Stepping into its sixth anniversary Channel Young the Shanghai Media Group's popular lifestyle TV channel and Dragon TV presented this year's China Fashion Awards on Friday, live from Shanghai.
The awards honored the 30 most successful figures and trend-setters in fashion, entertainment, music and sports from China and the rest of the world.
Maggie Cheung won the top award: International Fashion Icon. She expressed her excitement and said that it was a special award for her since other prizes she'd received were all for her films.
She said she'd probably cooperate with director Jia Zhangke in his new film if the script was suitable for her. The actress revealed that she is a big fan of director Jia.
Japanese sports star Hidetoshi Nakata also grabbed a Fashion Icon award.
Stylish Actress Awards went to Hong Kong's Carina Lau and Chinese mainland actress Zhou Xun.
Film veteran Leung Ka Fai and young Chinese mainland actor Huang Xiaoming took home Stylish Actor Awards.
Taiwan pop tart Jolin Tsai was identified as Asian Stylish Breakthrough Singer and also one of the Stylish Female Singers along with Karen Mok and Han Xue.
Stylish Male Singer awards were won by Eason Chan, Alan Luo and Chen Kun.
In the technical category fashion designer awards went to Nicolas Ghesquiere and Joseph Li. Russian Sasha Pivovarova received Most Stylish Model award and Greg Kadel took the Stylish Photographer award.
Maggie Cheung
Carina Lau
Hidetoshi Nakata
Hu Jun
Jolin Tsai
Karen Mok
Lin Chiling
Leung Ka Fai
Maggie Cheung (R)was delivering fashion designer awards to Nicolas Ghesquiere (L).
Zhou Xun
(CRI November 13, 2006)