Li Ai (Chinese: 李艾; pinyin: Lǐ Ài; born 4 January 1979 in Guangzhou, Guangdong), is a Chinese television personality, singer, actress and model.

Li Ai
Born
李艾

(1979-01-04) 4 January 1979 (age 45)
Modeling information
Height1.78 m (5 ft 10 in)
Hair colorBlack
Eye colorBlack
AgencyStar Point Model Agency
Li Ai
Chinese
Hanyu PinyinLǐ Ài
Transcriptions
Standard Mandarin
Hanyu PinyinLǐ Ài
Bopomofoㄌㄧˇ ㄞˋ
Gwoyeu RomatzyhLii Ay
Wade–GilesLih3 Ai4
IPA[lì âɪ]
Hakka
RomanizationLí Ngie
Yue: Cantonese
Yale RomanizationLéih Ngaaih
JyutpingLei5 Ngaai6
Southern Min
Hokkien POJLí Ngāi
Tâi-lôLí Ngāi

In 1999, Li Ai represented her country of China in the Ford Models Supermodel of the World. Upon her return home, she focused on her studies while taking on national modeling jobs.

Li Ai released her first single called "我喜欢我自己这样" ("I like myself this way") in 2002, which scored her several music awards, including the global Chinese Media Pop Award and Oriental Billboard Award. She went on to become the host of the Chinese edition of America's Next Top Model called China's Next Top Model,[1] as well as being a television correspondent for the 2008 Summer Olympics and the 2010 Asian Games.[citation needed]

She graduated from Guangzhou University with a management degree. She married her long-time boyfriend Zhang Xu Ning, a broker, on March 19, 2015.

Filmography

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References

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  1. ^ Reality TV a model of reinvention - China.org.cn, January 11, 2008
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