Report of missing model investigated

Shanghai police are investigating the reported disappearance of a Ukrainian model who friends say has been out of contact for over a week, according to an official at the Hongkou sub-bureau of the Shanghai Public Security Bureau.

The 21-year-old model, known as Daria, had been working at a modeling agency in Shanghai for about three months, according to an online Weibo notice posted by a netizen named Senxuan on Friday.

The post said the model, who is 1.8 meters tall with long brown hair, was last seen near Shanghai Oriental Pearl Tower between 5 and 6 am on Aug 6. She was wearing a pink, one-piece dress and carrying a black bag.