First Asian model on Victoria's Secret runwayFirst Asian model on Victoria's Secret runway

(CNN) -- Four years ago Liu Wen entered a modeling contest in China to win a computer to use for school. Little did she know it would lead her to the Victoria's Secret runway in New York.

Wen, who will appear in the Victoria's Secret fashion show airing Tuesday on CBS, will be the first Victoria's Secret model of Asian descent to walk the catwalk, the company said.

"I was surprised when my agent told me," Wen said hours before she was set to walk the runway. She seemed only slightly overwhelmed: clad in a pink robe, one technician assigned to her fingernails, another to her toenails and another adding extensions to her already long black hair. "I asked my agent if she was joking. I didn't think an Asian girl would get this job."

Victoria's Secret plucked Wen, 21, out of a regular model casting call.

"Liu Wen is a beautiful woman. She has a strong and energetic presence on the runway. She looked absolutely stunning in our fashion show," said the show's executive producer, Monica Mitro.

At 5-foot-10, Wen said she towered over her classmates in China.

The newest addition to the Victoria's Secret family was born in Yongzhou in China's Hunan province in 1988, the daughter of an interior designer dad and a stay-at-home mom.

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Betterment of ties with India, China, Afghanistan and Iran is needed for stability in the region,

India and Pakistan are back on the dialogue table to sort out issues between the two nations, Foreign Minister Hina Rabbani Khar declared, saying that Islamabad cannot afford to be selective in improving ties with its neighbours.
"We cannot afford to be selective" in improving relations with our immediate neighbours as betterment of ties with India, China, Afghanistan and Iran is needed for stability in the region, she said.
"Pakistan's policy toward all regional neighbours, to its immediate neighbours, has been consistent. This government's policy has been consistent, that we need to find peace and stability within," Khar said in an interview with CNN.
Khar said the way to achieve stability is to "find a friendship" and improve ties based on trust with each one of Pakistan's neighbours and not by being selective.
"We cannot afford to be selective about it, so be it India, be it China, be it Iran, be it Afghanistan, we do not have a choice," Khar said. She was responding to a question on how Pakistan's "obsession" with India is drawing all its security resources away from the fight against militants.
Khar said India and Pakistan are back on the dialogue table, "trying to solve our problems on the negotiating table."
On slain al-Qaeda chief Osama bin Laden, Khar said that her government had "no complicity" in the hiding of Osama bin Laden. She claimed that an extensive investigation has so far found that nobody in the government knew of bin Laden's hideaway in Abbottabad.
"We are together. We are on the same page. We want to root out terrorism, because Pakistan suffers more from terrorism than any other country in this world," she said.
Khar also said there were "tough lessons" to be learnt from bin Laden's "unexpected" presence in Pakistan and how the country can strengthen its intelligence network to "ensure this type of thing doesn't happen in Pakistan anymore." "This is not the legacy that this government wants to leave behind it at all," she said.

Asian will soon dominate in catwalk on white models

The monopoly of white models on the catwalks and in the glossies over the past decade has been immovable, but many fashionistas now believe the future is Asian. As Condé Nast prepares to launch GQ China, its fourth Chinese title, and Vogue India increases its print run to 50,000 copies a month, British model scouts say a new demand for Asian talent is being created that will transform the face of fashion.
Carole White, founder of Premier Model Management, the agency that represents Naomi Campbell and Salman Rushdie's former wife, Padma Lakshmi, thinks the dominance of eastern European girls is changing.
"We are now seeing more Chinese and Japanese girls. Eastern European girls flooded the market. There are so many Russians and Ukrainians. But they are all very white and bland." Height remains a problem but, White says, "there are tall Asian girls".
Paula Karaiskos, of leading British model agency Storm Model Management, thinks that the distinct look provided by Asian models will ensure longevity and success. "The whole discussion about using more ethnic women in fashion has broadened the debate on models in fashion in general and designers are now looking for more discerning faces to front their campaigns."
Agencies expect next month's 25th London fashion week to hasten change. There was an Asian model in almost every show last February and agencies expect a marked increase in the months ahead. Most prominent were Japanese model Tao Okamoto, for Moschino, Marc Jacobs and D&G, and Chinese model Liu Wen, for Chanel, Dries Van Noten and Louis Vuitton. The UK high street has already shown signs of a changing preference, with Next deciding to use 23-year-old Anglo-Asian model, Kiren Modi, as the face of its spring line.
Leading fashion photographer Gavin Fernandes thinks it's high time Asian models took the lead. "There is a popular misconception that south and east Asian models are too bound to the principles of their parents. But those stereotypes have been broken down," he says. "Perhaps scouts just need to get better at spotting Asian talent."
The potential for stardom became evident after the "black issue" of Italian Vogue launched Jourdan Dunn into "super-modeldom": fashion bloggers now regularly refer to the "Dunn-effect". The Asian model tipped for Dunn-like hysteria is 26-year-old Lakshmi Menon, currently on show in the windows of Gap. Menon recently featured in her first US Vogue editorial and has appeared on the cover of V magazine. She modelled exclusively for Riccardo Tisci's last show. Karaiskos, whose agency represents Menon, maintains that skin colour is irrelevant: "The fact that she's Indian only makes her more interesting."
London Fashion Week's key backstage photographer, Jason Lloyd-Evans, said: "When I first did the shows about 10 years ago, Devon [Aoki] was the only Asian girl I noticed. There's now a huge presence from Korea, China and Japan.".
He predicts Okamoto will be the next big thing. "Her tomboy attitude means she is not fitting any particular typecast." She is described by White as "flavour of the month". This autumn, Okamoto is the face of Ralph Lauren and Michael Kors and has appeared recently in French and Russian Vogue.
It was the summer launch of Supermodelme.tv that gave Asian models a boost. The show, which appeared online in June, follows 10 aspiring models from Singapore, Malaysia, Korea, Thailand, the Philippines and India as they compete for a prize of $10,000 and the chance of fame. Karen Seah, of Singapore-based media group Refinery Media, came up with the idea after witnessing "a growing market for Japanese and Chinese models".
Even so, modelling has yet to attract the same kudos in the south and east Asian communities as in the west. White says that many Asian girls view modelling as a "hobby" to pursue much later in life than their European counterparts. Ashanti Omkar, former editor of Asian lifestyle magazine Henna, says change will not happen overnight. "An increase in the number of Asian models is to be expected, but it will take time. Many young Asian girls don't think of modelling as a career."
Omkar blames their low-key private life: "Maybe they're not creating the same buzz as the Kate Mosses because they don't have the scandalous lifestyle to go with it."
Twenty years ago, supermodels such as Cindy Crawford, Naomi Campbell and Claudia Schiffer were as big as the brands they represented, whereas the lookalike "blank canvas" models of earlier decades threw attention back on to a generation of designers such as Gaultier, Galliano and McQueen. Now with an increasingly individual look favoured by designers, Karaiskos thinks that the distinct look offered by Asian girls is their unique selling point.
"At the moment there is a trend to book either a well known face or an übermodel – a fantastically beautiful goddess whose face is worth a thousand words and whose looks do all the communicating. For a lot of the high-end designers, the latter is more popular."
Some cynics, however, have dismissed south and east Asian models as simply a return to the "exotic". Navaz Batliwalla, a columnist for Indian Grazia, believes this concept is dated. "As the profile of Indian fashion and celebrity rises, we will embrace that culture over here. Exotic stereotyping is boring and a cliché"
In the past, Condé Nast magazines in Asia rarely used Asian girls. When Batliwalla launched Indian Grazia almost two years ago, she recalled the first shoot: "They sent three models for a casting – one Indian and two Europeans."

Bunga Jelita Vice Indonesia in 2011 Supermodel ASIA PACIFIC

Yuk acquaintances at our new friend, she is a flower Jelita. He is currently represented Indonesia in the Asia Pacific Supermodel 2011, Bangkok, Thailand 12 to 20 September 2011, this interest has been many years in addition to Professional Catwalk Model, also occasionally be a photo model and Ssstt .... He also became an actress you know for Horror Film "Lawang Sewu", and a few months ago had tried to follow the Asia Model Search 2011 at the Singapore Fashion Week 2011, This is it .... Flowers!


A. Tell us about who you are and your daily activities, including your last education:
My last high school education and want to go to university, tp still want to run first in the field of modeling career .. my day to day activities lg klo not have job, biasany drmh ajaa, bantu2 at home job, job ad lg yaa klo catwalk shows and photo shoots ..

2. Since when engaged in the world model? how to start? :
I start dabbling in the world .. In 2005 the model was originally started from a small show2 from his mama .. I ended up following the event coba2 1 Ivory Model Search Winner and Finalists in 2005 Cover Girl from there .. thank God I got an offer to follow the show-show great.


3. Who is the Supermodel / Model Your favorites? either inside or outside the country ..... and why? :
My favorite was in the country and abroad Fahrani .. hehe lots of examples Chanel Iman, Jessica Stam, Natasha Polie, Abbey Lee Kershaw, Maria Carla, just almost all overseas models .. the reason I like it, because they are cool and bangeett models. .., when they had brought from designer clothes or shoes, look cool, though sebenarny dress or sepatuny sgt difficult ..

4. How can you elect to follow this event? What preparation did you do before going to Asia Pacific Supermodel? :
Thank God every time I asked this contest because my face and he said Indonesia is very suitable to represent Indonesia. Preparation time :) I'm sure this is more often studied bhs.inggris remedy there ..

5. What are your goals in that arena? if you look on the web, who wrote jagokan your opponent?
My target, I would like to add my flying hours in order to go international .. :) I might be a candidate from Russia .. :) Because I see now that model2 Caucasians sought it .. however, I am confident-looking models asia can prove the best ..

6. Modelling of the most memorable experiences in your crankcase what?
The most memorable experience of catwalk, according to my impression .. hehehe everything because that's where I feel proud to wear clothes of any designer2 of Indonesia want the most out negeri.tapiii most memorable was when I was a single fashion show Biyan, Avantie Anne, and Jean Paul Gaultier . Shooting The most memorable experience of all fault should also memorable, because I'm happy to look dimajalah2 ..

7. Got a funny experience / time on the catwalk shy maluin / modeling ceritain dong:
The most humiliating experience that dicatwalk adalahhh .. while wearing a long dress and keserimpet, or dress it msuk dr tail to the right shoe .. And clothes that kebaya dpstage berbuntut2 long hard road, and not feel the way her catwalk selesai2 ..

8 Interest in 5 words ....... and explain. :
SHY when I was just met a new orang2 I know .. HIGH SENSITIVE .. .. people know me because of my hair curly .. and a little selfish .. hehehehehe

9 What is the message from you to make friends & Indonesian Fans pageants Pageant:
My message remains humble .. be your self .. and try tunjukin if we could be the best for the people we love .. :))

BIO DATA

Full Name / Nickname: Flower Jelitha Hebrew / Flowers
Place / Tanggallahir: Jakarta / September 6, 1991
Height / Weight: 180cm / 56kg
Education: Graduated Smu
Occupation: Model
Hobby: Listening to Music, Browsing ..
Achievements: Winner 1-Ivory Model Search 2005,
-The winner of 16 of the tabloid Star,
Cover Girl Finalist-2005,
-Representative of Indonesia at the Asian Model Search 2011 in Singapore.
Favorite song: All the songs are good to hear :)
Singer / Band Fav: Coldplay, Maroon 5, Ne-yo, Chris Brown.
Fav movie: Radit and Jani, Transformers, Rainbow Warriors, Kung Fu Panda, and all disney movies ..
Actor / Actress Fav Angelina Jolie, Robert Pattinson, Vino. G. bastian.

Thanks for the opportunity to interview with Flowers Indonesian pageants, Goodluck!