Qu Ying


Joie Qu Ying is a Chinese model and actress.

Life

She graduated from the modern drama class at the Artistic School of Hunan, and later became a cast member in the Hunan Repertory Theatre. In 1990, she started working as a professional model as she joined a fashion show team in Beijing. Then she participated, and ended up as a runner-up, in the New Silk Road Chinese Modeling Competitionin 1991.

Modeling career

After the modeling competition, Qu acted in a large number of television series and films. First in series "Plum Woman" in 1990, the most memorable ones are "Love Talks" and its spinoff sequel, "Adieu". She also started her singing career when she released her debut album "Fly With Me" in 1994. She signed with music record company BMG in 1997 and released four other albums up to date.
Qu has been called "China's first generation of supermodel," and has represented international brands such as Pantene and Maybelline cosmetics.
In 2007, Qu agreed to take the host spot for China's Next Top Model, the Chinese version of American reality show America's Next Top Model. When the show began, however, the producers, chose Chinese supermodel Li Ai to host the show.
Qu Ying is currently living happily in the town of Beijing, China.

Filmography