Jennifer Meyer

Meyer was born to a Jewish family{{Cite web|last= Bloom |first= Nate |author-link=Nate Bloom |title= Interfaith Celebrities: 2012 |publisher=InterfaithFamily|date=November 24, 2009 |url= https://www.interfaithfamily.com/arts_and_entertainment/popular_culture/interfaith_celebrities_2012/ |quote=Maguire has been married to Jennifer Meyer, 30, who is Jewish, since 2007... Jennifer Meyer is his daughter with his ex-wife, Ellen Meyer. Ellen is now married to Rabbi David Baron, the chief rabbi of the star-laden Temple Shalom for the Arts in Los Angeles|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180612155742/https://www.interfaithfamily.com/arts_and_entertainment/popular_culture/interfaith_celebrities_2012/| archive-date=June 12, 2018}} in Los Angeles, California. She is the daughter of Ronald Meyer, who was the vice-chairman of NBC Universal until August 18, 2020, and was previously the president and CEO of Universal Studios. Her mother is Ronald Meyer's first wife, Ellen. Her stepfather is Rabbi David Baron (head of the Temple Shalom for the Arts),{{cite web|url=https://variety.com/1998/voices/columns/banderas-ponders-zorro-sequel-1117478637/|title=Banderas ponders 'Zorro' sequel|author=Army Archerd|work=Variety|date=July 21, 1998|access-date=January 10, 2022}} and her stepmother is Kelly Chapman Meyer.{{cite web|url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/environmental-media-awards-ema-elon-musk-kelly-chapman-meyer-366775|title=Environmental Media Awards to Honor Elon Musk, Kelly Chapman Meyer (Exclusive)|author=Nordyke, Kimberly |date=August 30, 2012|work=The Hollywood Reporter|access-date=17 February 2017}} She got her start making jewelry alongside her grandmother, Edith Meyer, who began teaching Jennifer how to make enamel jewelry when she was six years old.[http://www.jennifermeyerjewelry.com/images/press1_1_5.pdf Jennifer Meyer Sparkles] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090124090445/http://www.jennifermeyerjewelry.com/images/press1_1_5.pdf |date=2009-01-24 }}, published July 12, 2006; retrieved May 1, 2007.

In 1999, having finished her child and family psychology studies at Syracuse University, she returned to Los Angeles. In Los Angeles she worked at Ralph Lauren and began designing jewelry pieces.{{Cite web|url=https://thriveglobal.com/stories/thrive-questionnaire-jewelry-designer-jennifer-meyer-motherhood-management-gratitude/|title=Jewelry Designer Jennifer Meyer on How the Jennifer Aniston Effect Changed Her Life Overnight|website=thriveglobal.com|date=22 July 2019 |language=en-US|access-date=2020-01-30}}

Meyer returned to her jewelry making roots and created her eponymous jewelry line in 2003. In 2004 when she designed her trademark leaf-shaped 18-karat gold charm, which to her represents "turn[ing] over a new leaf".[http://www.jennifermeyerjewelry.com/images/press1_1_1.pdf Sunshine Girl] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070125131703/http://jennifermeyerjewelry.com/images/press1_1_1.pdf |date=2007-01-25 }}, published Fall 2006; retrieved May 1, 2007. Her jewelry made its national debut when a Hollywood stylist picked out one of Meyer's leaf pendants for Jennifer Aniston to wear in The Break-Up in 2006.

The exposure led to Meyer founding her own company, Jennifer Meyer Jewelry, and her line of rings, charms, pendants, and necklaces is distributed through such luxury stores as Barneys New York and Net-a-Porter.com. She was named 2007 Jeweler of the Year in the Us Magazine "Hot Hollywood Style" issue."The Hot Hollywood Style Special", publication date May 7, 2007. Her heart-shaped locket adorns the neck of Mary Jane Watson (Kirsten Dunst) as a gift from her boyfriend, Peter Parker (Tobey Maguire), in Spider-Man 3.[http://www.premiere.com/features/3346/the-secrets-of-spider-man-3-page5.html The Secrets of Spider-Man 3] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070604055840/http://www.premiere.com/features/3346/the-secrets-of-spider-man-3-page5.html |date=2007-06-04 }}, Premiere Magazine, January/February 2007 issue, retrieved May 1, 2007. In 2012, Jennifer Meyer Jewelry received an award from the CFDA/Vogue Fashion Fund,{{cite web|url=http://cfda.com/the-latest/greg-chait-of-the-elder-statesman-wins-cfdavogue-fashion-fund-prize-tabitha-simmons-and-jennifer-meyer-maguire-named-runners-up|title=CFDA|author=CFDA}}{{cite web|url=http://www.vogue.com/970063/the-2012-cfda-vogue-fashion-fund-awards/|title=The 2012 CFDA/Vogue Fashion Fund Awards|work=Vogue|date=13 November 2012 }} and in 2013 Meyer was nominated for the CFDA Swarovski Award for Accessories Design.{{cite web|url=http://cfda.com/the-latest/2013-cfda-swarovski-award-for-accessories-nominees|title=CFDA|author=CFDA}}{{cite web|url=http://www.vogue.com/969946/rodarte-fetes-jennifer-meyers-cfda-swarovski-nomination/|title=Rodarte Fetes Jennifer Meyer's CFDA Nomination|work=Vogue|date=13 May 2013 }} In 2015, she designed the wedding ring for Jennifer Aniston's marriage to Justin Theroux, and the company commemorated their ten-year anniversary collaborating with Barneys on a twelve-piece ready-to-wear Fall collection, Barneys New York XO Jennifer Meyer.{{cite web|url=http://www.etonline.com/news/170348_here_jennifer_aniston_wedding_ring/|title=Let's All Swoon Over Jennifer Aniston's Wedding Ring!|author=Boone, John|date=August 20, 2015|work=Entertainment Tonight|access-date=17 February 2017}}{{cite web|url=http://wwd.com/fashion-news/fashion-scoops/jennifer-meyer-barneys-rtw-capsule-10271830/|title=Jennifer Meyer Links With Barneys for First RTW Capsule|first=Marcy|last=Medina|date=November 2, 2015|work=Women's Wear Daily|access-date=17 February 2017}}

In 2017, she was named on Hollywood's Top 20 Red Carpet Designers of 2017.{{Cite web|url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/lists/hollywoods-20-best-red-carpet-fashion-designers-2017-1040645|title=Hollywood's Top 20 Red Carpet Designers of 2017|website=The Hollywood Reporter|date=20 September 2017 |language=en|access-date=2020-01-30}} In 2018, Meyer opened her first brick-and-mortar boutique as part of the Caruso Palisades Project and launched e-commerce on her website.{{Cite web|url=https://wwd.com/fashion-news/fashion-scoops/jennifer-meyer-first-store-at-palisades-village-by-caruso-10976578/|title=Jennifer Meyer to Open First Store at Palisades Village by Caruso|last=Medina|first=Marcy|date=2017-09-11|website=WWD|language=en|access-date=2020-01-30}} In 2018, in response to the devastating Woolsey Fire in Malibu, Meyer donated 25% of one week of Jennifer Meyer Jewelry's online and in-store sales to Baby2Baby, a charity working to help families impacted by the California fires.{{Cite web|url=https://jennifermeyer.com/|title=Jennifer Meyer|website=Jennifer Meyer|language=en|access-date=2018-11-16}}

Meyer met actor Tobey Maguire in 2003, while he was shooting Seabiscuit at Universal Studios, and they became engaged in April 2006. Their daughter was born November 10, 2006.[https://people.com/celebrity/tobey-maguire-jennifer-meyer-have-a-girl/ Tobey Maguire, Jennifer Meyer Have A Girl], People Magazine, published November 11, 2006; retrieved January 10, 2022 Meyer and Maguire married on September 3, 2007, in Kona, Hawaii.{{cite web|url=https://people.com/celebrity/tobey-maguire-marries-jennifer-meyer-in-hawaii/|title=Tobey Maguire Marries Jennifer Meyer in Hawaii|work=PEOPLE.com|date=September 4, 2007|access-date=January 10, 2022}} Their second child, a son, was born on May 8, 2009.{{cite web |title=It's a Boy for Tobey Maguire! |url=https://people.com/parents/its-a-boy-for-tobey-maguire/ |website=PEOPLE.com |access-date=January 10, 2022 |date=May 8, 2009}}

In October 2016, Maguire and Meyer announced their separation. They officially separated in 2016.{{cite web|last1=Loinaz|first1=Alexis L.|title=Tobey Maguire and Wife Jennifer Meyer Split After 9 Years of Marriage|url=http://people.com/movies/tobey-maguire-wife-jennifer-meyer-split/|website=People|access-date=3 December 2016}} On October 30, 2020, Meyer filed for divorce and the divorce was finalized .{{cite web |url=https://extratv.com/2020/10/30/jennifer-meyer-files-for-divorce-from-tobey-maguire/ |title=Jennifer Meyer Files for Divorce from Tobey Maguire |website=extratv.com |date=30 October 2020 }}{{Cite web |last=Gidman |first=Jenn |date=2024-09-03 |title=Tobey Maguire's Ex Is Getting Hitched Again |url=https://www.newser.com/story/355570/tobey-maguires-ex-is-getting-hitched-again.html |access-date=2024-09-03 |website=Newser}}

In September 2024, Meyer announced her engagement to Geoffrey Ogunlesi, the son of Nigerian billionaire Adebayo Ogunlesi.

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