Liu Wen on ‘Nightline” discussing rage of Asian models!

I’m so excited to see this. Liu Wen’s goal is to be the first Asian to land an American Vogue cover. I’m surprised she hasn’t been on the cover yet. Isn’t Vogue supposed to be on the cutting edge? What’s up Anna Wintour?

Wen, 23, was among a group of models recently featured in a Vogue article heralding the rise of Asian models. The headline — “Redefining Traditional Concepts of Beauty” — quickly spawned controversy.

“They said a new crop of Asian models from China, South Korea and Japan is redefining traditional concepts of beauty,” said blogger Jen Wang. “That’s a little bit like Vogue saying, ‘It’s 2011 and we finally think Asian women are beautiful.'”

Wang is cynical about the trend and said it is driven not by a new appreciation of Asian beauty, but by a pure profit motive — the booming buying power of the Chinese consumer.

“I think the fashion industry is starting to take note and starting to put people who represent that market into their pages,” she said.

In cosmetics alone, the Asian market is poised to become the world’s largest, growing to $85 billion a year.

I would say they are a little late to the party!
We called this back in 2008! See Supermodels of the new millennium.