Models made in china | M6 | 66 minutes

For the first time in the history of top models, a Chinese woman is about to become an international star.Her name is Du Juan. She’s 21 years old and is 1m80 / 5’11” tall. We followed her progress in Paris and Shanghai.In six months she did fashion shows for top designers and a host of advertising campaigns for luxury brands in European stores.Du Juan is ushering in a new era in the world of fashion: the massive arrival of models made in China.Finding beautiful, slender Chinese girls has become a must for Western brands trying to establish themselves in China.Our crews followed the representative of the French Elite agency in Shanghai. He’s trying to spot future Chinese top models in the universities, which have set up dozens of modeling courses for models throughout the country. Between administrative difficulties and a beauty culture that is barely nascent in China, it’s not easy for him to find the rare pearl.