Soo Joo Park

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Park in 2019
Born (1986-03-26) March 26, 1986 (age 38)
Seoul, South Korea
Alma mater University of California, Berkeley
Modeling information
Height5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)
Hair colorPlatinum blonde (dyed)
Black (natural)
Eye colorBrown
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Soo Joo Park (born Park Suju; March 26, 1986) is an American fashion model and musician. [1] [2] She became the first Asian-American woman to be a L'Oréal spokesmodel. [3] She is also known for her work with Chanel and is a Global Ambassador for the brand. [4] [5]

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Early life

Park was born in Seoul, South Korea and moved to Anaheim, California when she was ten years old. [6] She graduated from the University of California, Berkeley with an Architecture degree. [7] After graduation, she moved to San Francisco, where she got scouted while shopping at a vintage store in the Haight-Ashbury neighborhood. [8] [9]

Career

Park's first fashion credit was appearing in a BCBG Max Azria advertisement in 2010. [10] After moving to New York, she dyed her hair from natural black to platinum blonde. [11] Soon after, she was quickly noticed by major brands including Chanel and Tom Ford and walked in their shows. [11] In her debut fashion week seasons she walked for Chanel, Vivienne Westwood, Emporio Armani, Fendi, Rick Owens, Lanvin, and LOEWE among others. [12]

She appeared in Vogue Italia , Glamour , and Dazed editorials in 2012. [13] [14] She has also appeared in W , i-D , CR Fashion Book , Vogue , Paper , and Teen Vogue among others. [15] [16] [17]

In 2014, Park was featured on Models.com’s “Top 50 Models” list and in 2015, she joined “The Money Girls” list. [18] [11]

In advertisements, Park has been the face of campaigns for Michael Kors, MAC Cosmetics, Tom Ford, Redken, Gap Inc., DKNY, and Bvlgari. [19] [20] [21]

In May 2015, Park opened the Chanel 2015/16 Cruise show presented at the Dongdaemun Design Plaza in Seoul, chosen by Karl Lagerfeld as the Chanel muse representing Asia. [22]

In 2017, she played Sutra on the second season of the Netflix drama series Sense8 . [23]

In 2020, she was one of the 100 cover stars for Vogue Italia's September Issue. [24]

In June 2021, Park made her musical debut under the name Ether, with a cover of a classic Korean rock song, "Haenim," which was written and produced in 1968 by Joong-Hyun Shin. [25] Prior to that, she had been working on music and DJing for several years. [25] In December, she performed "Haenim" live at the Chanel Métiers d’Art 2021/2022 show. [26]

In 2022, Park was selected as an "Industry Icon" by Models.com [27] In September, Chanel announced her as the face of the Première Original Edition watch. [28]

Filmography

Web series
YearTitleRoleNotes
2017-2018 Sense8 Sutra2 episodes
2024 The Trainer
Music video work
YearTitleArtistRole
2021"Zeros" Desire
"Haenim" Desire ft. Ether

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