Alicia Liu

For the American gymnast, see Alicia Liu (gymnast).

In this Chinese name, the family name is Liu.

Alicia Liu (Chinese: 劉薰愛; pinyin: Liú Xūn'ài, born in Taoyuan County-now Taoyuan City-Taiwan on 12 June 1986) is a Taiwanese model and television personality, sometimes known by the nickname Xiao Ai.^[2]

Alicia Liu
Born	(1986-06-12) 12 June 1986 (age 39)[1] Pingzhen, Taoyuan County, Taiwan
Other names	Liu Xun-ai Xiao Ai
Occupations	Model, television personality
Modeling information
Height	1.71 m (5 ft 7+1⁄2 in)[2]

Liu was assigned male at birth, but underwent sex reassignment surgery at the age of 18.^[3] She became popular following a number of appearances on a parody television programme, but was outed in January 2010 by a former schoolmate who posted her graduation photo online.^[2] In response, Liu held a press conference where she stated that she was happy being a woman and that the past was not important, but only confirmed that she was a transsexual when interviewed by the China Times a week later.^[2] Supported by family,^[2] colleagues and her agency,^[4][3] Liu said: "To go public with my sex change was more of a help for me than hindrance, and it had not affected my life".^[5]