Models Off Duty exiting the FW 2011 Louis Vuitton show

Stella Tennant (Marilyn, Paris)

Isabelli Fontana (Silent, Paris)

Rianne Ten Haken (Elite, Paris)

Maryna Linchuk (Viva, Paris)

Liu Wen (Marilyn, Paris)

Ginta Lapina leaps into the air (Women, Paris)

Ming Xi (Elite, Paris)

Tati Cotliar (Next, Paris)

Shu Pei (Next, Paris)

Kirsi Pyrhonen (Viva, Paris)

Jourdan Dunn (Nathalie, Paris)

Hailey Clauson (Next, Paris)

Frida Gustavsson (IMG, Paris)

Daria Strokous (Women, Paris)

Bruna Tenorio (Women, Paris)

Anais Pouliot

Aymeline Valade (Women, Paris)

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Ming Xi told me the call time for today's Louis Vuitton show for models was 5 am, can you imagine?

Animal Print: Alana Zimmer, Ming Xi

Alana Zimmer: exiting the SS11 Louis Vuitton show at Paris Fashion Week

Ming Xi: Exiting the SS11 Dries Van Noten show at Paris Fashion Week

Celebrating Asia 6: Ming Xi (FORD, NY)

Exiting the SS11 Louis Vuitton show at Paris Fashion Week.

Ming Xi (Elite, London) exits Mary Katrantzou

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Ming Xi (FORD NY)

blazer -- Chlo�
bag -- Marc by Marc Jacobs
leggings -- China

Ming Xi Off Duty (FORD NY): the Givenchy Phenomena

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So it's Friday night and I'm working on Crosby street doing a gig for Conde Nast France (making a living through street photography means making my monthly mortgage payment sometimes at the expense of weekend partying) when to my surprise, Ming walks by with a friend.

For those of you that don't know, Ming has walked 3 consecutive Givenchy shows: her debut runway show at the January Couture shows, the March Paris RTW show, and the July Couture show. On top of that, she appears in the Givenchy campaign as well. For a girl who hasn't even finished a complete year of runway shows yet , this is amazing.

I can't wait to see how her personal style evolves over time.

Ming Xi (Elite Paris): new face extraordinaire

2009 Elite Model Look Finalist--same contest that helped launch the career of Rianne Ten Haken, Isabeli Fontana, and a personal favorite of mine, Charlotte Di Calypso.

Runway debut: walked exclusively at the Spring 2010 Paris Haute Couture for Givenchy

Closed 2 shows at the Fall/Winter 2010 London Fashion Week

walked Jil Sander, Emilio Pucci, and closed Les Copains at Milan.

walked Christian Dior and Vivienne Westwood in Paris so far.

Hopefully she gets the pages, pages, and more pages of high end editorials and campaigns to really solidify a foundation for long term career success. I know my eyes will be watching her progress carefully.