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Biography |
Vivian Hsu (Chinese: 徐若瑄; pinyin: Xú Ruòxuān; Wade-Giles:
Hsu Jo-hsüan; Japanese: ビビアン・スー Bibian Sū; born March 19,
1975 in Taichung, Taiwan) is a renowned singer, actress, and
model who has gained remarkable popularity in several
countries of East Asia, mainly in Taiwan and Japan.
The second of three children, Vivian was born 徐淑娟 (pinyin:
Xú Shújuān), and used this name until she began her modeling
career. Her parents divorced when she was a young child. She
attended Taipei Jianxing Elementary School and Taipei
Shulinguo Junior High School.
Vivian's career in entertainment industry started after
winning first place in a "Talented Beautiful Girl" contest
held by Taiwan CTS TV in 1990. At that point, she was
working by delivering food on her bicycle, and her customers
began to recongise her from her television appearances. The
same year she joined a musical duo named 少女隊 (py. Shào nǔ
Dùi, en. Girls Team). They released two albums, in 1991 and
1992, then broke up. Following this, Vivian got her start in
modeling.
As a model, she produced two photobooks: Angel (天使心, py.
Tiānshǐ Xīn) and Venus.
Angel, published in 1995, was shot in Capri and Sicily.
Venus, published on July 7, 1996, was shot in Mexico and had
separate runs in Taiwan and Japan.
Vivian's success in modeling achieved its zenith in July
1996 when she was featured on the cover of two Asian-edition
Penthouse magazines (the Japanese edition, and the
comparatively low-distribution Hong Kong edition). Like the
photobooks, both these items have become very sought after
by Vivian collectors and fans.
Vivian has continued to model for designers such as Hang
Ten, Gucci and Mode Marie, and has modelled in all three of
her brief, autobiographical books: Earth Onigiri (2001),
Privacy (2001, ISBN 4-88745-060-5), and Wo Ai Taiwan (2002).
In addition, most of her musical albums contain substantial
inserts featuring new modelling work. |
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since January 24, 2008