Zhang Xiaoyu (; born June 6, 1985) is a Chinese
internet celebrity
An Internet celebrity (also known as a social media influencer, social media personality, internet personality, or simply influencer) is a celebrity who has acquired or developed their fame and notability through the Internet. The rise of social ...
who has been described as "China's first nude model."
Early life and education
Zhang attended
Beihua University
Beihua University () is a state-owned public university in Jilin City, Jilin, China.
Beihua University (BEIHUA) is a provincial comprehensive university with the most extensive scope in Jilin Province
Jilin (; alternately romanized a ...
in
Jilin City,
Jilin, where she graduated with a bachelor's degree in biological sciences in 2007.
Career
She did softcore erotic modeling for METCN.com, an affiliate of MET ART, from 2007 to 2009, and until the Chinese government initiated a crackdown on online erotica at the beginning of 2009, her name was amongst the most searched for queries on the Chinese search engine
Baidu, receiving an average of 650,000 searches a day throughout 2008.
The Chinese
online game
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''Dàhuà Xuānyuán'' () became a hit in December 2009 after the game's producer hired Zhang as its spokesperson, a marketing maneuver that received official disapproval in 2010 as the Chinese government sought to curb the use of "vulgar marketing" by online game companies. On December 6, 2009, Zhang Xiaoyu announced on her blog that she would no longer shoot body art.
References
External links
Zhang Xiaoyu's blog(Chinese)
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1985 births
Chinese female models
Chinese Internet celebrities
Living people
People from Heilongjiang