Liu Wen
Liu Wen
Liu Wenis a Chinese fashion model represented by The Society Management and based in New York City. She is the first model of East Asian descent to walk the Victoria's Secret Fashion Show, the first spokesmodel of East Asian descent for Estée Lauder and the first Asian model to ever make Forbes magazine's annual highest-paid models list. In 2012, The New York Times named her "China’s first bona fide supermodel"...
NationalityChinese
ProfessionModel
Date of Birth27 January 1988
CityYongzhou, China
CountryChina
The challenge for me, and for Asian models in general has been convincing editors, stylists and photographers that we can have mass appeal, but Asian, especially Chinese models have become a stronger presence. Just a season or two ago, there weren't many models for me to talk with backstage in my native Mandarin. Now I usually have no trouble finding someone at any show.
No one else in my family works in the fashion industry.
My parents are very humble people who have simple lives... they live in a pleasant little town in China.
I don't use any makeup if I'm not doing work.
Fashion is a good job for a young girl. I like clothes - I like to play with clothes. I like DIY; I like to make outfit.
I used to see Estee Lauder's ads everywhere in the subways of Beijing, and I thought how wonderful it would be if the model on them was myself!
The first time at Louis Vuitton was Spring 2009 season, and I remember that the colors of the clothes were very dreamy.
Striped shirts and printed shorts, jeans, and trousers are all items I buy and wear a lot in my private life.
Romantic music really stirs my soul. And, of course, I love Chinese music; it makes me feel closer to home.
Every makeup artist or stylist with whom I work has many special ideas, tips, and creations. I can always learn so much from them.
I'm not that big a celebrity. I'm just an ordinary person.
When I'm studying English I love to watch 'Friends' or 'Nikita.'
I collect a lot of eco-friendly shopping bags that serve to separate my shoes other and other small stuff in my luggage.
My hometown is a very boring city. There isn't a lot of industry - there are a lot of trees. It's not like Beijing where the sky is always dark. In my city the sky is blue and the sun shines.