Sun Feifei (; born March 20, 1989), commonly known as Fei Fei Sun, is a Chinese model based in

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. She is ranked as the New Supers by Models.com. Top casting director Ashley Brokaw proclaimed Fei Fei as "an exceptional beauty " , considered to be a supermodel by some fashion editors and journalists. She is a spokesmodel of cosmetic giant Estée Lauder.

Early life and education

Sun was born in

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, Shandong, China. She was scouted and briefly trained to model as a teenager, but did not start modeling professionally until she graduated from

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. Sun attended Suzhou University, majoring in

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Career and success

Sun started her modeling career in 2008 when she represented China in ''

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'', one of the world's most influential modeling contests. She won the championship in China and eventually won the third prize internationally. She made her international runway debut during

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in February 2010, walking for Christopher Kane. In December 2009, she was handpicked by

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to walk Chanel's Paris-Shanghai fashion show. Since then, Sun has appeared on the runway of

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, Prada, Valentino, Christian Dior and many others. In covers and editorials, Sun first appeared in the

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editorial in January 2011, ''The Power of Glamour'', shot by Steven Meisel. Later, Meisel also enlisted her for editorials in other major magazines, including Vogue US, V, W and others. In 2014, she was featured alongside eight other models on the cover of the September issue of American Vogue, becoming the first East Asian model on the fold cover of American Vogue. She has also been the cover girl of

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, Vogue Japan and i-D and has appeared in editorials of

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(USA) among others. In model campaigning, Sun's first major campaign was Dsquared2 Spring/Summer 2011. Since then, she has also been the face of Prada,

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, Calvin Klein's cK one, Chanel Beauty, Giorgio Armani Beauty (3 seasons consecutive), CK Calvin Klein beauty,

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, Diesel,

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Be Delicious fragrance, H&M, Prada and most recently Christian Dior and Chanel Watches. In spring 2012, Sun became the first Asian face of Italian brand Valentino. She was selected as the face for Chanel Beauty, Calvin Klein cosmetics, Giorgio Armani beauty and

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skincare. She made a second appearance on the cover of Vogue Italia September 2014 edition and also made history as the first East Asian model to appear on the fold cover of American Vogue for the September issue 2014. In June 2015, Fei Fei made a third appearance on the cover of ''

''. In 2017, she once again fronted Valentino Spring 2017 advertising campaign in addition to campaigns by

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and

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. In June 2018, Sun graced the cover of Allure magazine, along with Fernanda Ly and Soo Joo Park. In 2019, she made her appearance on the debut and launch cover of Vogue Hong Kong. She continues to appear regularly on some of the most highly selective runways in the industry: Alexander Wang, Prada, Valentino, Jil Sander, Christian Dior, Balenciaga,

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, Chanel and others. She was notably the showstopper of the

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Spring/Summer 2020 fashion show, held on September 10, 2019 as part of the

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. However, she fell down twice in a row during the finale because of the designer's very high heels paired with a slippery catwalk.

Achievements

In 2013 she became the first Asian model to front a solo cover for Vogue Italia's January issue. She was the first Asian model to front Valentino campaign. In 2014, she became the first

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n model on the fold cover of the September issue of American Vogue. In 2017, she became the face of cosmetic giant Estée Lauder. In rankings by Models.com, Sun is first listed on the Top 50 Models Women List by Models.com in 2014. In 2016, she was moved from the top 50 Models to the list of Industry Icon, a status reserved only for models with high impact and longevity in the industry. In 2017, Sun again was moved to the New Supers and Money Girl List, solidifying her as one of the top faces in modeling.

Personal life

In 2007, Sun started dating Liang Zi (), a photographer. The couple married in 2017 and had a son in 2021. Sun is a close friend of Xiao Wen Ju, Liu Wen and Vanessa Axente.

References

External links

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