Girls'n the hood

For Qi Han, it's another busy season. She's just returned from a skincare press conference in Tianjin and is now all set for the 2008 Beijing International Automotive Exhibition starting this Sunday in Shunyi district.

Qi is a model from Shandong province. Barely 24, she reached the top 10 in the 2006 China Miss World contest and took the top slot in the Asian Formula International Open Model Competition.

Qi has lived in Beijing since 1997. Ten years ago, the middle school student began to harbor dreams of becoming a model. She would read fashion magazine in secret during class and finally decided to quit school to pursue her dream. But her parents were dead against the idea.