By 16, Xueli had transitioned from being a child left at an orphanage to a . She used her rising platform to:
Growing up in the Netherlands, Xueli navigated the challenges of living with both a visible condition (albinism) and an invisible one (dyslexia). She often felt that people focused more on what she couldn't do than what she could. However, at the age of 11, she was introduced to the world of modeling through a designer friend of her mother who wanted to showcase "perfect imperfections". Asia M - Xue Li
In the early 2000s, during China's "one-child policy," a baby girl was found abandoned on the ground outside an orphanage. Because of her strikingly pale skin, white hair, and sensitive eyes, the orphanage staff named her : "Xue" meaning snow and "Li" meaning beautiful. By 16, Xueli had transitioned from being a
: She was appointed a UNESCO Goodwill Ambassador at age 17 to fight for the rights of people with disabilities. However, at the age of 11, she was
Xue Li was born with , a rare genetic condition that many in China at the time viewed as a curse or a sign of bad luck. At age three, her life changed forever when she was adopted by a family from the Netherlands. Her new mother chose to keep her birth name, believing it perfectly described her unique beauty. A New Vision of Beauty
The "M" in "Asia M" often refers to the identity that Xueli has used to redefine beauty standards across the continent. Her story is a testament to how a name—"Snow Beautiful"—given in a moment of abandonment eventually became a global symbol of strength and patience. Xueli (@xueli_a) • Instagram photos and videos
: By working with world-renowned photographers, she showed that her albinism was a unique asset rather than a "curse".