Soo Joo Park

Soo Joo Park (born Park Suju; March 26, 1986), is an American fashion model and DJ.[2][3] She became the first Asian-American woman to be a L'Oréal spokesmodel.[4] She is also known for her work with Chanel.[5]

The native form of this personal name is Park Suju. This article uses Western name order when mentioning individuals.

Soo Joo Park
박수주
Park in 2019
Born (1986-03-26) March 26, 1986
Seoul, South Korea
Alma materUniversity of California, Berkeley
Modeling information
Height5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)
Hair colorPlatinum blonde (dyed)
Eye colorBrown
Agency

Early life

Park was born in Seoul, South Korea and moved to Anaheim, California as a child.[6] She graduated from the University of California, Berkeley with an Architecture degree.[7]

Career

Park was discovered in San Francisco's Haight-Ashbury neighborhood at a vintage shop.[8] Park's first fashion credit was appearing in a BCBG Max Azria advertisement in 2010.[9] In her debut fashion week seasons she walked for Chanel, Vivienne Westwood, Emporio Armani, Fendi, Rick Owens, Lanvin, and LOEWE among others.[10] She appeared in Vogue Italia, Glamour, and Dazed editorials in 2012.[11][12] She has also appeared in W, i-D, CR Fashion Book, Vogue, Paper, and Teen Vogue among others.[13][14][15]

In advertisements, Park has been the face of campaigns for Michael Kors, MAC Cosmetics, Tom Ford, Redken, Gap Inc., DKNY, and Bvlgari.[16][17][18]

She is ranked as a "Money" girl on models.com.[19]

She played Sutra on the Netflix drama series Sense8.[20]

Filmography
Music video work
Year Title Artist Role
2021 "Zeros" Desire
2021 "Haenim" Desire ft. Ether

References
  1. "Soo Joo Park - Model".
  2. Friedlander, Ruthie (February 12, 2018). "Model Turned DJ Soo Joo Park On How to Build the Perfect Set List". InStyle.
  3. Dias de Souza, Fernando (September 8, 2016). "Model and DJ Soo Joo Park Celebrates New York Fashion Week With a Brand-New Playlist". Vogue. Condé Nast.
  4. Reed, Sam (March 27, 2015). "Model Soo Joo Park Is L'Oreal Paris' First Asian-American Spokeswoman". The Hollywood Reporter.
  5. Verner, Amy (March 30, 2017). "Supermodel Soo Joo Park talks perfectionism, insomnia and fame". Evening Standard.
  6. "Soo Joo Park, Model". Into The Gloss. February 24, 2016.
  7. Yavari, Leila (June 20, 2014). "Leila Yavari and Soo Joo Park on the Perils of the Unconventional Model". Elle.
  8. Ojo-Felix, Irene (April 5, 2022). "Models.com's Icons: Soo Joo Park". models.com.
  9. "BCBGeneration SS 2010 by David Roemer". February 2, 2010.
  10. "Soo Joo Park - Fashion Model - Profile on New York Magazine". nymag.com.
  11. "Soo Joo Park: Night Rider". www.nowness.com.
  12. "We Like Your Look (Glamour Magazine U.S.)".
  13. Oliver, Simone S. (September 11, 2014). "Meet Our Guest Pinner: Soo Joo Park, Today's Model". The New York Times.
  14. "Punk Park". March 28, 2017.
  15. Andrews, Jessica; Marsh, Ariana (February 22, 2017). "20 Models From Around the World Prove Diversity Is Our Greatest Asset". Teen Vogue. Condé Nast.
  16. DeSantis, Marissa (December 24, 2017). "The Cold Weather Products That Will Make All Your Winter Beauty Problems Go Away".
  17. "Soo Joo Park - Korean Model". Fashion Gone Rogue.
  18. "Supermodel Showdown: Soo Joo Park - V Magazine". vmagazine.com.
  19. "MODELS.com's The Money Girls". models.com.
  20. "Soo Joo Park". IMDb. Amazon. Retrieved December 22, 2019.
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