More than 20 years ago, a huge photograph of a model appeared in Wangfujing, Beijing, which really frightened the local citizens.
Small single bubble eyes, thick lips, collapsed nose bridge, this can also be used as a model? The people of Beijing directly and jointly reported that it affected the appearance of the city.
The person in the photo is Lu Yan, who is known as "China's first ugly model", a grassroots person who came out of the countryside.
Most of the Chinese people's initial impression of Lü Yan is: she is so ugly that she can still be an international supermodel, and the aesthetics of Europeans and Americans are too unique.
When Lu Yan was a model, many people said the most to her: You can't do it.
Putting aside her face, Lu Yan's figure fully meets the international supermodel standards, with long arms and legs, and walking with its own aura.
But the reality is, it can't be left behind! The only thing that Lu Yan lacked in the ointment had always been the face that countless people called unbearable to look at.
Casually search for the evaluation of her by the Chinese people, and it is always inseparable from the word "ugly".
For a girl, especially a model who appears in front of the camera, this must be a huge test.
"I've never felt ugly," Lu Yan once confidently commented on herself.
Not only that, on the model road, Lu Yan also met noble people who admired her.
Lu Yan listened to too homogeneous evaluations and was rarely affected by negative public opinion.
It is also this good mentality that makes her break out of the country and become China's first supermodel to go international.
However, since 2010, Lu Yan has rarely walked the catwalk until she disappeared into the modeling circle.
How is she doing now? This time we'll talk!
01
A native of Jiangxi, Lü Yan was born in 1981 in a small mountain village.
When she was a child, Lu Yan was ridiculed by many people around her because of her looks.
It is also true that Lu Yan's eyes are too small, coupled with a yellowish face, it looks much uglier than the average person.
But there are still her parents who are distressed by Lu Yan, and her parents have told Lu Yan that everyone's appearance is a characteristic of the body, and there is no need to be inferior.
Don't give emotions to useless people, it's more important to be yourself.
In a simple word, a loss is a blessing!
Lü Yan kept in mind that since then, she has been in a semi-immune state for her unfriendly evaluation.
No matter how poor the family is, they still have to go to school.
Whenever the father worked outside the home, whenever the money was sent home, the mother was always willing to spend it, so that she could save it for her daughter to go to college.
However, the money was finally shelved.
After graduating from junior high school, one of Lu Yan's decisions changed her life.
Lu Yan's original major was accounting, and during a summer vacation, she saw an advertisement for a model training class in the newspaper.
Thinking that his current manners are not good, and he wants to improve it, Lu Yan wants to sign up for a name.
As a result, not long after the training, the modeling class teacher next door interrupted the next process.
It turned out that the model class needed 5 people to team up to go to Beijing to participate in the competition, but unfortunately, only one person was stuck in traffic on the road and could not get to the scene smoothly.
The teacher was anxious and thought of finding a replacement.
As a result, I saw Lu Yan, a tall and thin man, and immediately went forward to ask her if she was not interested in modeling.
Lu Yan only thought about training, and suddenly she was pulled over with a confused face, she had never learned T steps, and she didn't understand the modeling line.
A direct "not interested" blocked the teacher's mouth.
"Just go to Beijing to play, still pack food and wrap up, don't worry about it, there is professional training there." The teacher still did not give up and lobbied Lü Yan.
This time Lu Yan was moved, she is still very young, can take the opportunity to fight, in case she is selected, there is a chance to step onto the international stage?
She thought that when she arrived in Beijing, Lu Yan could study and take a good look around Beijing, but reality shattered her dreams.
As soon as I arrived at my destination, I was locked up in the training room and trained over and over again.
As for going out to play, the teacher obviously lied to her, and for several days, Lu Yan did not even go to the hotel downstairs.
But that's the way it is.
Thanks to the opportunity given by heaven, Lu Yan finally had an understanding of the modeling team and became interested.
In this way, Lü Yan stayed in Beijing and officially became a North Drift.
She didn't tell her parents to be a model so as not to worry.
It wasn't until 1999 that Ms. Lu appeared on a billboard in Wangfujing, Beijing.
02
Because of this controversial "ugly photo", the outside world was deeply impressed by Lu Yan.
Many people do not understand, why such an ugly girl can still be a model? Are advertisers betting on consumer curiosity?
In any case, the big poster was eventually removed by Beijing citizens for affecting the cityscape.
The person who filmed this controversial poster for Lü Yan was Li Dongtian, a famous local photographer, and also a nobleman of Lü Yan.
Following that game to Beijing, Lu Yan was not actually selected.
After that, she planned to settle in the local area and start to develop.
Lu Yan came to a clothing magazine to apply, and the interviewer and boss were the photographer Li Dongtian.
The first time they met, the other party praised Lu Yan's beautiful looks.
It is this sentence that makes our heroine feel that the other party is sarcastic or cheating money, and turns around and scares away.
Fortunately, Li Dongtian immediately caught up with Lü Yan and promised to give her a chance to become famous, so as to gain the trust of the other party.
The so-called opportunity to become famous is to design the poster of the model that is called the ugliest by the Chinese.
In addition to the credit of Li Dongtian, there is also a designer named Feng Hai, both of whom are Bole who made Lu Yan a hit.
In China, Lu Yan's face made her famous.
Many well-known domestic modeling agencies came to her door and wanted to sign a contract to cooperate with her.
But Lu Yan saw at a glance that they just saw that she had traffic to take advantage of the opportunity to make money, and did not really appreciate her.
After one by one refused, Lü Yan continued to work with Li Dongtian.
The other party is the really good boss, and every time she shoots, she will win over customers and resources.
Unfortunately, after all, it is not a solution, and Lu Yan's face is an obstacle to the development of China.
At that time, in the 90s, people's aesthetics were not as diverse as today, and Lu Yan was difficult to get public recognition.
In 2000, Lu Yan decided to go to Paris, the fashion capital of foreign countries, to develop.
Big cities, many opportunities.
Lu Yan believes that it will become the highest temple of her modeling road.
03
When she first arrived in Paris, Lu Yan knew no word of English and French.
Relying on translation software and subway maps, I walked through various interview locations.
Everything was difficult at the beginning, and Lu Yan did not complain.
As she moved on to the next interview location, good news soon followed.
Lu Yan's external image fully meets the standards of vogue, and the magazine Fang immediately extended an invitation to cooperate with her.
Later, Lu Yan and "Vogue" cooperated very smoothly, and will also become each other's long-term cooperation objects.
In the past few months, Lu Yan has shot many blockbusters and participated in several well-known brand catwalks at the same time, making a name for herself in Paris.
At that time, Lu Yan, who was only in her early 20s, had already become the first Chinese supermodel to go internationally.
Many people who had laughed at her ugliness could not believe it.
Although Lu Yan's popularity has caused a lot of controversy, she herself has not changed, still filtering out those unfriendly comments and always being herself.
In the same year, Lü Yan did one thing again, which made the people of China drop their jaws.
She finished runners-up at the World Top Model Competition.
You should know that before the Chinese model in this competition, the best result was only the 4th place.
Lü Yan's appearance made her win the second place, which was simply one of the things that could be included in that year, and it was one of the most incredible things for the Chinese people.
Lu Yan's model road can be said to be unimpeded, from winning the runner-up of the World Supermodel Competition, she has been constantly refreshing the chinese people's cognition of it.
Continue to shoot the catwalk, and various interview invitations continue.
A model with a higher appearance than her, as long as Lu Yan appears, she can definitely rely on her temperament.
Some people say that Lu Yan is very lucky, only she knows, and everything she has gained is completely personal strength.
Most importantly, it comes from her self-confidence.
Lu Yan had never thought about plastic surgery, or even considered removing spots.
From an early age, he was warned by his parents that looks were a gift they gave.
To make Lu Yan undergo a facelift is equivalent to insulting her parents, and she can't do it.
Although in today's aesthetically diverse world, she still sees media that lack style and evaluates Lu Yan in harsh language, but she does not care from beginning to end.
04
After more than 10 years of modeling, Lu Yan has felt this line very thoroughly.
She felt that she was eating youth rice and was very insecure.
Lu Yan chose to give herself a new challenge, starting from scratch, to create a personal clothing brand.
When the people around you told Lu Yan again that you can't do it! Lu Yan smiled.
She has no professional training in clothing design, and even knows nothing about the expertise of fabrics, what supply chain and how to go public, which makes her even more confused.
However, lu Yan thought that her peer Victoria Beckham could do it, and she still had the support of the people around her, why couldn't she?
After walking on the catwalk for more than 10 years, he has also interpreted countless brands, and the gorgeous clothes worn can almost go around Paris.
Choosing to be good at the field of fashion, Lu Yan's probability is obviously very high.
Lv Yan has never been a hesitant person, just do it, in 2013, she created her own fashion brand COMME MOI was born.
Paris is the place where Lu Yangong became famous, infected by the culture and fashion style here, and she also likes the independent and neutral clothes Style.
Although it is contrary to many Chinese girls who like Japan and South Korea, Lu Yan adheres to her personal principles and only acts as herself.
Lu Yan's COMME MOI is a vivid embodiment of her personal style, which can reflect women's self-confidence and independence.
However, everything is difficult at the beginning, not to mention the fashion field, or Lu Yan started from scratch, which is not a simple thing.
In order to promote the brand to the world, Lv Yan must do it herself.
Unlike many celebrities who casually hire a few designers, brush up on popularity, and sloppy perfunctory attitudes.
Lv Yan is big to the supply chain, and as small as choosing fabrics, she has to personally buy them in the store.
From closing to production, Lu Yan almost did not let go of any of the fine garment details.
When he was most tired, he let Lu Yan's hair fall off a lot, and he almost collapsed and was about to give up.
It was really not in vain to work so hard that her efforts paid off.
Since the establishment of the brand for 9 years, THE COMMON MOI from scratch has obviously had a solid good reputation.
Casually flipping through a series of ready-to-wear effect styles, it is simply that every piece wants to be in the pocket.
The style is clear at the same time, not dull, simple and full of design.
More and more stars love the brand, there are actresses such as Jiang Shuying, Jia Jingwen, Shu Chang and so on, and foreign Olivia have all made beautiful appearances in COMMON MOI.
05
Today, Lu Yan's career is not only full, but also her family is happy.
Her husband, Fred, is an investment consultant from France.
It is said that Lu Yan pursued the other party, which is very much in line with his bold character.
From 2012 to now, Lu Yan and her French husband have been married for 10 years.
Although it is said that transnational couples always have contradictions due to cultural issues.
Once Lu Yan caused dissatisfaction among the male parents because of her appearance and family background, and tried her best to prevent the two from being together.
But through a long time together, Lu Yan gradually made her in-laws accept her with charm and ability.
The couple married in the same year and had a son.
The child's appearance completely avoids the shortcomings of the mother, and the mixed race is very handsome, with its own French melancholy temperament.
For her personal career, Lu Yan sacrificed a lot of time with her family.
In the early days of her business, she chose to develop in China, while her husband and children stayed in France.
Separating is fatal for young couples who have just married.
But Fred was very sweet, and later took the initiative to quit his job and chose to go to China to accompany his wife.
With the passage of time, Lu Yan gradually entered a better situation, no longer needed anyone to help, and had grown into a powerful woman independently.
In the past two years, due to the epidemic, Lu Yan sold her house in Shanghai, left China permanently, and settled in France.
In addition, this year, the West has made more and more rampant acts of squinting discrimination against Asians, especially Chinese.
It is no wonder that the Chinese people are sensitive, and once again look back at Lü Yan, it turns out that she was the first victim of the early Western invasion of Asian aesthetics.
Put this kind of typical Oriental looks that they think are popular, and at the same time promote individualism and individual beauty and high-level aesthetics,
Let the brainwashed Orientals begin to think that this is indeed beautiful and more popular with the world.
Lu Yan has eaten the dividends of foreigners' bad taste for our aesthetics, which is the key to her smooth international development.
But, it doesn't rule out that she's really hardworking and smart.
Modeling is not the goal that Lu Yan wants to pursue all her life, and she has changed careers to become a fashion designer in the middle of the way, and people are also sober and fast.
I hope everyone can live like the Brand Name of Lu Yan: COMME MOI (like me).
Appearance is innate, belongs to objective existence, what really makes it look ugly is the inferiority that hangs over the body, and the excessive sensitivity to the evaluation of others.
As long as you care, the whole aura is completely absent, and trap yourself in the footsteps of brave attempts, then you lose.