Beauties turn entrepreneurs (3)

But Zhang Wenjing, a senior Tao Girl who started her girly-styled women's wear store on Taobao from scratch, has a long list of reasons to be self-employed that has little to do with money.

"Honestly, modeling takes little brain work, and I want to do something using my brainpower," says the 27-year-old Beijing native, who has been working as a model for eight years, starting with magazines and bulletins, before moving to Taobao.

"Besides, I am aging," she says jokingly during a phone interview with China Daily.

With a few thousand yuan of investment, Zhang started her business career a year ago all by herself. There have been ups and downs, and sometimes she has to model for her former employers to make up for the income.

"I am making less money compared to my modeling days, but I am not giving up yet because I am doing something that makes me happy," she says.

Having worked as a fashion magazine editor before becoming a full-time model, Zhang disapproves of the styles and qualities of many of the clothes sold on Taobao. She opines that models are paid well to give a fake impression of the styles and qualities.

Zhang says she aspires to sell her own designs or even have her own women's wear brand, so that young girls "can dress more stylishly".

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