In addition to her work in her familyowned business Anxin Flooring, one of China’s best-known brands, Melody Zhao has raised thousands through her Smile Project for cleft lip and palate-focused global NGO Smile Train. She has also had a hand in providing medical supplies to Wuhan frontliners. In 2019, she was the first Chinese woman to give a speech at the Queen Charlotte’s Ball debutantes’ event.