A Beautiful Development

Asia’s original supermodel QiQi reflects on the evolution of beauty over her three decades in the industry, and whether it has become more inclusive

By Cherry Mui

The global beauty landscape is ever evolving and often seen as acting more quickly than fashion in matters of inclusivity—from product development to accessibility to beauty standards. Can the same be said of the industry in Asia? We could think of few better people to answer that question than a fixture who has represented what Asian beauty means for more than 30 years: QiQi, Hong Kong’s original supermodel. Her decades of experience and appearances in countless campaigns and on glossy pages all started with a summer job: the 17-year-old QiQi was scouted by a modelling agent on the streets of Vienna, where her family lived during her teenage years. “In Austria, I was constantly approached from the age of 13 by Japanese people and westerners who asked me to model,”…

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Tatler Hong Kong (Digital) - 1 Issue, August 2022

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