The Most Desirable Women and Celebrities in Asia - Profiles and Images
The great West does not have a monopoly of the world's most beautiful and desirable women as the Eastern part of the globe has its fair share of muses that keep their menfolk on their toes. Below are the dark-haired exotic beauties who, based on various polls and surveys, are considered the top favorites in their continent.
Zhang Ziyi
Origin - People's Republic of China
Born - 9 February 1979, Beijing, China
Occupation - Actress
Appeared in - Crouching Tiger Hidden Dragon (2000), Hero (2002); Memoirs of a Geisha (2005)
"Yes. Otherwise I could have done a lot of Hollywood movies. After Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon I got a lot of offers, but I turned them down because they were all victim roles—poor girls sold to America to be a wife or whatever. I know I have the ability to go deeper, to take on more original roles than that. That's why I really appreciated Geisha, because it allowed us to show the world what kind of actors we are and what kind of characters we can play—not just action, kick-ass parts."
Katrina Kaif
Born - 16 July 1984.
Nationality - British Indian
Occupation - Model, Actress
Appeared in - Singh Is Kinng (2008); New York (2009)
"I have learnt not to make plans in life, because a lot of time you make a plan that is not going to work for you. Right now I am working on my career and trying to be genuine to my work. If you respect what you have got, God will give you what you need."
Ai Kato
Born - December 12, 1982, Nagoya, Japan
Occupation - Actress, Model
Appeared in - Pokemon: Lord of the Unknown Tower (2000); Limit of Love (2006)
The video of Ai Kato bathing in a hot spring that came out on the Net in 2003 is alleged to be an attempt at extortion by the Yakuza.
Bee Namthip
Real Name - Namthip Jongratchatawiboon
Born - 23 November 1982, Bangkok, Thailand
Occupation - Singer , Model, Actress
Kim So-yeon
Born - November 2, 1980, Seoul, South Korea
Occupation - Actress, Model
Appeared in - Seven Swords (2005) Iris (2010), Athena Goddes of War (TV Series), All About Eve (TV Series)
Kim So-yeaon won the 2011 Asia Model Awards: Asia Special Award
Juliana Evans
Born - 5 July 5 1989, Selangor, Malaysia
Occupation - Actress, Model, TV Host
Appeared in - We The Movie (2008), Hooperz (2010), Adik Manja The Returns (2011)
Dian Sastro
Also known as - Dian Sastrowardoyo
Born - 16 March 1982, Jakarta, Indonesia)
Occupation - Actress, Model
Appeared in - Belahan Jiwa- Benny (2006), Fana : The Forbidden Love (2010)
On May 10, 2010, Dian Sastro married the son of tycoon Adiguna Sutowo, race car driver Indraguna Sutowo.
Marian Rivera
Born - 12 August 1984, Madrid, Spain
Occupation - Actress, Model
Appeared in - My Best Friend's Girlfriend (2008), You to Me Are Everything (2010)
Marian Rivera is considered as the Philippines' Queen of Primetime TV because of the great sucess of her TV programs.
Nhu Loan
Real Name - Loanne Le
Born - 20 April 1981, Bao Loc, Lam Dong, Vietnam
Occupation - Singer, Model
Recordings - =Best of Như Loan, Mong Anh Sẽ Đến, Sunday Buồn
Nhu Loan started her singing career in the hit TV program Paris By Night as a back-up singer.
