Ming Xi

This is a Chinese name; the family name is Xi (奚) .
Ming Xi
Native name Xi Mengyao / 奚梦瑶
Born (1989-03-08) March 8, 1989[1]
Shanghai, China [1]

Modeling information

Height 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) [2]
Hair color Black [3]
Eye color Brown[4]
Manager The Society Management (New York)
Elite Model Management (Paris, Barcelona)
Storm Model Management (London)
Donna Models (Tokyo)[5]

Ming Xi (Birth Name: Xi Mengyao; Chinese: 奚梦瑶) is a Chinese fashion model, born on March 8, 1989 in Shanghai, China. Her professional modeling career started in 2009 after she attended a TV competition.[1] Her international modeling career took off in 2011 after she walked her first well-known runway debut for Givenchy Haute Spring Show.[6] 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 and 2014. She was named as a top supermodel of the world, and she is a in-demand model.[7]

Career

In 2007, Ming Xi graduated from Shanghai Donghua University majoring in Fashion Design and Acting.[8] 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.[9]

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.[10] 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.[11] 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.[9]

Ming Xi modeled the Victoria's Secret Fashion Show in 2013, 2014, 2015 and 2016.[12] 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.[7] 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.[13] Karl Lagerfeld selected Ming to star in a new campaign for his label, and cooperated with Kendall Jenner and Sasha Luss.[14]

Media coverage

Advertising campaigns

Fashion shows

Personal life

Ming Xi currently lives in New York City.[15]

References

  1. 1 2 3 "Mengyao Xi". Baidu Baike. Retrieved 14 Feb 2015.
  2. ↑ "The Society Management Ming Xi". The Society Management. Retrieved Feb 14, 2015.
  3. ↑ "The Society Management Profile Ming Xi". The Society Management New York Model Management. Retrieved Feb 14, 2015.
  4. ↑ "The Society Management Ming Xi". The Society Management. Retrieved Feb 14, 2015.
  5. ↑ "Ming Xi". models.com. Retrieved 1 Mar 2015.
  6. ↑ "Ming Xi". Elite Model Look. Retrieved 27 Feb 2015.
  7. 1 2 Chen, Rachel (9 Jul 2014). "Introducing Ming Xi, One of China's Hottest Top Models Right Now". Audrey Magazine. Retrieved 1 Apr 2015.
  8. ↑ "Mengyao Xi". Baidu Baike. Retrieved 1 Mar 2015.
  9. 1 2 Lu, Kate (30 December 2010). "5 Chinese Models to Watch in 2011". CNN Travel. Retrieved 2 Mar 2015.
  10. ↑ "Ming Xi". Elite Model Look. Retrieved 27 Feb 2015.
  11. 1 2 "Ming Xi". models.com. Retrieved 1 Mar 2015.
  12. ↑ Greenaway, Naomi (1 December 2014). "The Victoria's Secret Angels". DailyMail.com. Retrieved 25 Mar 2015.
  13. ↑ Yotka, Steff (5 Mar 2015). "Balmain Gives You Wings". style.com. Retrieved 25 Mar 2015.
  14. ↑ Mccarchy, Emma (10 Feb 2015). "The thing with Ming: the hot Chinese model that might just push Cara Delevingne off the catwalks". London Evening Standard. Retrieved 2 Apr 2015.
  15. ↑ "VS Model Confidential: Ming Xi Reveals Her Runway-Ready Beauty Tips and Style Obsession". The Huffington Post. 8 Dec 2014. Retrieved 5 Mar 2015.

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