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Xiaoyi Dai

Xiaoyi Dai's photoCOURTESY OF ELITE MODELS

Real Name:
Dai Xiaoyi
Nationality:
Chinese
Birthday:
1985
Born in:
China
Agencies:
Elite
Known for:
My legs
Status:
Newcomer
Friends with:
Emma Pei, Liu Wen
Interests:
Fencing

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Career

1985
Born in China
2005
Wins China’s top-model competition
2005
Begins to model locally
2006
Becomes an editorial favorite for Chinese Harper’s Bazaar and Cosmopolitan
2007
Signs with Next Management
2008
Moves from Next and signs with Elite Model Management
Sep 2008
Debuts at the spring Rachel Roy, Rachel Comey, Réyes, and Verrier shows in New York

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