Ming Xi Meng Yao

Biography

Ming Xi Meng Yao is a Chinese supermodel and actress born on March 8, 1989, in Huangpu District, Shanghai. She officially entered the modeling industry in 2009 after reaching the Top 15 in the Elite Model Look World Final. She participated in her first major fashion week in Paris in 2010. She became one of Victoria's Secret's prominent models, walking in their shows in 2011, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017, and 2018. In 2017, she sparked widespread attention after falling during the Victoria's Secret show in Shanghai. She was named Victoria's Secret Greater China brand ambassador in 2018 and serves as a global ambassador for Victoria's Secret, L'Oréal Paris, and Biotherm. She married businessman He Youquan in July 2019 and gave birth to their son in October 2019 and their daughter in November 2021. She continued her education and earned an EMBA from the University of Hong Kong in 2024. She made her runway comeback in May 2024 with Balenciaga's Shanghai show.