2009 Asia Model Festival Awards

Top models from 11 Asian countries graced the runway for Asia's biggest modeling awards-the 2009 Asian Model Awards Thursday in Seoul. Taiwanese actress Chiling Lin, who started her career as a supermodel in Taiwan, received the Asian Star Award. The annual award show was started in 2006 by a South Korean model institute and the Korea Foundation for International Culture Exchange.

Joe Cheng on red carpet at the Asia Model Festival Awards Ceremony in Korea

Joe Cheng receives an award at the 2009 Asia Model Festival Awards

Lee Da hae wins a Popular Star Award and delivers her acceptance speech in English

Wonder Girls and Lin Chiling receive awards