In 1999, 18-year-old Lu Yan came to a company to interview as a model.
She has freckles all over her face, a flat face, a flat nose, and squinty eyes.
A man said to her: "Wow, you are so beautiful!"
Lu Yan only had one feeling at the time, and that was: "A man's mouth is a liar."
However, what she didn't expect was Yes, it was this man who became a crucial role in her life and changed her destiny.
Even she herself couldn't imagine that she, an ordinary ugly girl from the countryside, had become a "top super model" in .
What exactly happened to her?
Let us walk into Lu Yan’s story together...
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In 1981, Lu Yan was born in a remote rural village in Jiangxi Province.
My father works in a barber shop, and my mother also does a low-level job. Their combined salary is only 600 yuan.
In that era, everyone paid attention to "more children, more blessings" .
Lu Yan is the eldest daughter in the family, with a younger brother and younger sister.
But in this way, families that were not already wealthy have become even poorer.
It is said that children from poor families become masters early. It was in this environment that Lu Yan became more sensible and matured precociously.
At dawn, she picked up the hoe on her small shoulders and started doing farm work in the fields with her parents.
just thinks that if I do more, my parents will do less.
However, compared to the physical fatigue, the trouble caused by her appearance made her feel more uncomfortable.
Because her face is not good-looking, and she is exposed to the sun every day doing farm work, her skin is so tanned that at first glance, she thought she was a little boy.
She always gets all kinds of mocking looks when she goes out.
If eyes could speak, then she could definitely hear: "Look, how come this little girl is so ugly!"
The classmates around her often laughed at her and bullied her, and no one wanted to make friends with her.
She could only sit alone in the corner, watching the laughter and scolding among her classmates, as if the world was out of tune with her.
Just like that, Lu Yan began to have low self-esteem and just wanted to be invisible.
It’s a pity that this is destined to be a luxury hope...
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During the puberty period, Lu Yan began to grow rapidly.
Among a group of middle school students, her height of 1.78 meters is so conspicuous that few boys of the same age can compare with her.
Now she was even more frightened.
Gradually, she came up with a good idea, that is, walking with her back on her back. As long as the waist is slumped, the body will appear shorter. Even if she walks like a big shrimp, she doesn't care.
just wanted not to stand out in the crowd.
Soon, the way Lu Yan walked with a hunchback caught her mother's attention. After getting to know her better, she realized that it was due to her inferiority complex due to her height.
My daughter is not good-looking to begin with. How can she get married if she looks so hunchbacked?
In order to change Lu Yan's body shape, even though her family was poor, her mother gritted her teeth and sent Lu Yan to a deportment class. There are all tall girls in
. Not only can it help my daughter no longer worry about her height, but it can also correct her hunchback habit. It kills two birds with one stone.
Unexpectedly, 10 years later, Lu Yan would not only no longer have low self-esteem, but also transform from an "ugly duckling" into a "white swan" and become a top supermodel.
Of course, this is something for later.
At this time, Lu Yan was like Grandma Liu who had just entered the city, and was very new to everything in the training class.
Good luck also quietly befell her at this time.
At that time, the bodybuilding class was next door to the modeling class. By chance, the model team was going to Beijing for a competition. One of the models was unable to come, so Lv Yan was promoted.
She herself thought it was a free trip to Beijing.
As soon as she arrived at the foot of the Imperial City, she was overwhelmed by the beauties on the road, including some girls who were as tall as herself but dressed in extremely fashionable clothes.
Although Lu Yan did not win any prize in the make-up competition, her inferiority complex was opened up.
She decided to drift to Beijing.
Even if she doesn't know how to go down the road, as long as she stands in this tolerant land, she feels that the future is full of hope, which is enough for her to stay.
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This year, at the age of 18, she met the noble person in her life.
is the man mentioned at the beginning who was the first to compliment her on her beauty.
His name is Li Dongtian . He is a senior stylist. He has just established his own company and urgently needs to find an image spokesperson to shoot a set of wedding ads.
The 18-year-old Lu Yan was working as a handyman on the fashion stage, and occasionally as a backup model. She would not let go of any opportunity easily, so she was recommended to participate in this interview.
Maybe he was used to seeing beautiful women, with a big face, a flat nose, small eyes, and thick lips. Lu Yan was really shocked when he appeared in his field of vision. He only felt that there was a different kind of beauty.
Li Dongtian was immediately inspired and designed a whole series of looks for Lu Yan.
includes the well-known "freckles and lilies" look.
This was also the one that Li Dongtian was most satisfied with, and it was later posted on Wangfujing Street .
Standing on the busy street of Wangfujing , Lu Yan never thought that her own photos could be displayed in this bustling city as a representative of beauty.
This also gave her the first opportunity to truly become a super star. The thought of modeling.
But she had just started to dream, and reality poured a basin of cold water on her, which made her whole heart feel cold.
She is famous, but she is famous for being ugly.
Passers-by walking on the street were discussing: "What is she doing? Is she treating sparrows?"
In the end, because it caused too much controversy, this poster was still considered by Beijing citizens as affecting the city appearance Removed by complaint.
After that period, Lu Yan's career was not good, and no one was willing to use her. After persisting for a while, she called her friend Li Dongtian and said: "I'm going back to my hometown in Jiangxi."
Li Dongtian has always been encouraging her. , only by staying in Beijing can there be hope. Her face will definitely be famous all over the world in the future!
There is even a saying that has been circulating in the market:
"Lu Yan made Li Dongtian a success, and Li Dongtian also made Lu Yan a success."
Not long after, Li Dongtian was right.
An executive from a French model company threw an olive branch at her, and Lu Yan welcomed the second noble person in her life.
At the age of 19, she went abroad for the first time to France, known as the fashion capital.
04:
The ideal is very plump, but the reality is very skinny.
When she first arrived in Paris, France, the first problem she encountered was the language barrier.
For Lu Yan, who came out of the countryside to make a living at the age of 18, this was a complete black eye.
But she still had a stubborn streak in her. She took a quick translator and a subway map and started taking action.
didn’t know English, so he bought some translation books and stayed in a 9-square-meter house just to make some daily communication.
She couldn't make any money, so she had to eat eggs instead of eggs for three meals a day for a whole month.
It is said that we should increase revenue and reduce expenditure, but it is not enough to reduce expenditure, we must also increase revenue.
In order to get a job opportunity, she kept interviewing and visited more than a dozen companies a day. When she was tired, she would take a nap on the subway.
Despite this, the jobs she could get were out-of-season shoots that other models were unwilling to do, so she picked them up professionally. With her open-minded and dedicated attitude, she won the recognition of the directors.
Two months later, she finally caught the attention of the fashion magazine "VOGUE" and took a series of photos for the cover.
As we all know, this is the world's top fashion magazine. Even the top domestic celebrities may not be able to be on the cover, but Lu Yan is actually on the cover.
This also proves that Lu Yan has made a name for herself in the Paris fashion circle.
It was also this year that she appeared on the stage of " World Super Model Contest ". Perhaps it was the self-confidence that the recognition brought to her, and she was particularly determined step by step.
's mysterious temperament and unusual beauty attracted the attention of the audience. She became famous instantly and won the first place in the world.
Prior to this, she was the first Chinese model to win the supermodel runner-up award.
is also the highest ranking in the history of Chinese models. For Lu Yan, the trophy
is not only an affirmation, but also a way for her to successfully break out of the curse of "ugly rural girl" in with her own hands. The first thing
did after she became famous was to use the money she earned to buy a house for her parents.
She was still the simple little girl at heart, so she decided on a dead end: "I have a house in my hand, so I don't feel panic!"
In those few years, her life was like a cheat. Endorsements, catwalk shows, and an annual salary of up to 6.5 million US dollars have made her an international supermodel representative.
However, just when she was at the peak of her powers, she made another surprising decision.
She chose to return to China.
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What did she do when she returned to China?
The reason is simple: breaks the stereotype .
In those years, she was scolded as much as she was popular.
Foreign media commented that she was the "Oriental Muse", and Chinese people said that she was terribly ugly. Some people even said that it was clear that foreign countries discriminated against Asians, and they deliberately found people with such looks to praise her.
As she has become more mature in the past few years, she no longer feels inferior. Since she is not recognized by the Chinese people, she has to work harder.
After that, she was invited to participate in various interviews on the TV station. Through her elegant speech, everyone learned about her story and began to slowly change their view of her.
Just like Lu Yan’s motto: Only those who love to work hard will win.
When something happens, she always wants to fight for it. On a whim, she crosses over to film the movie " is in love with ".
She said calmly: "I don't think I'm ugly, I just look special."
She has the domineering air of a sister who is like a queen and shines with confidence.
In 2010, she met a romantic French man and fell in love at first sight.
So many years of experience taught her that if you want it, go for it, and the same goes for relationships. It didn't take long for the handsome boy to become her husband, and she also gave birth to a super cute mixed-race baby.
has to accept this mobility!
It stands to reason that Lu Yan should be relatively successful in reaching this point, but she has never been a person who can stop.
In 2013, she entered the design world across industries and established her own brand studio in Shanghai.
This industry is very deep and she doesn’t understand it at all. Friends around her advise her to think twice, but as long as she wants to do something, nine cows can’t get her back. It is common for
to hit a wall.
In the past, when she was a supermodel, others supported her. Now, when she starts her own business, she has to look for fabrics and supplies at home. Some bosses often ignore her, so she can only adjust her mentality and take it step by step.
spent the first half of the year in suffering, and her hair fell out a lot, but she still gritted her teeth and persisted.
This year, Lu Yan's clothing brand has survived its 9th year, and its development is getting better and better. From the beginning of 3 people to the current number of hundreds of people, it is getting stronger and stronger.
More and more people like her clothes, and many actresses in the entertainment industry are proud to wear her brand, such as Sun Li , Zhang Ziyi , Yu Feihong , Hai Qing , Qu Ying , etc. People are regular customers of her brand.
She also used the results to make a beautiful turnaround. She transformed perfectly from an "ugly duckling" into a "white swan" and went global on her own.
is just like the name she gave the brand: "COMME MOI", which translates into Chinese as "like me".
means: , like her, works hard to pursue dreams, fights boldly, and gives people a sense of strength.
At this time, do you still think Lu Yan is ugly?
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