Hyoni Kang, who won the Supermodel of the World competition in January 2008, has had quite year (with 3 more months to go) so far. After signing with the competition sponsor Ford Models, her career took off like a race horse out of the gates. She quickly scored a magazine cover on Korea Vogue for April 2008 (with Hye Park) followed by numerous editorial work in catalogs and magazines in New York and South Korea.
Hyoni Kang's most significant success to date, undoubtedly is on the runway where she booked more shows than most runway veterans at the recent New York Fashion Week. All in all, she walked in 17 shows including top labels like Michael Kors, DKNY and 3.1 Philip Lim. She also opened two shows (Chris Han and Travolta) and closed one (Nanette Lapore), which was a huge coup for a new girl in New York.
This editorial, for New York Times' Style Magazine, Fall 2008, is one of her best so far, in my opinion. The energy of the models is amazing and the styling is top-notch. Despite having to share the pages with other models, Hyoni Kang really shines here. I especially love her poses in Photos #1, 2 and 4.
Editorial:The Strip - Pickup Pix
Magazine: T Magazine (New York Times Supplement), Fall 2008
Photographer: Robert Wyatt
Source: NYTimes
Models: Tao Okamoto (Ford) & Ming Xi (Ford)
Model: Hyoni Kang & other models
Models: Philip Huang, Tao Okamoto, Heidi Verster, Tyrone Antonio, Antony Cuelenaere, Bruna Hort, Andressa Fontana, Ryan Whitcomb & Gaye McDonald