Asianbite's 10 Hottest Asian Models
With more and more Asian models dazzling on fashion catwalks from Milan, to London and New York and gracing covers of big magazines like Asian versions of Playboy, Maxim, Fashion and Beauty, we searched the net for our readers and created our list of Asianbite's 10 Hottest Asian Models. They may not be the most traditionaly beautiful types, but definately some of the hottest and sexiest girls in the entire world of Asian models. Enjoy!
No.1 Maggie Q
Maggie Denise Quigley was born to a Polish-Irish American father (originally based in New York) and a Vietnamese mother. Her father met her mother during the Vietnam War. Maggie has two older step-siblings from her mother's previous marriage, and two older sisters. The family moved to Hawaii and settled in Mililani.
Maggie dreamed of becoming a veterinarian, but ended up modeling instead and soon found herself bursting onto the Hong Kong movie scene - eventually becoming a full-fledged superstar in Asia. She changed her name to the easily pronounceable "Maggie Q" (for the Chinese audience). She had a cameo in the Jackie Chan and Chris Tucker smash hit Rush Hour 2 (2001) and is part of the supporting cast in Mission: Impossible III (2006), starring Tom Cruise.
(Source: IMDB)
No. 2 Tila Nguyen
Tila Nguyen, better known as Tila Tequila, was born in Singapore. Tila might not have model looks but she's really really sexy. Her family relocated to Texas when she was 1 or 2. She has one older brother and sister. They lived in a temple until Tila was 8, then apparently they craved freedom and moved, still in Texas, but not in the temple. Her childhood was pretty uneventful, except for the fact that she'd dress up like a boy and beat up people. She had lots of friends and boyfriends. She was discovered in a local mall by a guy working for Playboy and started modeling at age 19. She moved to Hollywood when she was 20. Tila currently resides in a Hollywood mansion and enjoys partying and modeling.
(Source: IMDB)
No. 3 Danielle Graham
Danielle Graham, Irish-Chinese Eurasian was born in Malaysia, but raised in Australia. Danielle started modelling at the age of 14 and turned professional at 16.
Danielle Graham build most of her modelling career in Hong Kong and is currently one of the most popular supermodels in Asia, appearing on countless fashion catwalks throughout Asia and western fashion capitals like Milan and New York, magazines and TV commercials (most notably for Oil of Olay).
(Source: Yummy Celebrity)
No. 4 Rosemary Vandenbroucke
Rosemary is half-Chinese with her Russian-French father and Chinese mother Julie (now acts as Rosemary's CD manager). She spent her childhood in France. After her primary school studies she went back to Hong Kong and attended international school in Hong Kong. At 14, she won the 2nd Elite Model Look. She's been a Saint Laurent Ambassador since 1998, appointed by French apparel brand Yves Saint Laurent.
(Source: Ebay Celebrity)
No. 5 Lisa Kim Fleming
Lisa Kim Fleming was born in North Dakota and is of Korean Caucasian decent. This 5' 5" babe was raised in Scaramento and now resides in Orange County, CA. Lisa has graced the covers of various popular import magazines in the USA.
(Source: Asian Siren)
No. 6 Panward Hemmanee
Panward Hemmanee, better known as Pei, is a young Thai model and an upcoming TV drama actress that has been featured on numerous magazine covers including the likes of VOLUME and MARS magazine.
(Source: Myspace)
No 7 Morishita Chisato
Born on Sept. 1st 1981 in Nagoya-shi, Aichi, Japanese model Morishita Chisato is well known for her extensive career as a "Gravure Idol". A Gravure Idol is usually a model who poses for bikini shot photobooks. She's also a very popular Japanese "Race Queen", a Japanese "cheerleader" for the world of Japanese motor racing. Her success and popularity in these areas have opened doors for her both as an actress and singer.
(Source: Asian-Siren)
No. 8 Jeet
Saengthong Gate-Uthong (also written as Kadeuthong, or Ket-oo-thong), nickname Jeet, was ranked the 21 most sexiest woman in the world by FHM Thailand.
No 9 Yu Na
Yu Na is an up and coming Chinese fashion model and actress.
No 10 Marsha Vadhanapanich
Thai-German Marsha Vadhanapanich is widely acknowledged as a talented artist. She has been around for many years as a singer, actress and model. Despite already being 36 years old, she's still very popular in Tailand and many other Asian countries.
