Estelle Chen

Estelle Chen (born 4 March 1998) is a French-Chinese model.

Estelle Chen
Chen in 2020
Born (1998-03-04) 4 March 1998 [1]
Paris, France
NationalityFrench
CitizenshipChinese
Years active2013–present
Known forElite Model Look
Modeling information
Height1.78 m (5 ft 10 in)
Hair colorBlack
Eye colorBrown
Agency

Early life

Estelle Chen was born in Paris to Chinese parents from Wenzhou, a city in Zhejiang province.[3]

Estelle was scouted by an agent of Elite Model Management in 2012.[4] In 2013, she won Elite Model Look in France.[5] She represented her country at the international contest at Shenzhen in China[6] and placed in the top 15.[7] She then signed a 3-years contract with Elite Model Management.[8]

Career
Chen walking the runway at the Paco Rabanne Fall-Winter 2020-2021 show

She started walking the runway in September 2014, for Eudon Choi. In December, she was in an editorial for SKP Magazine. In January 2015, she walked for La Parla Atelier, the brand's first ever couture collection. In February, she advertised swimsuit brand Mikoh, filmed by Tim Mckenna in Bora Bora[9] and in March ready-to-wear brand Luxe Deluxe.[10]

Her breakout was during the F/W 15 fashion weeks, in March 2015, when she walked the runway for Nehera, Kenzo,[3] LOEWE,[3] Véronique Leroy,[11] Louis Vuitton[3] and Miu Miu.[3] In May, she walked the Dior Resort 2016 fashion show. She covered the June edition of Vogue Italia Beauty, photographed by Miles Aldridge. That same month, she walked the Dior fashion show in Tokyo. In July, she walked for Dolce & Gabbana, Dior, Alberta Ferretti, Elie Saab,[12] Jean Paul Gaultier and Fendi. She was photographed by Juergen Teller for Louis Vuitton's Autumn/Winter 2015 lookbook. In September, she walked for Thakoon, Victoria Beckham, Opening Ceremony, Michael Kors, Boss, Preen by Thornton Bregazzi, David Koma, Issa, Antonio Berardi, Fay, Emilio Pucci, Dolce & Gabbana, Aquilano.Rimondi, Each x Other, Chloé, Paco Rabanne, Dior, Kenzo, Shiatzy Chen, Louis Vuitton et Miu Miu.

She walked in the 2017 & 2018 Victoria's Secret Fashion Shows.

References
  1. "Sina Visitor System". passport.weibo.com.
  2. "Estelle Chen - Model". MODELS.com.
  3. Mathilde Berthier (22 May 2015). "Estelle Chen, le nouveau mannequin chouchou des podiums : l'interview beauté". puretrend.com (in French). Webedia. Retrieved 7 August 2015.
  4. Mathilde Berthier (25 May 2015). "New face : 7 questions à Estelle Chen". lofficielmode.com (in French). L'Officiel. Retrieved 7 August 2015.
  5. "Une Parisienne remporte la Finale France du concours Elite Model Look". ladepeche.fr (in French). La Dépêche. 18 October 2013. Retrieved 7 August 2015.
  6. "Estelle remporte la finale France du concours Elite model look 2013". gala.fr (in French). Gala. 18 October 2013. Retrieved 7 August 2015.
  7. Simon Bardet (28 November 2013). "Elite Model Look Monde : Estelle dans le Top 15". non-stop-people.com (in French). Non Stop People. Retrieved 7 August 2015.
  8. Hélène Moguilewsky (28 November 2013). "Concours Elite Model Look 2013 : et la gagnante est..." grazia.fr (in French). Grazia. Retrieved 7 August 2015.
  9. "Bora Bora décor d'un clip pour la marque Mikoh". tntv.pf (in French). Tahiti Nui TV. 2 February 2015. Retrieved 7 August 2015.
  10. "Meet the Model Estelle Chen". luxe-deluxe.com. 18 March 2015. Archived from the original on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 7 August 2015.
  11. Mathilde Berthier (20 March 2015). "New faces : les 10 révélations du fashion month". lofficielmode.com (in French). L'Officiel. Archived from the original on 6 July 2015. Retrieved 7 August 2015.
  12. Mathilde Berthier (9 July 2015). "Dans les coulisses du défilé Elie Saab". lofficielmode.com (in French). L'Officiel. Retrieved 7 August 2015.
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