Fiona Fussi

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Fiona Fussi
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Fiona Fussi

(1996-01-25) 25 January 1996 (age 27)
Nationality Singapore
Austrian
OccupationFashion Model
Years active2012–present
Modeling information
Height176 cm (5 ft 9 in)
Hair colorDark Brown
Eye colorBrown
AgencyBasic Models Management
Website www.fionafussi.com

Fiona Fussi (born 25 January 1996) is a Hong Kong-Austrian fashion model and actress based in Singapore. [1] [2] [3] She is best known as a celebrity model, and for being the winner of Elite Model Look Singapore 2011. [4] [5]

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Early life

Fiona Fussi was born in Singapore on 25 January 1996 to an Austrian father and a Hong Kong Chinese mother and grew up in the city-state. [6] [7] [8] She attended the United World College of South East Asia, graduating in 2014. [9] [10] She speaks English, German, Cantonese, and Mandarin. [11]

Career

In 2011, at the age of 15, Fussi won the Elite Model Look Singapore 2011 competition. She then represented Singapore at the Elite Model Look International 2011 event held in Shanghai, China. [12] [13]

In 2012, she was the face of Audi Fashion Festival, a major fashion event in Singapore. [14] In 2014, she became the first model ambassador from Singapore to represent global beauty brand L'Oreal Paris in Asia. [15] [16] In 2016, she became the ambassador of Acuvue Define in Asia, and has also appeared in TV commercials for Darlie, Hang Seng Bank, LG Electronics and HKT. She has also appeared in a series of makeup and skin care tutorial for Chanel [17] [18] and Clarins. [19] In 2018, she appeared in TV commercials for LG Electronics. [20]

She is represented by Singapore modeling agency Basic Models Management, Sun Esee Model Management in Hong Kong, Ford Models in the USA, Cinq Deux Un Co. in Japan, and MP Paris in France. [21] [22]

In addition to her modeling work, she has also starred in the TV series Last Madame (2019), as the character Chi Ling, as well as playing the role of Jeon So-nee in Oppa, Saranghae! (2023). [23] [24] [25]

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