Fashion model is 65 years young

It's never too late to pursue your dream.

Wang Yuehua, a 65-year-old model from Chongqing, won recognition for her lifetime of achievement in modeling on Thursday in Dalian, Liaoning province, at the 2020 China Fashion Week for Middle-Aged and Senior People.

Three hundred models from some 20 provinces and municipalities participated in the annual event, which is reportedly the largest fashion week in Asia for the age group.

Wang had a passion for performance since she was a little girl. She once passed a test to join an art troupe but had to drop out for family reasons. Later, she worked at a factory and opened a restaurant. When she turned 54, she decided to pursue her dream again.

She closed her business and enrolled at a local college where older people learn and refine their dancing, singing, body-shaping and Mandarin.

With help from her daughter, Mao Yuanyuan, an international award-winning professional model, Wang finally hit the runway and performed at fashion shows for older people. To improve her technique, she entered several training programs in Beijing and became a modeling coach.