<div><span style="font-style: italic;">Harper’s Bazaar (HBZVN): Jessie, your journey from an aspiring concert pianist to a successful model and actress is inspiring. What motivated you to transition from studying at Juilliard to pursuing a career in modeling and acting?</span></div><div><span style="font-style: italic;"><br></span></div><div><span style="font-style: italic;">JESSIE LI: In truth – and I’m sure there’s a lot of Chinese/Asian people who can relate to this – piano was never really my passion, but something I was told to do. Growing up, my whole life revolved around academics and piano, and I traveled the world and won many competitions, but I was never really happy doing any of it because none of it was really for me. I didn’t get to experience the same type of childhood most people do and I think I was a little bit bitter about it.</span></div><div><br></div><div>Photographed by Tom Marvel</div><div>Creative Direction by Cannon</div><div>Art Direction by Pierre Bonnet</div><div>Hair by George Grierson</div><div>Makeup by Nikki Jelin</div><div><br></div><div>Check out Jessie's full interview on <a href="https://bazaarvietnam.vn/jessie-li-i-love-modeling-i-dont-plan-on-leaving-it-anytime-soon/" target="_blank">BazaarVietnam.vn</a>!</div>

JESSIE LI - HARPER'S BAZAAR VIETNAM DIGITAL SEPTEMBER 2024