Hyun Ji Shin
{{Short description|South Korean fashion model}}
{{Family name hatnote|Shin|lang=Korean}}
{{Infobox model
| name = Hyun Ji Shin
| image = Hyun Ji Shin in October 2024 01.png
| caption = Shin in October 2024
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1996|03|15|df=y}}
| birth_place = Seoul, South Korea
| spouse =
| height = {{height|m=1.75}}
| hair_color = Brown
| eye_color = Brown
| agency = {{Plainlist|
- IMG Models (worldwide)
- Gost Agency (Seoul){{Cite web|url=https://models.com/models/hyunji-shin|title=Hyunji Shin – Model|website=}} }}
{{Infobox Korean name
| child =yes
| hangul =신현지
| hanja =
| rr =Sin Hyeonji
| mr =Sin Hyŏnji
| koreanipa = {{IPA|ko|ɕʰin çʌn.dʑi|}} }}
}}
Shin Hyun-ji ({{langx|ko|신현지}}; born 15 March 1996) is a South Korean fashion model. After winning Korea's Next Top Model, Shin appeared on the cover of international Vogue editions.{{cite web|url=https://www.vogue.com/article/dries-van-noten-hyun-ji-shin-model|title=Hyun Ji Shin Is Having a Very Big Season|work=Vogue|date=1 October 2015|last=Okwodu|first=Janelle|publisher=Condé Nast}} She currently ranks on models.com's "Industry Icons" list.
Career
File:AnnaSui-FW17RTW - Hyun Ji Shin (신현지) - Madison Stubbington.jpg backstage at Anna Sui's Fall/Winter 2017 show]]
Shin's mother enrolled her in a modeling academy and she began her career on Korea's Next Top Model; had she not become a model she would've considered a career as an architect.{{cite web|url=https://www.harpersbazaar.com/uk/fashion/fashion-news/news/a38977/watch-this-face-hyun-ji-shin/|title=Watch This Face: Hyun Ji Shin|work=Harper's Bazaar UK|date=30 January 2017|last1=McCluskie|first1=Megan|last2=Hart|first2=Alice|publisher=Hearst UK}}
After winning the fourth season of Korea's Next Top Model, besting fellow model HoYeon Jung, she signed with IMG Models.{{cite magazine|url=https://www.wmagazine.com/gallery/koreas-next-top-model-hyun-ji-shin|title=Korea's Next Top Model Winner Hyun Ji Shin Strikes a Pose|magazine=W|date=22 March 2016|last=Petrarca|first=Emilia|publisher=W Media}} Internationally, Shin began her career in Sydney, Australia,{{cite magazine|url=https://www.vogue.com/article/hyun-ji-shin-korean-model-skin-care-secrets|title=Korean Model Hyun Ji Shin Shares the Secrets to Her Flawless Skin|magazine=Vogue|last=Kim|first=Monica|date=October 31, 2016|publisher=Condé Nast}} before walking for Coach at New York City's Hudson Yards building.{{cite web|url=https://models.com/mdx/hyun-ji-shin-on-turning-reality-fame-into-editorial-wins/|title=The Graduates Hyun Ji Shin|work=Models.com MDX|last=Moskovic|first=Stephen}} She appeared in 30 fashion shows during her first season, such as Chanel, Prada, Jacquemus, Burberry, Dries van Noten, Miu Miu, Jil Sander, Isabel Marant, DKNY, 3.1 Philip Lim, Rodarte, and Marc Jacobs. Shin was selected as a "Top Newcomer" by Models.com for the Spring Summer 2016 season.{{cite web|url=https://models.com/mdx/top-newcomers-ss-2016/#hyunji-shin|title=Top Newcomers S/S 2016|website=models.com}}
Shin was photographed by Karl Lagerfeld shortly before his death, for what would ultimately become his final Chanel campaign. She also appeared in Chanel's Fall Winter 2019 fashion show, which was a tribute to Lagerfeld. Her other career highlights with Chanel include closing the Fall Winter 2020 show alongside American model Gigi Hadid and Danish model Mona Tougaard.{{cite magazine|url=https://www.vogue.co.uk/news/article/chanel-girl-gang-gigi-hadid|title=Gigi Hadid Is The Ring Leader Of Chanel's New Girl Gang – And We Want In|magazine=British Vogue|date=3 March 2020|last=Newbold|first=Alice}} In 2020, she walked more than 20 different shows for designers including Salvatore Ferragamo, Tory Burch, Louis Vuitton, and Yves Saint Laurent.{{cite web|url=https://www.marieclaire.com/fashion/g32801166/top-models-2020/?slide=5|title=The Generation of Models to Watch Right Now|work=Marie Claire|date=23 June 2020|last=Holzman|first=Sarah}}
Shin has appeared on the cover of CR Fashion Book,{{cite magazine|url=https://www.crfashionbook.com/celebrity/a26434712/cr-fashion-book-issue-14-cynthia-erivo-sonoya-mizuno-anok-yai-hyunji-shin/|title=CYNTHIA ERIVO, SONOYA MIZUNO, ANOK YAI, AND HYUNJI SHIN COVER CR FASHION BOOK ISSUE 14|magazine=CR Fashion Book|date=21 February 2019|last=Lin|first=Summer|publisher=Hearst Digital Media}} and Asian editions of W and Vogue among others. She has also been featured in Zara's summer advertisement.
Shin ranked on models.com's "Top 50" list,{{cite web|url=https://models.com/rankings/ui/Top50/18903#18903|title=Top 50 Models|website=models.com}} and was nominated as a "Breakout Star" for their 2018 Model of the Year Awards.{{cite web|url=https://models.com/mdx/model-of-the-year-awards-2018/|title=Model of the Year Awards 2018|date=December 19, 2018|website=models.com}} Shin says her ultimate goal is to model for decades and she would like to have the longevity of models like Kate Moss, Lauren Hutton, and Cindy Crawford.
In July 2023, Shin closed the Chanel Haute Couture Fall 2023 Show. The second Asian model to do this after Devon Aoki.{{Cite web |date=July 4, 2023 |title=Chanel Haute Couture Fall 2023 Show |url=https://models.com/work/chanel-chanel-haute-couture-fall-2023-show/1992236 |access-date=November 7, 2023 |website=Models.com}}
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Category:South Korean female models