kids encyclopedia robot

Soo Joo Park facts for kids

Kids Encyclopedia Facts
Quick facts for kids
Soo Joo Park
박수주
Soo Joo Park Paris Fashion Week Autumn Winter 2019.jpg
Park in 2019
Born (1986-03-26) March 26, 1986 (age 38)
Seoul, South Korea
Alma mater University of California, Berkeley
Modeling information
Height 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)
Hair color Platinum blonde (dyed)
Black (natural)
Eye color Brown
Agency
  • Women Management (New York)
  • IMG Models (Paris, Sydney, Milan)
  • Storm Management (London)
  • Nomad Management (Miami Beach, Los Angeles)
  • ESteem

Soo Joo Park (born Park Suju; March 26, 1986) is an American fashion model and musician. She became the first Asian-American woman to be a L'Oréal spokesmodel. She is also known for her work with Chanel and is a Global Ambassador for the brand.

Early life

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

Career

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

She appeared in Vogue Italia, Glamour, and Dazed editorials in 2012. She has also appeared in W, i-D, CR Fashion Book, Vogue, Paper, and Teen Vogue among others.

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

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

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.

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

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

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. Prior to that, she had been working on music and DJing for several years. In December, she performed "Haenim" live at the Chanel Métiers d’Art 2021/2022 show.

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

Filmography

Web series
Year Title Role Notes
2017-2018 Sense8 Sutra 2 episodes
2024 The Trainer
Music video work
Year Title Artist Role
2021 "Zeros" Desire
"Haenim" Desire ft. Ether

See also

Kids robot.svg In Spanish: Soo Joo Park para niños

kids search engine
Soo Joo Park Facts for Kids. Kiddle Encyclopedia.