The Most Famous
MODELS from China
Top 2
The following people are considered by Pantheon to be the most legendary Chinese Models of all time. This list of famous Chinese Models is sorted by HPI (Historical Popularity Index), a metric that aggregates information on a biography's online popularity.
1. Liu Wen (b. 1988)
With an HPI of 47.49, Liu Wen is the most famous Chinese Model. Her biography has been translated into 29 different languages on wikipedia.
Liu Wen (simplified Chinese: 刘雯; traditional Chinese: 劉雯; pinyin: Liú Wén; born 27 January 1988) is a Chinese model. She is widely regarded as China's first supermodel. She was the first Chinese model to walk the Victoria's Secret Fashion Show, the first East Asian spokesmodel for Estée Lauder cosmetics, and the first Asian model to ever make Forbes magazine's annual highest-paid models list. In 2017, Liu became the second Chinese model to ever appear on the cover of American Vogue, and the first to be featured on the front cover rather than foldout. She landed on the cover a second time in American Vogue's April 2020 issue and a third in May 2023, becoming the first person of Chinese descent to appear three times. In 2024, she became the first model of Asian descent to be featured solo on the cover of French Vogue. She is currently represented by The Society Management and is based in New York City.
2. Lynn Hung (b. 1980)
With an HPI of 46.21, Lynn Hung is the 2nd most famous Chinese Model. Her biography has been translated into 15 different languages.
Xiong Dailin (Chinese: 熊黛林; pinyin: Xióng Dàilín, born 10 October 1980), better known as Lynn Hung, is a Hong Kong–based fashion model and actress originally from mainland China. Born in Nanjing, China, Hung moved her base of modeling activities to Hong Kong in 2006 and began working there mainly in the runway scene, becoming known as a top model, and beginning her acting career in 2008. She became well known as the girlfriend of Aaron Kwok, a singer known as one of Hong Kong's "Four Heavenly Kings" from 2006 to 2013. Hong Kong press reported in 2009 that she was the No. 4 highest-paid model in Greater China, next to Hong Kong's Gaile Lai (No. 3), mainland China's Jennifer Du (No. 2), and Taiwan's Lin Chi-ling (No. 1).
People
Pantheon has 2 people classified as Chinese models born between 1980 and 1988. Of these 2, 2 (100.00%) of them are still alive today. The most famous living Chinese models include Liu Wen, and Lynn Hung. As of April 2024, 1 new Chinese models have been added to Pantheon including Lynn Hung.
