Jenny Bui

Among her clients are Love & Hip Hop cast member Yandy Smith and rapper Cardi B.

[3][4] She was five when the Khmer Rouge came into power, and her family fled when she was eight, spending years trying to escape; a younger brother died of starvation-related illness.

[4] After her second child was born she attended cosmetology school, planning to style hair, but switched to nails after watching a manicurist.

[2][4] She specializes in long nails in "stiletto, almond, and coffin shapes" that can take up to three hours to produce and cost up to $300.

"[2][8] Her work caught the attention of Love & Hip Hop's Smith, who became a client and helped her set up an Instagram account to showcase her designs.

"[8] Bui's design for Cardi B's 2018 Grammy appearance "helped bring bling back into the mainstream" according to Christina Parella writing for NYCGo.

[5] Bui's designs have become a part of Cardi B's signature look and were featured in a 2019 Super Bowl commercial the rapper appeared in.