Asia Insight

China's Car Models Clean-up (4x24)

Air date: Jul 24, 2015

Xi Jinping, the Chinese President, recently expressed concerns over a culture of vulgarity that was taking root in the country. This led to self-regulations by certain industries - the most noticeable being the sudden ban of models at the Shanghai auto show, which had a reputation for using scantily dressed females. This move tarnished the image of modeling in China altogether and many girls found themselves out of work. In this episode, we follow a model, an agent and an auto show PR Director who are trying to restore and change people's perceptions of modeling in China.