Quick answer
Who is Ming Xi?
Ming Xi (born 8 March 1989 in Shanghai, People's Republic of China) is a Chinese model. Tracked for Victoria’s Secret and major international runway work. Ming Xi is followed on Global Watch, outside the numbered Global 50.
At a glance
How old and how tall is Ming Xi?
Ming Xi was born on 8 March 1989 in Shanghai, People's Republic of China, which makes Ming 37 as of 5 October 2026. Ming Xi’s recorded height is 178 cm (5 ft 10 in), according to Wikidata. Agency measurements can differ slightly.
- Born
- 8 March 1989 (age 37)
- Birthplace
- Shanghai, People's Republic of China
- Height
- 178 cm (5 ft 10 in)
- Nationality
- China
- Disciplines
- Runway, Campaigns
- Cast Index status
- Global Watch (unnumbered)
- @mingxi11
Birth date, birthplace and height from Wikidata (Q3858382), retrieved . Agencies from the listed sources. Profile updated .
The perspective
What is Ming Xi known for?
Victoria’s Secret and major international runway work
The published assessment
Is Ming Xi on the Global 50?
Ming Xi is followed on Global Watch, outside the numbered Global 50.
Each pillar reflects an editorial assessment of the published record. The weighted rating belongs to the snapshot.
Index Rating · Editorial pillars · Medium confidence · evidence reviewed
84.5
- Runway · 40%
- 81
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81 / 100 - Campaigns · 30%
- 87
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87 / 100 - Editorial · 20%
- 86
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86 / 100 - Cultural aura · 10%
- 88
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88 / 100
Evidence behind the assessment
- Victoria’s Secret and major international runway work.
- Eligibility reviewed against work and public visibility in the 2021–2026 window; booking-level citations are maintained in the linked industry and biographical records.
New work and corrections can change the assessment. A profile’s confidence label describes the depth of its source review.
Sources to explore
The runway record
Which shows has Ming Xi walked?
No show-by-show walks for Ming Xi are on the Cast Index ledger yet; the sources above give the career record.
A source-linked selection across seasons, rather than a complete booking history. Open the source for the original record.
A show-by-show record has not yet been added. The source links above provide the available career context.
Career & background
The story so far.
Biography last reviewed .
Early life
Xi Mengyao, known professionally as Ming Xi, was born on 18 March 1989 in Shanghai, China. She appeared on the Dragon Television competition show Go! Oriental Angels in 2008, and two years after college graduation entered the Elite Model Look competition, placing third — a result that led to a contract and runway debut with Givenchy.
From Givenchy to Victoria’s Secret, 2010–2018
Ming Xi featured in Givenchy’s Fall/Winter 2010 campaign and its Haute Couture Spring 2011 show, walking New York Fashion Week that autumn alongside fellow Chinese models Shu Pei, Sun Feifei and Liu Wen. She walked the Victoria’s Secret Fashion Show for six consecutive years, from 2013 to 2018, and in 2015 walked Balmain’s Fall show and appeared in a Karl Lagerfeld campaign alongside Kendall Jenner and Sasha Luss. At the 2017 Victoria’s Secret Fashion Show, staged in her hometown of Shanghai — the first time the show was held in China — she fell during the finale walk and finished with composure, aided by fellow model Gizele Oliveira, a moment widely covered by fashion and general press.
Family and continued campaign work, 2019–2025
Ming Xi married Mario Ho, son of Hong Kong-Macau businessman Stanley Ho, in July 2019, and the couple have two children, born in 2019 and 2021. She became the face of Biotherm’s Life Plankton range in 2019, and has continued high-profile campaign work in recent years, including Louis Vuitton’s Chinese Valentine’s Day campaign in 2023, walking Balenciaga’s Resort 2025 show in Shanghai in May 2024, and being named Stuart Weitzman’s global brand ambassador in August 2024, a contract renewed in 2025 alongside a Fendi Fall/Winter 2025 Milan runway appearance and a spot on Vogue China’s 20th-anniversary cover.
At a glance
Quick facts.
- Born Xi Mengyao, 18 March 1989, in Shanghai, China
- Placed third in the Elite Model Look competition, leading to a runway debut with Givenchy
- Walked the Victoria’s Secret Fashion Show for six consecutive years, from 2013 to 2018
- Widely covered for finishing the 2017 Victoria’s Secret Fashion Show finale walk in Shanghai — her hometown, and the show’s first China staging — after a fall, aided by fellow model Gizele Oliveira
- Married Mario Ho, son of Hong Kong-Macau businessman Stanley Ho, in July 2019
- Named Stuart Weitzman’s global brand ambassador in August 2024
