Ming Xi

Ming Xi
Native name Xi Mengyao / 奚梦瑶
Born (1989-03-08) 8 March 1989
Shanghai, China
Modeling information
Height 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)[1]
Hair color Black[2]
Eye color Brown[3]
Agency

Ming Xi or Xi Mengyao (simplified Chinese: 奚梦瑶; traditional Chinese: 奚夢瑤; born 8 March 1989) is a Chinese model. Her professional modeling career started in 2009 after she attended a TV competition. Her international modeling career took off in 2011 after she walked her first well-known runway debut for Givenchy Haute Spring Show.[5] In the same year, Ming Xi modeled the Givenchy ready-to-wear collection and appeared as the face of Givenchy’s Fall/Winter publicity advertising campaign. Ming Xi also modeled for Victoria's Secret Fashion Shows in 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016 and 2017. She was named as a top supermodel of the world, and she is an in-demand model.[6]

Career

In 2007, Xi graduated from Shanghai Donghua University majoring in Fashion Design and Acting.[7] A year later, she attended a TV quest competition on Dragon Television called “Go! Oriental Angels”. This was her first appearance on television in the public eye.[8]

Two years after she graduated from college, Ming Xi participated in the Elite Model Look competition, which is a fashion modeling event held by Elite Model Management. Ming ranked third in the competition. Shortly after the contest, she was offered a contract with Givenchy. Later on, Ming walked the Givenchy Haute Couture Show and Ready-to-Wear shows.[5] Ming attracted more attention by appearing in Givenchy Runway Shows. This was the beginning of her career. She started her international modeling career shortly after. In the same year, Ming Xi appeared in the Givenchy F/W 2010 campaign, which was shot by Mert Alas and Marcus Piggott.[9] Ming Xi also engaged in Fall/ Winter 2011 New York Fashion Week with other three Chinese fashion models: Shu Pei, Sun Feifei, and Liu Wen.[8]

Ming Xi modeled the Victoria's Secret Fashion Show in 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016 and 2017.[10] In 2014, Michael Kors invited Ming to model Michael Kors Shanghai Extravaganza with Rosie Huntington and Miranda Kerr. Ming also participated in the Met Gala red carpet with Michael Kors and Rosie Huntington.[6] In 2015, Olivier Rousteing, creative director of Balmain, invited Ming Xi to model the Balmain 2015 Fall runway with Alessandra Ambrosio, Adriana Lima, Constance Jablonski, Taylor Hill, Joan Smalls, Cindy Bruna, Jourdan Dunn, Karlie Kloss, Magdalena Frackowiak, Devon Windsor, and Lily Donaldson.[11] Karl Lagerfeld selected Ming to star in a new campaign for his label, and cooperated with Kendall Jenner and Sasha Luss.[12] In 2017, she gained considerable media attention when falling on the runway in a white floral costume during the annual Victoria's Secret Fashion Show.

In 2018, Chinese Models Sui He and Ming Xi received a contract, meaning they will be Victoria's Secret Angels but only exclusive to China.

Personal life

Ming Xi currently lives in New York City.[13]

References

  1. ↑ "The Society Management Ming Xi". The Society Management. Retrieved Feb 14, 2015.
  2. ↑ "The Society Management Profile Ming Xi". The Society Management New York Model Management. Retrieved 2017-10-31.
  3. ↑ "The Society Management Ming Xi". The Society Management. Retrieved 2017-10-31.
  4. ↑ Ming Xi Retrieved 2017-10-31.
  5. 1 2 "Ming Xi". Elite Model Look. Archived from the original on 2015-04-02. Retrieved 2015-02-27.
  6. 1 2 Chen, Rachel (2014-07-09). "Introducing Ming Xi, One of China's Hottest Top Models Right Now". Audrey Magazine. Archived from the original on 2015-01-03. Retrieved 2015-04-01.
  7. ↑ "Mengyao Xi". Baidu Baike. Retrieved 2017-10-31.
  8. 1 2 Lu, Kate (2010-12-30). "5 Chinese Models to Watch in 2011". CNN Travel. Retrieved 2017-10-31.
  9. ↑ "Ming Xi". models.com. Retrieved 1 Mar 2015.
  10. ↑ Greenaway, Naomi (1 December 2014). "The Victoria's Secret Angels". Daily Mail. Retrieved 2017-10-31.
  11. ↑ Yotka, Steff (2015-03-05). "Balmain Gives You Wings". style.com. Retrieved 2017-10-31.
  12. ↑ Mccarchy, Emma (2015-02-10). "The thing with Ming: the hot Chinese model that might just push Cara Delevingne off the catwalks". London Evening Standard. Retrieved 2017-10-31.
  13. ↑ "VS Model Confidential: Ming Xi Reveals Her Runway-Ready Beauty Tips and Style Obsession". The Huffington Post. 2014-12-08. Retrieved 2017-10-31.
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