A Forbes First: Chinese Supermodel Makes Highest-Paid List

Beijing has received a lot of attention from Forbes thanks to Beijing airport delays and Fan Bingbing's acting career, but this Chinese supermodel is setting a different kind of record.

Liu Wen has already made great leaps and bounds for Asian models for being the first East Asian model to be in a Victoria's Secret Fashion Show and the first Asian spokesmodel for makeup giant Estée Lauder, among other achievements. Now, she's the first Asian model to be listed in Forbes Magazine as one of the highest-paid models in the world.

The 24-year-old model from Hunan Province moved to Beijing to begin her career shortly after winning a modeling contest six years ago. Read more about her successes on jingdaily.com.

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