Li Ai (; born 4 January 1979 in

Guangzhou Guangzhou, Chinese postal romanization, previously romanized as Canton or Kwangchow, is the Capital city, capital and largest city of Guangdong Provinces of China, province in South China, southern China. Located on the Pearl River about nor ...

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), is a Chinese television personality, singer, actress and

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. In 1999, Li Ai represented her country of China in the

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. Upon her return home, she focused on her studies while taking on national modeling jobs. Li Ai released her first single called "''我喜欢我自己这样''" ("''I like myself this way''") in 2002, which scored her several music awards, including the global Chinese Media Pop Award and Oriental Billboard Award. She went on to become the host of the Chinese edition of ''

America's Next Top Model ''America's Next Top Model'' (abbreviated ''ANTM'' and ''Top Model'') is an American reality television series and interactive competition in which a number of aspiring models compete for the title of "America's Next Top Model" and a chance to b ...

'' called ''

China's Next Top Model ''China's Next Top Model'' is a Chinese reality TV series, based on the international version and spin-off to the original, ''America's Next Top Model'' created by Tyra Banks. The show was first produced by Chinese television subscription chann ...

'',Reality TV a model of reinvention
- China.org.cn, January 11, 2008 as well as being a television correspondent for the

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and the

2010 Asian Games The 2010 Asian Games (), officially known as the XVI Asian Games () and also known as Guangzhou 2010 (), were a regional multi-sport event held from November 12 to 27, 2010 in Guangzhou, Guangdong, China (although several events commenced ear ...

. She graduated from

Guangzhou University Guangzhou University (GU; ) is a public university in Guangzhou, Guangdong province, China. Guangzhou University is currently one of the 13 high-level universities in Guangdong Province. Guangzhou University was established in 2000 through the m ...

with a management degree. She married her long-time boyfriend Zhang Xu Ning, a broker, on March 19, 2015.

Filmography

* ''

Go Lala Go! ''Go Lala Go!'' () is a 2010 Chinese romantic comedy film directed by Xu Jinglei. Film producer Patrick S. Cunningham collaborated with Xu Jinglei, and this film is considered one of the most successful collaborations between a Chinese director ...

'' (2010) * ''Single No More'' (2011) * '' Dear Enemy'' (2011) * ''Breakfast'' (2012) * ''A Chilling Cosplay'' (2013) * '' China Salesman'' (2017)

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* 1979 births Chinese female models Chinese people of Hakka descent Living people Guangzhou University alumni Actresses from Guangzhou Musicians from Guangzhou Singers from Guangdong 21st-century Chinese women singers {{Model-stub