{"id":66912,"date":"2025-11-05T08:01:51","date_gmt":"2025-11-05T13:01:51","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/models.com\/mdx\/?p=66912"},"modified":"2026-03-30T12:32:52","modified_gmt":"2026-03-30T16:32:52","slug":"the-graduates-jiahui-zhang","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/models.com\/mdx\/the-graduates-jiahui-zhang\/","title":{"rendered":"The Graduates: Jiahui Zhang"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class='row' id='cover'>\n<div class=\"small-12 medium-12 columns\">\n<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i.mdel.net\/mdx\/i\/2025\/11\/003_1373_V5_HR_4x5.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1600\" height=\"2000\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-67043\" \/>\n  <\/div>\n<div id=\"covertitle\">\n<h3>The Graduates<\/h3>\n<h1>Jiahui Zhang<\/h1>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<style>\n#content .row {max-width:100%}\n#cover { \nbackground-color: white; position: relative; margin: 0 auto 30px auto;; text-align: center; \n}\n#covertitle, #covertitle h1, #content #covertitle h3 { \ncolor: white;\nfont-family: \"SuisseIntl-SemiBold\", sans-serif; \n}\n#covertitle { \nposition: absolute; bottom: 2%; width: 100%; font-size: 3.8rem; font-weight: 900; \n}\n#content #covertitle h3 { \nfont-size: 8vw; line-height: 12vh;\ntext-transform: uppercase; \n}\n#covertitle h1 { \nfont-size: 12vw; \ndisplay: inherit; \n}\n#content div.post h2 {margin: 20px 0; background: white; font-family: \"SuisseIntl-SemiBold\",sans-serif; font-size: 2rem; color: #333;}\n@media (min-aspect-ratio: 1\/1) {\n    \/* Styles for tablets in landscape *\/\n   #cover img {width: 70% !important;}\n   #content #covertitle h3 { font-size: 4vw;}\n   #covertitle h1 { font-size: 6vw; display: inherit; }\n}\n#introbox { border: 1px solid white; padding: 90px 30px !important; max-width: 850px; margin: auto !important; font-family: \"SuisseIntl-SemiBold\",sans-serif; font-size: 20px; text-align: center !important; }\n.introblurb, .introblurb p, .post div.introblurb p:first-child {\nfont-size: .7em; \nline-height: 1.6; \ntext-align:justify;\nfont-family: \"SuisseIntl-Book\", sans-serif;\npadding: .3em 1em;\n}\n#content div.introcredits, #content div.introcredits p {\nfont-family: \"SuisseIntl-Book\", sans-serif;\nfont-size: .8em; \n}\n.pic40 { margin: 2% 10%;; text-align: center; }\n.videocontainer {max-width:600px; margin: auto;}\n.txtbox { \nfont-family: \"SuisseIntl-Book\",sans-serif; \nline-height: 2;\nfont-weight: 400; \nwidth: 36%; \nborder: 0; \nmargin: auto; \npadding: 5%;\n}\n.pullquote {\nfont-size:4vw;\nline-height: 1;\ntext-align:center;\nfont-style:italic;\nmax-width:900px;\nmargin:auto;\npadding:1em;\nfont-family: \"SuisseIntl-SemiBold\",sans-serif;\n}\n.credits:empty {display:none;}\n.credits {\nfont-size: .75rem; \npadding: 2rem 0;; \nfont-weight: normal; \ntext-align: center; \nclear: both; \ntext-transform: uppercase; \nmax-width: 800px; \nmargin: auto; }\n#thumbsul { margin: 0 8%; }\n.text-left {text-transform: capitalize !important;}\n#thumbsul a, .text-left a {color: black;}\n#thumbsul a:hover, .text-left a:hover {color: #666;}\n.separ { border: 1px solid white; clear: both; margin: 60px; }\nem {color: #999;}\n<\/style>\n<link type=\"text\/css\" rel=\"stylesheet\" href=\"https:\/\/i.mdel.net\/css\/sb\/f9defe4b9aca4767cc8a4f9e8a8731fa33a8f40b.css\"\/>\n<!-- mdc font Suisse --><\/p>\n<div class=\"txtdiv\"><\/div>\n<div id=\"introbox\">\n<div class=\"introblurb\">\n<p>For the past decade, Models.com&#8217;s <a href=\"https:\/\/models.com\/mdx\/tag\/the-graduates\/\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\">The Graduates series<\/a> has been a visual check-in with the models of the moment who have consistently performed at the highest levels, going from the rising newcomers on the Hot List to the Top 50 recognizable muses throughout the world. Stars like Bella Hadid, Hoyeon, Vittoria Ceretti, Selena Forrest, and Sora Choi, to name a few, have all taken part in the milestone series that uniquely marks the shift in a model&#8217;s career. With major bookings in editorials, advertisements, lookbooks, and on the runway, these models have consistently locked down luxury clients in the most competitive markets while continuing to dominate on the global stage.<\/p>\n<p>To commemorate this season, we flew to Paris during the madness of fashion week to shoot all the top talent with photographer <a href=\"\/\/models.com\/people\/valentin-herfray\">Valentin Herfray<\/a>. This year&#8217;s cast connects with the Models.com team to divulge how they got their starts, the key brands and creatives that have made their careers, and taking their place in the upper echelons.\n  <\/div>\n<div class=\"introcredits\">\n<p><em>Photography<\/em> <a href=\"\/\/models.com\/people\/valentin-herfray\">Valentin Herfray<\/a> c\/o <a href=\"\/\/models.com\/agency\/management-artists\">MA + Group<\/a><br \/>\n<em>Director\/Videographer<\/em> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/marcelgitard\/\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Marcel Gitard<\/a><br \/>\n<em>Editor-in-Chief<\/em> <a href=\"\/\/models.com\/people\/stephan-moskovic\">Stephan Moskovic<\/a><br \/>\n<em>Editorial Director<\/em> <a href=\"\/\/models.com\/people\/irene-ojo-felix\">Irene Ojo-Felix<\/a><\/p>\n<p><em>Interviewer<\/em> <a href=\"\/\/models.com\/people\/anire-ikomi\">Anire Ikomi<\/a><br \/>\n<em>Stylist<\/em> <a href=\"\/\/models.com\/people\/morgane-camille\">Morgane Camille<\/a><br \/>\n<em>Hair Stylist<\/em> <a href=\"\/\/models.com\/people\/sarah-jo-palmer\">Sarah Jo Palmer<\/a><br \/>\n<em>Makeup Artist<\/em> <a href=\"\/\/models.com\/people\/porsche-poon\">Porsche Poon<\/a><br \/>\n<em>Manicurist<\/em> <a href=\"\/\/models.com\/people\/lora-de-sousa\">Lora de Sousa<\/a><br \/>\n<em>Movement Director<\/em> <a href=\"\/\/models.com\/people\/breckyn-drescher\">Breckyn Davila Drescher<\/a><\/p>\n<p><em>Director of Photography<\/em> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/mathisfzls\/\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Mathis Frezouls<\/a><br \/>\n<em>Post-Production Video<\/em> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/romainverbois\/\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Romain Verbois<\/a><br \/>\n<em>Video Production Assistant<\/em> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/lois.blnd \/\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Lo\u00efs Blondeau <\/a><\/p>\n<p><em>Production<\/em> <a href=\"https:\/\/360pm.net\/\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\">360PM<\/a> &#8211; <a href=\"\/\/models.com\/agency\/management-artists\">MA + Group <\/a><br \/>\n<em>Executive Producer<\/em> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/christopher_cowan\/\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Chris Cowan<\/a><br \/>\n<em>Production Manager<\/em> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/juliachelou\/\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Julia Lellouche<\/a><br \/>\n<em>Coordination<\/em> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/en__mode\/\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\">En Mode<\/a><br \/>\n<em>1st Assistant Photographer<\/em> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/remiprocureur\/\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Remi Procureur<\/a><br \/>\n<em>2nd Assistant Photographer<\/em> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/joshuaredlinger\/\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Joshua Abecassis<\/a><br \/>\n<em>Post-Production<em> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/inkretouch\/\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\">INK<\/a><br \/>\n<em>Digital Operator<\/em> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/romainboe\/\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Romain Boe <\/a><br \/>\n<em>Stylist Assistants<\/em> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/elviratiaou\/\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Elvira Tiaou<\/a><br \/>\n<em>Hair Assistants<\/em> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/chinami_hamaguchi_\/\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Chinami Hamaguchi<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/carlacirujeda\/?hl=en\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Cara Cirujeda<\/a><br \/>\n<em>Makeup Assistants<\/em> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/xiaooooyuan\/?hl=en\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Xiaoyuan Yang<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/otosanta\/?hl=en\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Oksana Cherepanina<\/a><br \/>\n<em>Nail Assistants<\/em> Emma Giraudeau and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/yoanatg\/\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Yoanna TG <\/a><br \/>\n<em>Studio Location<\/em> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.studios-services.com\/studios\/studio-astre\/\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Studio Astre<\/a><br \/>\n<em>Special Thanks<\/em> <a href=\"\/\/models.com\/agency\/Women-Paris\">Women Management Paris<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/_atours_\/\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Atours<\/a>, and <a href=\"\/\/models.com\/people\/christopher-michael\">Christopher Michael<\/a> at Egos &#038; Icons <\/p><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"videocontainer\">\n<div style=\"position: relative; padding-top: 178%;\">\n  <iframe\n    src=\"https:\/\/customer-3i7jy10gxs89s0iu.cloudflarestream.com\/5b1005cea1339af0f228dc5c7776338b\/iframe?muted=true&#038;preload=true&#038;loop=true&#038;autoplay=true&#038;poster=https%3A%2F%2Fcustomer-3i7jy10gxs89s0iu.cloudflarestream.com%2F5b1005cea1339af0f228dc5c7776338b%2Fthumbnails%2Fthumbnail.jpg%3Ftime%3D%26height%3D600\"\n    style=\"border: none; position: absolute; top: 0; left: 0; height: 100%; width: 100%;\"\n    allow=\"accelerometer; gyroscope; autoplay; encrypted-media; picture-in-picture;\"\n    allowfullscreen=\"true\"\n  ><\/iframe>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"txtbox\">\nFor Guangzhou-born model <a href=\"\/\/models.com\/models\/jiahui-zhang\">Jiahui Zhang<\/a>, the path from local discovery to global recognition has been nothing short of a fairytale. She made her debut at Prada\u2019s Fall\/Winter 2022 Women\u2019s and Men\u2019s show in Beijing, a landmark moment that set the stage for her next big leap just a year later: a worldwide exclusive for Gucci\u2019s Spring\/Summer 2024 collection. \u201cI didn\u2019t think I\u2019d be the exclusive for Gucci right away,\u201d Zhang recalls. \u201cMy agent and family all said, \u2018Oh my God!\u2019\u201d That defining moment marked the start of an ongoing collaboration with then\u2013creative director Sabato De Sarno, with Zhang later closing both the Fall\/Winter 2024 and 2025 Cruise collections and starring in four consecutive Gucci campaigns.\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"pic40\">\n<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i.mdel.net\/mdx\/i\/2025\/11\/004_1502_V2_HR_4x5.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1600\" height=\"2000\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-67047\" \/><\/div>\n<div class=\"credits\">\nHat &#8211; JEAN BARTHET VINTAGE at <a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/_atours_\/\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Atours<\/a> | Earrings &#8211; VINTAGE, stylist\u2019s own\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"pullquote\">&#8220;&#8230;having strong mental health, and not taking rejection personally, is key.&#8221; <\/div>\n<div class=\"row\">\n<div class=\"small-12 medium-6 columns\">\n<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i.mdel.net\/mdx\/i\/2025\/11\/003_1394_V4_HR_4x5.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1600\" height=\"2000\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-67045\" \/>  <\/div>\n<div class=\"small-12 medium-6 columns\">\n  <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i.mdel.net\/mdx\/i\/2025\/11\/003_1373_V5_HR_4x5.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1600\" height=\"2000\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-67043\" \/>\n  <\/div>\n<div class=\"credits\">\n  Hat and veil &#8211; Anonymous designer at <a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/_atours_\/\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Atours<\/a> | Hat (with dots) &#8211; NINA RICCI VINTAGE at <a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/_atours_\/\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Atours<\/a><br \/>\nBodysuit &#8211; <a href=\"\/\/models.com\/client\/philosophy\">Philosophy<\/a> | Gloves &#8211; Anonymous designer at PASSAGE<br \/>\nTights &#8211; LAUREN PERRIN | Socks &#8211; <a href=\"\/\/models.com\/client\/falke\">Falke<\/a><br \/>\nEarrings &#8211; VINTAGE, stylist\u2019s own\n  <\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"txtbox\">\nHer ascent has only accelerated since. This past Spring\/Summer 2026 season, Zhang expanded her repertoire with new turns for Celine, Louis Vuitton, and Miu Miu, before returning home to captivate audiences during Shanghai Fashion Week, where she walked for marquee Chinese designers like Jacques Wei, Shushu\/Tong, and Markgong. Between her Vogue China March 2025 cover and her recent Top 50 ranking, Zhang continues to balance international acclaim with an unmistakably grounded approach to her craft. \u201cWorking in different time zones and going to countless castings can be hard,\u201d she admits, \u201cbut having strong mental health, and not taking rejection personally, is key.\u201d Calm, disciplined, and quietly magnetic, Jiahui Zhang embodies the next generation of Chinese models defining fashion on their own terms, one major runway at a time.\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"row\">\n<div class=\"small-12 columns\" id=\"thumbs\" style=\"text-align:center;\">\n<h2>The Graduates<\/h2>\n<ul class=\"small-block-grid-2 medium-block-grid-7\" id=\"thumbsul\">\n<li id=\"thumb-ajus-samuel\"><a href=\"\/mdx\/the-graduates-ajus-samuel\/\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i.mdel.net\/mdx\/i\/2025\/11\/011_2969_V2_HR_1x11.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i.mdel.net\/mdx\/i\/2025\/11\/011_3140_V3_HR_1x11.jpg\" style=\"display:none\"\/><br \/>\n        Ajus Samuel<br \/>\n      <\/a><\/li>\n<li id=\"thumb-gaye-serigne\"><a href=\"\/mdx\/the-graduates-gaye-serigne\/\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i.mdel.net\/mdx\/i\/2025\/11\/010_2804_V2_HR_1x11.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i.mdel.net\/mdx\/i\/2025\/11\/gaye-square-237px.jpg\" style=\"display:none\"\/><br \/>\n        Gaye Serigne<br \/>\n      <\/a><\/li>\n<li id=\"thumb-jiahui-zhang\"><a href=\"\/mdx\/the-graduates-jiahui-zhang\/\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i.mdel.net\/mdx\/i\/2025\/11\/004_1502_V2_HR_1x11.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i.mdel.net\/mdx\/i\/2025\/11\/003_1373_V5_HR_1x11.jpg\" style=\"display:none\"\/><br \/>\n        Jiahui Zhang<br \/>\n      <\/a><\/li>\n<li id=\"thumb-libby-taverner\"><a href=\"\/mdx\/the-graduates-libby-taverner\/\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i.mdel.net\/mdx\/i\/2025\/11\/001_0766_V4_HR_1x11.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i.mdel.net\/mdx\/i\/2025\/11\/001_0899_V3_HR_1x11.jpg\" style=\"display:none\"\/><br \/>\n        Libby Taverner<br \/>\n      <\/a><\/li>\n<li id=\"thumb-luiza-perote\"><a href=\"\/mdx\/the-graduates-luiza-perote\/\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i.mdel.net\/mdx\/i\/2025\/11\/008_2447_V4_HR_1x11.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i.mdel.net\/mdx\/i\/2025\/11\/007_2391_V2_HR_1x11.jpg\" style=\"display:none\"\/><br \/>\n        Luiza Perote<br \/>\n      <\/a><\/li>\n<li id=\"thumb-rosalieke-fuchs\"><a href=\"\/mdx\/the-graduates-rosalieke-fuchs\/\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i.mdel.net\/mdx\/i\/2025\/11\/005_1649_V4_HR_1x11.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i.mdel.net\/mdx\/i\/2025\/11\/005_1904_V4_HR_1x11.jpg\" style=\"display:none\"\/><br \/>\n       Rosalieke Fuchs<br \/>\n      <\/a><\/li>\n<li id=\"thumb-sara-caballero\"><a href=\"\/mdx\/the-graduates-sara-caballero\/\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i.mdel.net\/mdx\/i\/2025\/11\/sara-square-237px.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i.mdel.net\/mdx\/i\/2025\/11\/014_4025_V3_HR_1x11.jpg\" style=\"display:none\"\/><br \/>\n       Sara Caballero<br \/>\n      <\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"separ bottom\"><\/div>\n<p><script>\n$(\"[id^='thumb-']\").hover(function() {\n    $(this).find('img').toggle();\n});\n<\/script><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Graduates Jiahui Zhang For the past decade, Models.com&#8217;s The Graduates series has been a visual check-in with the models of the moment who have consistently performed at the highest levels, going from the rising newcomers on the Hot List to the Top 50 recognizable muses throughout the world. 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