First Lady Michelle Obama Wearing MONIQUE PEAN Eco-Friendly, Sustainable Fine Jewelry During Earth Month

MEXICO CITY, April 19 /PRNewswire/ -- First Lady Michelle Obama proved she travels in style when arriving in Mexico City on Tuesday, April 13. Conscious of Earth Day, Michelle Obama looks chic in MONIQUE PEAN fine jewelry. Monique Pean creates wearable art that raises awareness of the importance of sustainability and ethical trade while encouraging appreciation of indigenous art and culture.

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The First Lady has been wearing MONIQUE PEAN'S jewelry throughout her travels this week, showing her admiration of the collection.

In the past year, MONIQUE PEAN has provided clean drinking water to more than 3,000 people in collaboration with charity: water.

ABOUT MONIQUE PEAN:

MONIQUE PEAN is one of the winners of the 2009 CFDA/ VOGUE Fashion Fund and she is the recipient of the 2009 Ecco Domani Fashion Foundation Award for Accessories. Ms. Pean was just named by Oprah Winfrey as one of "Ten Women on the Rise" in the May 2010 anniversary issue of O, The Oprah Magazine.

Ms. Pean holds a B.A. in Philosophy, Political, Science, and Economics from the University of Pennsylvania. Ms. Pean began her career working in finance at Goldman Sachs, in New York City, USA.

Ms. Pean's current collection includes eco-friendly collaborations and profit sharing arrangements with philanthropic organizations including the Alaska House and charity: water.

MONIQUE PEAN fine jewelry is one of the first luxury collections to highlight the importance of sustainability. By using 100% recycled gold, her goal is to reduce the demand for the dirty mining of precious metals. Monique also utilizes fair trade, and devastation-free and conflict- free stones.

Ten percent of the profit from each piece of jewelry sold goes to support Alaska Native art and culture, or to provide clean water wells to developing communities in need.

Other pieces from the Monique Pean collection worn by the first lady include jewelry from a collaborative collection with fine jewelry designer Mark Davis.

SOURCE MONIQUE PEAN

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