The global beauty landscape is ever evolving and often seen as moving 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 and a commercial for Yves Saint Laurent perfume in Hong Kong—all in the short span of four months. And the rest is history.
