Liu Wen (model)

In this Chinese name, the family name is Liu (刘).
Liu Wen
Liu Wen in 2019
Born (1988-01-27) 27 January 1988 (age 36)[3]
Yongzhou, Hunan, China
Modeling information
Height1.78 m (5 ft 10 in)[1]
Hair colorBlack[1]
Eye colorBrown[1]
Agency

Liu Wen (simplified Chinese: 刘雯; traditional Chinese: 劉雯; pinyin: Liú Wén; born 27 January 1988) is a mainland Chinese model.[4] She is widely regarded as China's first supermodel.[5][6][7] She was the first Chinese model to walk the Victoria's Secret Fashion Show,[8] 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.[9][10] 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.[11] 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.[12] In 2024, she became the first model of Asian descent to be featured solo on the cover of French Vogue.[13] She is currently represented by The Society Management[14] and is based in New York City.

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  6. ^ "The Liu Wen Express", New York Times Style Magazine, March 15, 2012
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  8. ^ Mirbach, Iva (20 August 2013). "The million-dollar babes". Fashion Model Directory News. Retrieved 21 August 2013.
  9. ^ "THE HIGHEST PAID MODELS: GISELE BÜNDCHEN, MIRANDA KERR, AND MORE (PHOTOS)". The Daily Beast. 20 August 2013.
  10. ^ "The World's Highest-Paid Models Of 2013", Forbes, August 19, 2013
  11. ^ "Vogue's 'diverse' March cover slammed as not so diverse". CNN. 9 February 2017. Retrieved 2017-02-09.
  12. ^ "Models From Around the World Celebrate Today's Global Runway—in a Gorgeous Mosaic of Denim". Vogue. 12 March 2020. Retrieved 2021-06-08.
  13. ^ "La force créatrice des femmes à l'honneur du numéro de mars 2024 de Vogue France". Vogue. 2024-02-20. Retrieved 2021-02-20.
  14. ^ "The 10 best dressed". Matches Fashion. Archived from the original on 2013-06-09. Retrieved 2013-05-31.