Record number of Chinese models for this year’s Victoria’s Secret show
BEIJING: This year’s Victoria’s Secret ( VS) Fashion Show is to feature a record number of Chinese faces.
The most recognisable among them is Liu Wen, who is to appear for the fifth time. When she first walked the VS runway, she was the only Asian model to do so.
Ming Xi has already walked in the past four shows for Victoria’s Secret, regularly modelling during the section of the spectacular that showcases the brand’s little sister line, PINK.
He Sui is no stranger to the Victoria’s Secret Fashion Show. When she first stepped on the stage, she was only the second Asian model for the brand, after Liu Wen.
This year will mark Ju Xiaowen’s second walk on the Victoria’s Secret runway. Before her collaboration with the brand, she had helped other brands break through racial barriers.
For example, she was the firstever Chinese model to be the publicity face of Marc Jacobs.
For Xie Xin, while this will be her premiere walk on the Victoria’s Secret show, she has already fronted numerous advertisement campaigns and walked some of the top runways in the competitive fashion industry.
Estelle Chen or Chen Yu is a French model of Chinese descent born in Paris. The 17-year- old is the only Asian face among the 15 other newly-minted Victoria’s Secret models. She started out in 2013 but has already walked for fashion powerhouses Dior, Dolce & Gabbana, Elie Saab and Fendi.
In the past, Victoria’s Secret has long been criticised for not featuring a more racially diverse line-up of models over the course of the fashion show’s 22-year history.
It did not feature an Asian model until 2009.