Ming Xi Biography

Ming Xi or Xi Mengyao (born March 8, 1989) is a Chinese fashion model. Her professional modeling career started in 2009 after she attended a TV competition. Her international modeling career took off in 2011 after she walked her first well-known runway debut for Givenchy Haute Spring Show. In the same year, Ming Xi modeled the Givenchy ready-to-wear collection and appeared as the face of Givenchy"?s Fall/Winter publicity advertising campaign. Ming Xi also modeled for Victoria's Secret Fashion Shows in 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016 and 2017. She was named as a top supermodel of the world, and she is an in-demand model.

Career

In 2007, Xi graduated from Shanghai Donghua University majoring in Fashion Design and Acting. A year later, she attended a TV quest competition on Dragon Television called "Go! Oriental Angels"?. This was her first appearance on television in the public eye.

Two years after she graduated from college, Ming Xi participated in the Elite Model Look competition, which is a fashion modeling event held by Elite Model Management. Ming ranked third in the competition. Shortly after the contest, she was offered a contract with Givenchy. Later on, Ming walked the Givenchy Haute Couture Show and Ready-to-Wear shows. Ming attracted more attention by appearing in Givenchy Runway Shows. This was the beginning of her career. She started her international modeling career shortly after. In the same year, Ming Xi appeared in the Givenchy F/W 2010 campaign, which was shot by Mert Alas and Marcus Piggott. Ming Xi also engaged in Fall/ Winter 2011 New York Fashion Week with other three Chinese fashion models: Shu Pei, Sun Feifei, and Liu Wen.

Ming Xi modeled the Victoria's Secret Fashion Show in 2013, 2014, 2015 and 2016. In 2014, Michael Kors invited Ming to model Michael Kors Shanghai Extravaganza with Rosie Huntington and Miranda Kerr. Ming also participated in the Met Gala red carpet with Michael Kors and Rosie Huntington. In 2015, Olivier Rousteing, creative director of Balmain, invited Ming Xi to model the Balmain 2015 Fall runway with Alessandra Ambrosio, Adriana Lima, Constance Jablonski, Taylor Hill, Joan Smalls, Cindy Bruna, Jourdan Dunn, Karlie Kloss, Magdalena Frackowiak, Devon Windsor, and Lily Donaldson. Karl Lagerfeld selected Ming to star in a new campaign for his label, and cooperated with Kendall Jenner and Sasha Luss.

Media coverage

• 2010
  • Italian Vogue Issue in April
  • China's Vogue Fifth Anniversary Issue in September

Advertising campaigns

• 2010
  • Fall/Winter Givenchy Advertising Campaign
• 2011
  • Spring/Summer Diane von Furstenberg Advertising Campaign
  • Spring/Summer Barneys Backstage Advertising Campaign
  • Fall/Winter Lane Crawford
  • H&M Holiday Commercial & Advertising Campaign
• 2012
  • Gap Be Your Own T Advertising
  • Fall/Winter Max Mara Hello Stranger
  • Fall/Winter Lane Crawford Advertising
  • Fall/Winter Michael Kors Holiday Advertising
  • Ralph Lauren Denim & Supply Collaboration
• 2013
  • Nordstrom Advertising Campaign
  • Kenzo Advertising Campaign
  • Spring/Summer Lane Crawford Advertising Campaign
  • Spring/Summer Hogan Advertising Campaign
  • Sephora Summer Color IQ
  • Aldo Shoes Advertising
• 2014
  • Spring/Summer Diesel Advertising
  • Spring/Summer Aldo Advertising
• 2015
  • Spring Karl Lagerfeld

Fashion shows

• Spring/Summer 2013
  • Chanel
  • Louis Vuitton
  • Mugler
  • Y-3
  • Dior
  • Dolce& Gabbana
  • Moschino
  • Tom Ford
  • Jason Wu
• Fall/Winter 2013
  • Vionnet
  • Chanel
  • Givenchy
  • Etam
  • Kenzo
  • Dior
  • Mugler
  • Versace
  • Michael Kors
• Spring/Summer 2014
  • Michael Kors
  • Vera Wang
  • Chanel
  • Ermanno Scervino
  • Moschino
  • Versace
  • Bouchra Jarrar Haute Couture
  • Chanel Haute Couture
  • Dior Haute in Hong Kong
  • Elie Saab Haute Couture
• Fall/Winter 2014
  • Victoria's Secret
  • Balenciaga China Event in Beijing
  • Chanel Cruise Show in Dubai
  • Chanel Haute Couture
  • Elie Saab Haute Couture
  • Kenzo
  • Etam
  • J. Mendel
  • Opening Ceremony
  • Y-3 Men's Show
• Spring/Summer 2015
  • Alexandre Vauthier Haute Couture
  • Chanel
  • Chanel Haute Couture
  • Diane Von Furstenberg
  • Elie Saab
  • Elie Saab Haute Couture
  • Kenzo
  • Rick Owens
  • Michael Kors
  • Vera Wang
  • Zac Posen
  • Victoria's Secret
• Fall/Winter 2015
  • Caroline Herrera
  • Chanel
  • Givenchy
  • Maison Margiela
  • Victoria's Secret
  • Zac Posen

Personal life

Ming Xi currently lives in New York City.