Asians Dominate the World’s Most Beautiful Faces of 2017

Liza Soberano 

The top spot for “The 100 Most Beautiful Faces of 2017” went to actress Liza Soberano, while Kim Tae Hyung, aka V of the popular K-pop group BTS, ranked number one on “The 100 Most Handsome Faces of 2017?.

Kim Tae Hyung 

The annual list, created by TC Chandler, is known for its diversity and is said to be a “representative of the modern ideal of worldwide beauty” according to its about page. Both lists, unveiled via Youtube on Thursday, feature numerous prominent Asians from different parts of the continent.

Chou Tzuyu 

At the ‘Beauty’ top ten, Taiwanese singer Chou Tzuyu (from K-pop girl group Twice) took third place, K-Pop singer Im Jin-ah placed fifth, Chinese star Ju Jingyi (of pop girl band SNH48) ranked eighth, while Iranian Golshifteh Farahani ranked ninth this year.

Jessy Mendiola 

Chinese celebrities Dilraba Dilmurat (Chinese of Uyghur ethnicity), Lauren Tsai, Lin Yun, Zhu Zhu, and Zhou Jieqiong came in at 26th, 46th, 49th, 75th, and at 99th places, respectively, while Filipina actresses Kathryn Bernardo, Jessy Mendiola, Nadine Lustre, and Kim Domingo landed at the 60th, 71st, 78th, and the 96th spots.

Ishihara Satomi

Japanese celebrities Minatozaki Sana (21st), Ishihara Satomi (34th), Komatsu Nana (38th), and Niki Niwa (84th) placed alongside Korean artists Jennie Kim of Blackpink (18th), Kang Seul-gi of Red Velvet (23rd), model Lee Sung-kyung (32nd), former Girls’ Generation member Kim Tae-yeon (40th), actress Bae Soo Ji (51st), Red Velvet’s Bae Joo-hyun (55th), actress Go Ara (62nd), Jessica Jung (69th) and Park Shin Hye (88th).

Natasha Wilona 

Meanwhile, Indonesia’s Natasha Wilona (36th), Raisa Andriana (44th) and Chelsea Islan (93rd), Thailand’s Lalisa Manoban of K-pop group Blackpink (15th), Yaya Urassaya (30th) and Poo Praiya (66th), Malaysia’s Yumi Wong (57th), and India’s Priyanka Chopra (25th), Deepika Padukone (37th) Nargis Fakhri (53rd) Alia Bhatt (73rd) and Urvashi Rautela (89th) also made the cut. Palestinian-Algerian actress Nesreen Yousef Tafesh ranked at number 79 while Iranian model Mahlagha Jaberi snagged the 91st spot.