Xiao Wen Ju (simplified Chinese: 雎晓雯; traditional Chinese: 雎曉雯; pinyin: Jū Xiǎowén; born 19 May 1989) is a Chinese model. She was the first model of Chinese descent to be the face of Marc Jacobs.[3]
Xiao Wen Ju | |
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| Jū Xiǎowén / 雎晓雯 | |
 Xiao Wen Ju in September 2018 | |
| Born | 19 May 1989 Xi'an, Shaanxi province, China |
| Occupation | Model |
| Years active | 2010–present |
| Spouse | Jin Dachuan |
| Modeling information | |
| Height | 1.77 m (5 ft 9+1⁄2 in) |
| Hair color | Black |
| Eye color | Brown |
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Early life
editXiao Wen Ju was born on May 19, 1989, in the city of Xi'an in Shaanxi province.[4] She began her modeling career in China in 2010, signing with IMG Models.
Career
editAfter gaining attention with her appearance on the cover of Harper's Bazaar China May 2010, which focused on Chinese models,[5] Ju debuted in New York City at the Honor Fall 2011 show.[6] During the New York Fashion Week Fall/Winter 2011 she also walked for DKNY, Prada[7] and L.A.M.B. by Gwen Stefani during which she fell after the platform of her right shoe broke mid-walk.[8] During the next 2011 fashion seasons she walked for Shiatzy Chen, 3.1 Phillip Lim, Calvin Klein Jeans, DKNY, Emanuel Ungaro, Hermès, Louis Vuitton, Prada, Rochas and Thierry Mugler among others. In addition she was picked to be on Lane Crawford's Fall/Winter 2011 campaign, along with other top Chinese models like Ming Xi and Shu Pei.
In 2012 she has walked for 3.1 Phillip Lim, DKNY, DSquared², Hermès, Jill Stuart, Jonathan Saunders, Louis Vuitton, Marc Jacobs, Moschino Cheap & Chic and Tory Burch. She has done ad campaigns for Adidas, Dior, Kenzo, Lane Crawford and Marc Jacobs (becoming the first Chinese to front the designer's campaign). She has also appeared on the cover of Vogue China and Numero China (twice).[9] At Tibi's Fall/Winter 2012 show she mistakenly walked down the runway in the wrong direction.[10] In 2015 she appeared on the cover of Vogue Italia.
As of July 2012 she was ranked number 22 on Models.com's Top 50 female models list.[11]
In 2015 she was placed as number 6 in Arogundade's top ten Asian models list.[12] In 2016 she became the new face of L'Oréal.[13]
She walked in the Victoria's Secret Fashion Show 2016 in Paris,[14] becoming only fifth Chinese model to do so after Liu Wen, Sui He, Shu Pei, and Ming Xi. She walked again at the Victoria's Secret Fashion Show 2017 in Shanghai.[15]
As of 2017, she was inducted into Models.com's list of "Industry Icons".[16]
In 2018, Ju was featured in a show called Model Diaries where her trip to Dubai was documented by Etihad Airways as it shows its support for the global fashion industry.[17]
References
edit- ^ "Portfolio".
- ^ "Xiao Wen Ju - Model".
- ^ "Unknown Asian Model Lands Marc Jacobs Spring Campaign". New York Magazine. Retrieved 2012-08-20.
- ^ "Xiao Wen Ju". Fashion Model Directory. Retrieved 2012-08-20.
- ^ "Harper's Bazaar China May 2010 Cover (also Xiao Wen Ju, Yan Lu)". Models.com. Retrieved 2012-08-20.
- ^ Xiao Wen Ju, la Blanche Neige venue de Chine, article in French by Marie-Caroline Bougère. Retrieved 2018-03-31.
- ^ Photo of Xiao Wen Ju during the Prada Fall/Winter 2011 fashion show. Retrieved 2018-03-31.
- ^ "A model falls after her shoe breaks on the runway at the L.A.M.B. fashion show at the Fall 2011 Collections at Mercedes-Benz Fashion Week at Lincoln Center In New York City on February 17, 2011", photo by John Angelillo. Retrieved 2018-03-31.
- ^ "Xiao Wen Ju". Models.com. Retrieved 2012-08-20.
- ^ "Runway Model Candy Fashion Weeks A/W 2012-13". Style Cartel. Retrieved 2012-08-20.
- ^ "Top 50 Models / Women". Models.com. Retrieved 2012-08-20.
- ^ Pop Culture in Asia Murray, J, A & K, M, Nadeau. 2016.
- ^ "Top Model Xiao Wen Ju Joins L'Oréal Paris As Spokesmodel", article published on Harper's Bazaar on February 11, 2016. Retrieved 2018-03-31.
- ^ "Who Is Xiao Wen Ju? This Victoria’s Secret Angel Is Not New To The Modeling World", article published on bustle.com on November 30, 2016. Retrieved 2018-03-31.
- ^ "Tout ce qu’il faut savoir sur le défilé Victoria’s Secret 2017", article in French published on Vanity Fair on August 30, 2017. Retrieved 2018-03-31.
- ^ "Industry Icons: Xiao Wen Ju". models.com.
Back when she was on our Top 50 list, we said her career was unstoppable. Now, the doll-faced, Chinese gem Xiao Wen Ju can inscribe her name in the uppermost echelons of model muses. Maybe it's her million-and-counting expressions or her leggy lengths or her inimitable style, either way you don't wind up on accident with five Vogue China covers, fronting Vogue Italia and Australia, or shooting with almost every blue-chip photographer in the book and finally this year, becoming a L'Oreal spokeswoman. So chalk it up to her endless effervescence and loyalty to her craft, Xiao Wen Ju makes being one of the best look easy.
- ^ "Etihad Airways launches model diary of Xiaowen at China international import expo". Thomson Reuters. 6 November 2018.
External links
edit- Xiao Wen Ju on Weibo (in Chinese)
- Xiao Wen Ju on Instagram
- Xiao Wen Ju at Fashion Model Directory
- Xiao Wen Ju at NYmag.com
