Du Juan Time Magazine Cover
An article about her modeling diamonds in Shanghai and flying out that night to New York to shoot the cover of Time Magazine.
Link:
http://www.shanghaidaily.com/article/?id=302148&type=Feature
Excerpt:
"At the inauguration party at the Museum of Contemporary Art Shanghai in the People's Park, 10 elite Chinese models, including the supermodel du jour Du Juan, displayed exquisite diamond jewelry composed of 7,956 diamonds weighing 401 carats, worth of 27 million yuan (US$3.46 million). There were more bodyguards than models. Each model was escorted by a group of bodyguards as soon as she stepped onto the runway.
These diamonds that last for more than a lifetime were designed by leading Chinese jewelers, such as Chow Sang Sang and Chow Tai Fook, especially for the event. The most precious stones were cut into intricate shapes of blossoms, leaves, drops and butterflies, as well as the traditional shapes of hearts, squares and circles.
Du wore a complicated 628,800-yuan five-string necklace and a pair of pendant earrings, a bit heavy for a 19-year-old. Right after the show, the brilliant Shanghai girl was to fly to New York to shoot for Time magazine - the first Chinese model to appear on the cover of Time."