Six years after making a phenomenal debut on the girl group reality show Produce 101, pop idol Naomi Wang Ju is now widely recognised as a promising actress.
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When Wang, 32, appeared on the 2018 show with another hundred slim and pale-skinned girls who conformed to the traditional idea of Chinese beauty, she faced mocking that she was “chunky” and “dark-skinned”.
But Wang impressed many by saying she loved her body and did not mind other people’s criticism.
Wang was born into an ordinary family in Shanghai. Her father was a salaryman and her mother was a teacher.
They supported Wang’s interest in dancing and signed her up for dancing classes, but they did not want her to pursue a career in show business as they did not have connections.
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