Li Ai (; born 4 January 1979 in

Guangzhou Guangzhou (, ; ; or ; ), also known as Canton () and alternatively romanized as Kwongchow or Kwangchow, is the capital and largest city of Guangdong province in southern China. Located on the Pearl River about north-northwest of Hong Kon ...

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), is a Chinese television personality, singer, actress and

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. In 1999, Li Ai represented her country of China in the

Ford Models Supermodel of the World Supermodel of the World (''Ford Supermodel of the Year'', formerly ''Face of the 80s'') is an international modeling contest established by Eileen Ford in 1980. The contest showcases young fashion model entrants from over 50 countries in order t ...

. Upon her return home, she focused on her studies while taking on national modeling jobs. Li Ai released her first single called "''我喜欢我自己这样''" ("''I like myself this way''") in 2002, which scored her several music awards, including the global Chinese Media Pop Award and Oriental Billboard Award. She went on to become the host of the Chinese edition of ''

America's Next Top Model ''America's Next Top Model'' (abbreviated ''ANTM'' and ''Top Model'') is an American reality television series and interactive competition in which a number of aspiring models compete for the title of "America's Next Top Model" and a chance to b ...

'' called ''

China's Next Top Model ''China's Next Top Model'' is a Chinese reality TV series, based on the international version and spin-off to the original, ''America's Next Top Model'' created by Tyra Banks. The show was first produced by Chinese television subscription chann ...

'',Reality TV a model of reinvention
- China.org.cn, January 11, 2008 as well as being a television correspondent for the

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and the

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. She graduated from

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with a management degree. She married her long-time boyfriend Zhang Xu Ning, a broker, on March 19, 2015.

Filmography

* ''

Go Lala Go! ''Go Lala Go!'' () is a 2010 Chinese romantic comedy film directed by Xu Jinglei. Film producer Patrick S. Cunningham collaborated with Xu Jinglei, and this film is considered one of the most successful collaborations between a Chinese director ...

'' (2010) * ''Single No More'' (2011) * '' Dear Enemy'' (2011) * ''Breakfast'' (2012) * ''A Chilling Cosplay'' (2013) * ''

China Salesman ''China Salesman'' ( zh, s=中国推销员), also known as ''Deadly Contract'' and ''Tribal Warfare'', is a 2017 Chinese action film co-written and directed by Tan Bing. The film stars Li Dongxue and features Mike Tyson and Steven Seagal. It was ...

'' (2017)

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* 1979 births Chinese female models Hakka people Living people Guangzhou University alumni Actresses from Guangzhou Musicians from Guangzhou Singers from Guangdong 21st-century Chinese women singers {{Model-stub