Cover Clockwise from top left: Zoe Zora, Sonya Danita Charles, Raw Xu, Jullian Culas, Aura Tao, Christina Chung

Six models across Asia tell us how they’re breaking boundaries and refusing to be limited by gender, race, sexuality, size, age, religion or ability

To spotlight diversity and inclusivity in the current fashion industry, Tatler spoke to models from East, Southeast and South Asia: Christina Chung, who became a model in Hong Kong in her fifties; Raw Xu, a plus-size model and artist from China; Sonya Danita Charles, a freelance model and the founder of the Vitiligo Association Malaysia; Jullian Culas, the Filipino model who is championing androgyny; Aura Tao, a Taiwanese transgender model; and Zoe Zora, the Singaporean model who is thriving with disabilities.

 

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