Liu Wen is a woman of many firsts. She's the first East Asian model to work for Victoria's Secret, first Chinese woman to grace American Vogue's cover, and first Asian to ever make Forbes' list of highest-paid supermodels.
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The incredible life of Liu Wen, China's highest-paid supermodel who went from being a 'hunched' teenager to walking on a Victoria's Secret runway
Liu Wen told Business Insider how she went from towering over her classmates to becoming the first Asian to ever make Forbes' list of top-paid supermodels.
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While Liu success can be attributed to the fashion industry's growing focus on Chinese consumers, she also works insanely hard for it.
The model, now based between New York and Beijing, told Business Insider how she did it. Scroll on to learn more.
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