November 23rd, 2020
Asian FASHION MODELS: PART 1
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Credits
Author: Marykate Wee
Editor: John Liu
Layout: Abigail Jung
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Credits
Author: Marykate Wee
Editor: John Liu
Layout: Abigail Jung
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Neelam Gill is a British Indian fashion model. Born in 1995, she signed for Models 1 at a young age of 14. Gill has spoken about her experiences with depression, bullying, and body issues on her YouTube channel and doesn’t hide about the struggles discrimination causes in the fashion industry. Despite the many social challenges that Neelam has experienced as a model, she never gave up and eventually worked with Burberry, Abercrombie and Fitch, and Vogue; Neelam also catwalked for Kanye and Dior.
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Soo Joo Park is a Korean- American fashion model and DJ. Born in Seoul, South Korea, she was raised there until the age of 10. Her family then moved to the USA and settled in California. She initially studied to be a graphic designer but she slowly moved to start her modeling career at age 21. Best known for her Chanel campaigns, Soo Joo was the first Asian American woman to be a L'Oreal spokesmodel while also becoming the face of Prada. Soo Joo was featured in several magazines in 2012 including Elle Mexico, Vogue Italia, Grey Magazine, and so much more.
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Esha Gupta was a former Miss India International in 2007 who established her own career in Bollywood. She was born in Delhi to a retired Air Force Officer and a homemaker mother. She secured herself a law scholarship in Newcastle University, where she gave up to pursue a career in film instead. Now, she’s a regular entrant in Times of India’s Most Desirable Woman’s lists and has appeared on the cover of GQ, Vogue, and others.
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Godfrey Gao was a Taiwanese-Canadian model and actor. He was the first male Asian model to appear in a campaign for Louis Vuitton. He sadly died on November 27, 2019 due to cardiac arrest. He had a legacy of acting in multiple movies and tv shows like “We are all alone” and “Shanghai Fortress” while modeling for brands like Massimo Dutti, Bazaar China, and SK-II Men.
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Prateek Jain is an Indian model and actor. Born on June 14, 1988 in Bengaluru, India, he’s mainly known as the winner of Provogue MensXP Mister World India in 2014 as one of the top 10 finalists. He was also the first Indian man to win the Asian Supermodel Contest. He modeled for Italian clothing labels such as Sisi and Golden Lady and does other catalogue work.
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Catriona Gray is a Filipino-Australian model, singer, and beauty pageant title holder mainly known for winning Miss Universe in 2018. She was born in Cairns, Queensland to an Australian father of Scottish descent. She studied at Trinity Anglican School where she was a house captain and a school chorister. After graduating high school, she moved to Manila where she worked as a commercial model. After she was crowned Miss Universe, she represented the Philippines with pride and honor. She got flooded with opportunities from fashion photographers, casting opportunities, movie premiers, and so much more.
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Miki Ehara is a Japanese model who only entered the modeling business more recently, making her debut in January, 2017. Miki caught the eye of Louis Vuitton director Nicolas Ghesquiére who invited her to walk for the globalized brand. Since then, Miki's unique ruffled hair and sharp features has allowed her to work for and represent designer brands like Hermes, Lavin, Nina Ricci, and Dior. Although Miki is still a rookie, she has a bright future ahead of her in the modeling industry."
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Ming Xi was born in Shanghai Xi on March 8, 1989. She studied acting and fashion design at Shanghai Donahue University and graduated in 2007. Her international modeling career soared in 2011 when she debuted in the Givenchy Haute Spring Show. She was a Victoria’s Secret model and worked with fashion icons like Karl Lagerfeld and Kendall Jenner.
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Sun Feifei, mainly known as Fei Fei Sun, is a Chinese model based in NYC. Born in Weifang, China, she started her modeling debut early as a teenager. After she graduated from Suzhou University, she launched herself for professional modeling. She has fronted international campaigns for fashion brands like Louis Vuitton, Chanel Watches, Christian Dior, Prada, and Calvin Klein. She was also the face of Valentino and was the first Asian model to hold such high positions.
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