reyna, not wanting to disappoint her parents, went along with it. the two became really good friends, maybe best friends even, and reyna fell for him. he's her first in many things. but sadly, the relationship ended because he didn't see her the same way. ( taken by: je )
OOC NOTE;
hello! thank you for reaching this part of reyna's bio. she is open for almost every past connection you can think of so don't be shy to reach out if you see her fitting any of your wanted connections.
i would also like to say that as big of an ic drama and angst heaux as i am, i would appreciate it if ic drama was run by me. small misunderstandings and such between muses are normal and there's no need to plot those, but reyna will not engage in major ic drama, especially on the timeline, without ooc consent. reyna is a very strong-willed muse and isn't the type to back down ever. she WILL fight back. so, just to avoid any ooc misunderstandings, i'd really prefer if we talked things out.
please don't hesitate to reach out if you want heavy plots because i am almost always down as long as we get to discuss things ooc first. thank you again for reading her bio. <3
