Soo Joo Park

The native form of this personal name is Park Suju. This article uses Western name order when mentioning individuals.

Soo Joo Park (born Park Suju; March 26, 1986) is an American fashion model and musician.^[1][2] She became the first Asian-American woman to be a L'Oréal spokesmodel.^[3] She is also known for her work with Chanel and is a Global Ambassador for the brand.^[4][5]

Soo Joo Park
박수주
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

Early life

Park was born in Seoul, South Korea and moved to Anaheim, California when she was ten years old.^[6] She graduated from the University of California, Berkeley with an Architecture degree.^[7] After graduation, she moved to San Francisco, where she got scouted while shopping at a vintage store in the Haight-Ashbury neighborhood.^[8][9]

Career

Park's first fashion credit was appearing in a BCBG Max Azria advertisement in 2010.^[10] After moving to New York, she dyed her hair from natural black to platinum blonde.^[11] Soon after, she was quickly noticed by major brands including Chanel and Tom Ford and walked in their shows.^[11] In her debut fashion week seasons she walked for Chanel, Vivienne Westwood, Emporio Armani, Fendi, Rick Owens, Lanvin, and LOEWE among others.^[12]

She appeared in Vogue Italia, Glamour, and Dazed editorials in 2012.^[13][14] She has also appeared in W, i-D, CR Fashion Book, Vogue, Paper, and Teen Vogue among others.^[15][16][17]

In 2014, Park was featured on Models.com’s “Top 50 Models” list and in 2015, she joined “The Money Girls” list.^[18][11]

In advertisements, Park has been the face of campaigns for Michael Kors, MAC Cosmetics, Tom Ford, Redken, Gap Inc., DKNY, and Bvlgari.^[19][20][21]

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.^[22]

In 2017, she played Sutra on the second season of the Netflix drama series Sense8.^[23]

In 2020, she was one of the 100 cover stars for Vogue Italia's September Issue.^[24]

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.^[25] Prior to that, she had been working on music and DJing for several years.^[25] In December, she performed "Haenim" live at the Chanel Métiers d’Art 2021/2022 show.^[26]

In 2022, Park was selected as an "Industry Icon" by Models.com^[27] In September, Chanel announced her as the face of the Première Original Edition watch.^[28]

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

References

1. Friedlander, Ruthie (February 12, 2018). "Model Turned DJ Soo Joo Park On How to Build the Perfect Set List". InStyle.
2. Dias de Souza, Fernando (September 8, 2016). "Model and DJ Soo Joo Park Celebrates New York Fashion Week With a Brand-New Playlist". Vogue. Condé Nast.
3. Reed, Sam (March 27, 2015). "Model Soo Joo Park Is L'Oreal Paris' First Asian-American Spokeswoman". The Hollywood Reporter.
4. Verner, Amy (March 30, 2017). "Supermodel Soo Joo Park talks perfectionism, insomnia and fame". Evening Standard.
5. "CFDA". cfda.com. Retrieved February 21, 2023.
6. "Soo Joo Park, Model". Into The Gloss. February 24, 2016.
7. Yavari, Leila (June 20, 2014). "Leila Yavari and Soo Joo Park on the Perils of the Unconventional Model". Elle.
8. "Soo Joo Park, Model". Into The Gloss. February 24, 2016. Retrieved February 21, 2023.
9. Ojo-Felix, Irene (April 5, 2022). "Models.com's Icons: Soo Joo Park". models.com.
10. "BCBGeneration SS 2010 by David Roemer". February 2, 2010.
11. "Supermodel Showdown: Soo Joo Park". V Magazine. Retrieved February 21, 2023.
12. "Soo Joo Park - Fashion Model - Profile on New York Magazine". nymag.com.
13. "Soo Joo Park: Night Rider". www.nowness.com.
14. "We Like Your Look (Glamour Magazine U.S.)".
15. Oliver, Simone S. (September 11, 2014). "Meet Our Guest Pinner: Soo Joo Park, Today's Model". The New York Times.
16. "Punk Park". Paper. March 28, 2017.
17. Andrews, Jessica; Marsh, Ariana (February 22, 2017). "20 Models From Around the World Prove Diversity Is Our Greatest Asset". Teen Vogue. Condé Nast.
18. 연합뉴스 (April 29, 2021). "Top model Soo-joo selected as ′Industry Icons′ at Models.com". 연합뉴스 (in Korean). Retrieved February 21, 2023.
19. DeSantis, Marissa (December 24, 2017). "The Cold Weather Products That Will Make All Your Winter Beauty Problems Go Away".
20. "Soo Joo Park - Korean Model". Fashion Gone Rogue.
21. "Supermodel Showdown: Soo Joo Park - V Magazine". V Magazine.
22. "Chanel blends 'hanbok' with modernism". koreatimes. May 5, 2015. Retrieved February 21, 2023.
23. "Soo Joo Park". IMDb. Amazon. Retrieved December 22, 2019.
24. "Vogue Italia's September issue: the 100 covers". Vogue Italia (in Italian). August 27, 2020. Retrieved February 21, 2023.
25. "Soo Joo Park Chose a Korean Rock Song for Her Musical Debut". www.yahoo.com. June 25, 2021. Retrieved February 21, 2023.
26. Lautens, Annika (December 8, 2021). "The Chanel Métiers d'Art 2021 Show Turned into a Soo Joo Park Concert". FASHION Magazine. Retrieved February 21, 2023.
27. "Models.com's Icons: Soo Joo Park". models.com. Retrieved February 21, 2023.
28. Letonja, Timotej (September 28, 2022). "Chanel Announces Soo Joo Park As the Face of Première Original Watch". Numéro Netherlands. Retrieved February 21, 2023.