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Du Juan

Du Juan's photoPATRICK MCMULLAN

Nationality:
Chinese
Birthday:
September 15, 1982
Born in:
Shanghai, China
Agencies:
IMG
Known for:
My pout
Status:
Established
Friends with:
Emma Pei, Han Jin, Mackenzie Hamilton, Shu Pei
Interests:
Chess

Career

Giorgio Armani, 2008

Sep 15, 1982
Born in Shanghai, China
1995
Starts studying ballet at the Shanghai Academy of Dance
1999
Participates in the Ford Supermodel Competition and wins first place in the East China region
2003
Wins the title of Miss China
2004
Quits ballet and becomes a full-time model
Sep 2005
Appears on the premier issue of Chinese Vogue with Gemma Ward and other top Chinese models
Sep 2005
Debuts on the runways for Alexandre Herchcovitch, Custo Barcelona, and United Bamboo in New York
Oct 2005
Appears on the cover of French Vogue with Gemma Ward
2006
Juergen Teller photographs Juan for the Yves Saint Laurent spring ad campaign
2006
Appears on the cover of Time Style & Design with Coco Rocha
Mar 2006
Walks the fall Dries Van Noten, Hermès, and Givenchy shows in Paris
Mar 2006
Appears in Italian Vogue editorial, photographed by Paolo Roversi
2006
Featured on Style.com's Top Ten Models of fall 2006 Story »
Apr 2006
Opens and closes the Oscar de la Renta bridal show
2006
Appears in print ads for the Gap
2006
Discusses how she became a model and her dance aspirations in an interview Video »
2006
Appears in Swarovski fall ad campaign
Aug 2006
Appears in editorials for French Vogue, W, and Allure
2006
Appears in Roberto Cavalli fall ad campaign alongside Daria Werbowy
2006
Mert Alas and Marcus Piggot photographs Juan for Louis Vuitton with Kate Moss and Raquel Zimmermann
Feb 2007
Closes the fall 3.1 phillip lim show in New York
Oct 2007
Walks the spring Christian Dior, Hermès, and Louis Vuitton shows in Paris
2008
Patrick Demarchelier photographs Juan for the Pirelli calendar
2008
David Sims photographs Juan for the Benetton spring ad campaign
Feb 2008
Closes the fall Jenny Packham show in London
Mar 2008
Appears in W editorial, photographed by Mert Alas and Marcus Piggott
Apr 2008
Appears in Chinese Vogue editorial
Apr 2008
French Vogue features Juan as a top model
Jun 2008
Appears in Chinese Vogue editorial, photographed by Laurie Bartley
Aug 2008
Appears in Allure editorial, photographed by Patrick Demarchelier
2008
Replaces Agyness Deyn as the face of Giorgio Armani
2008
Peter Lindbergh photographs Juan for David Yurman
Sep 2008
Appears in Chinese Vogue editorial, photographed by Lachlan Bailey
Sep 2008
Walks the spring 3.1 phillip lim, Anna Sui, Marc Jacobs, Oscar de la Renta, Zac Posen, Alberta Ferretti, and Bottega Veneta shows in New York and Milan
Oct 2008
Featured on the cover of Chinese Vogue, photographed by Mario Sorrenti

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