Gina Choe

I didn't see America's Next Top Model on TV, but I sure noticed Gina Choe when a video of the show was posted on asian-sirens. There was a lot of discussion there about whether we will see her again as a model. I like her a lot. She's very beautiful and struck me as being honest and innocent. Gina is not cut out for reality TV shows, but she definitely has the looks to be a model, and I hope that we do see more of her in the future.

Links for Gina Choe:

Asian Sirens
Interview (TV guide)
Wikipedia
Myspace

Jenny Xu

This is Jenny Xu, who was just featured on Asian Sirens. According to her photographer, who posted this picture on Flickr.com [note added July 2007; her pics aren't there any more], she is 41 years old and has been modeling for 20 years. I'm probably not the only guy in his 40s who has noticed that asian women my age are looking better all the time. Of course the photography helps, and this was done by Immaculate Imaging of Auckland, New Zealand.

Links for Jenny Xu:

Asian Sirens
Immaculate Imaging

Ziyi Zhang

Ziyi Zhang has rapidly become the most popular asian actresses. She was already well known even before "Memoirs of a Geisha" (official site, IMDB) was released. Ziya is not a head-turning beauty but her image grows on you. I first noticed her in "Hero," (aka Ying Xiaong; official site, IMDB) where she projected a surprising and innocent beauty that stole the show from Maggie Cheung. She really shines in 2046 (official site, IMDB), Wang Kar Wai's masterpiece about a jaded playboy who spends time with a series of remarkably beautiful women, trying to forget the one who really has his heart.

Links for Ziyi Zhang:

Wikipedia
Internet movie database
helloziyi Unofficial fan site with news and pictures
CSC (forum)

The Beautiful and Mysterious X

Of all the women on myspace, I'm intrigued by X. She works as a bartender in San Francisco (Club Crash and Club Whisper among others) and Las Vegas (Light).

I feel a little funny blogging on someone who doesn't seem to be a professional model, but she is really beautiful and there are professional quality pics on her myspace page. Definitely a publizen, she has a livejournal page where you can see what's up with her (mostly, she's tired from paryting). The id is xtinaklee both places, the pics say Christina K. Lee and her friends seem to call her Chris. X stands for Chris, as in Xmas. Got it.

If I'm ever in SF, I know where I'm going to get drinks. Her day job? "Sales coordinator." Hmmm. That's a bit mysterious, but whatever it is, I'm buying.