The Squid Game star stole the hearts of the public and fashion industry with her captivating performance
The Models.com Industry Awards celebrates the top models of the year, and it’s the collective votes of 400 industry professionals that include photographers, editors, stylists and more, as well as public voters, that decides who of the shortlisted models will take home those accolades.
Categories are given for best Women, Men and Breakout models, but there’s also a prize for Model Turned Actor. Despite being up against Hunter Schafer and Indya Moore, it’s no surprise that this year, Korean star Hoyeon Jung swept up both awards for Industry and Reader’s choice.
Jung has been modelling in Korea since 2012, and joined the New York scene in 2018, but it was her appearance on Netflix’s most watched series, Squid Game, that has catapulted her career well beyond modelling and into the film industry, gaining her international recognition.
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