2018年1月20日 · Dark hair, single eyelids, and flat face with freckles – Lv Yan’s unique traits would be considered unattractive by Chinese standards ten years ago. Lv was repeatedly told that she was ugly and could never be considered a "beauty".

2018年1月20日 · Dark hair, single eyelids, and flat face with freckles – Lv Yan’s unique traits would be considered unattractive by Chinese standards ten years ago.Read more...

Dark hair, single eyelids, and flat face with freckles – Lv Yan’s unique traits would be considered unattractive by Chinese standards ten years ago....

2025年3月23日 · This photo, also known as the famous "Freckles Lily", became her stepping stone to the fashion industry and also strengthened her determination to pursue a career in modeling. In 1999, 18-year-old Lv Yan, with her dreams and courage, resolutely went to Beijing to venture into the modeling industry.

In 1999, at the age of 18 Lü was discovered by stylist Li Dongtian. However owing to Lü's unconventional appearance with small eyes, a flat face and freckles she did not meet traditional Chinese beauty standards and found getting work difficult. While in Beijing she was seen by model scouts from France who asked her to go to Paris to model.

2024年12月14日 · In 1999, a girl named Lv Yan came to a studio to audition for a model. She was surrounded by beautiful women with big eyes and high noses. In comparison, Lv Yan's small eyes made her look unique.

2023年1月22日 · Because of her small eyes, flat nose, and freckles on her face, Lu Yan was laughed at by everyone since she was a child. She knew that she was ugly, but now that someone said that, she suddenly felt that this person was either mean, had a problem with her head, or had bad eyesight.

2024年5月15日 · Years ago, I had glimpsed a portrait of Lu Yan on the Internet. Her appearance is deeply imprinted in my memory: small eyes, thick lips, towering cheekbones, and mottled...

Lv Yan is from a silver miner's family in De'an, Jiangxi Province. Lv began her modeling career in 1999, in which she was spotted by famous stylist Li Dongtian. Lv, with small eyes, a flat nose and a freckled face, is by no means pretty by the Chinese standards.

2019年12月25日 · Lv, with small eyes, a flat nose and a freckled face, is by no means pretty by the Chinese standards. However, the "ugly girl" grew up to become a supermodel on global catwalks. Lv went to Paris in 2000 when she was only 19 and rose to fame.