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From China with love: Ming Xi

In less than two years, Ming has progressed from representing China at the  Elite Model Look competition, to starring in campaigns for fashion heavyweights  Givenchy and Diane Von Furstenberg, and walking in shows for the likes of  Christian Dior, Vivienne Westwood and Alexander Wang.

“I had no preconceptions about this career, I tend to just go with the flow,” Ming says of her sudden success. “I never really gave (being a professional  model) too much thought before. That said, I absolutely love what I’m doing  now.

After being hand-picked by superstar creative director Riccardo Tisci to walk  exclusively for Givenchy in Paris — a first for a Chinese model — influential  industry guide Models.com profiled the newcomer, calling her the “most  promising” debut of fashion week.

With a poised walk down Givenchy Couture’s catwalk,” Models.com gushed, “Ming  grabbed everyone’s attention.”

And they weren’t the only ones taking notice.

Within months, New York magazine’s James Lim wrote that Tisci was “plotting  the ascent of his latest belle,” and describing the fashion-forward creative  director as “smitten” with Ming.

“Style” magazine and “Vogue” Italia continued the run of international media  attention, while closer to home, Ming has become a regular in the pages of Chinese  “Vogue.”

We think she is absolutly great: She is ushering a new era in intenational modeling that trascends the race barrier. She is not just a great model from China. She is just a great model. That is why companies like   L’Oreal has allready got her under contract  Cosmetic companies take notes. This is your new face for the next decade.[youtube]DFU83y79EAs[/youtube]