While President Barack Obama talked about internet rights during his visit to China, the internet here talked about a mystery woman in black.
Clad in a black dress and red coat, college student Wang Zifei was snapped by photographers sitting behind Obama during his townhall forum last week in Shanghai and her photos have ricocheted online, turning her into a minor internet sensation.
She has become China’s version of the “Obama Girl”, as online forums gushed over her beauty and poise. Photos of her taking off her coat in slow motion have been uploaded and spread widely.
Even a week after Obama left China, the buzz about Wang is still going strong. The official newspaper China Daily reported on Thursday that Google searches for “Obama girl in red coat” in China turned up nearly 7 million results.
Most of the comments posted online have been positive, but a number of Internet users have been less flattering, with some speculating that she had actively courted the attention.
In the US, an aspiring model and actress rose to fame as “Obama Girl’’ after being featured in a music video (“I Got A Crush On Obama) supporting him when he was still a candidate. The sexy video featuring Amber Lee Ettinger became a hit on YouTube.
But this Obama girl has been a reluctant celebrity. After Wang’s identity was unearthed by persistent Internet admirers, she broke her silence this week on her blog.
Wang urged netizens to stop delving into her personal life. “I don’t want to be popular in this way,’’ she said on her blog. This brief bout of celebrity has “totally disturbed my study and life,’’ she wrote.
Clad in a black dress and red coat, college student Wang Zifei was snapped by photographers sitting behind Obama during his townhall forum last week in Shanghai and her photos have ricocheted online, turning her into a minor internet sensation.
She has become China’s version of the “Obama Girl”, as online forums gushed over her beauty and poise. Photos of her taking off her coat in slow motion have been uploaded and spread widely.
Even a week after Obama left China, the buzz about Wang is still going strong. The official newspaper China Daily reported on Thursday that Google searches for “Obama girl in red coat” in China turned up nearly 7 million results.
Most of the comments posted online have been positive, but a number of Internet users have been less flattering, with some speculating that she had actively courted the attention.
In the US, an aspiring model and actress rose to fame as “Obama Girl’’ after being featured in a music video (“I Got A Crush On Obama) supporting him when he was still a candidate. The sexy video featuring Amber Lee Ettinger became a hit on YouTube.
But this Obama girl has been a reluctant celebrity. After Wang’s identity was unearthed by persistent Internet admirers, she broke her silence this week on her blog.
Wang urged netizens to stop delving into her personal life. “I don’t want to be popular in this way,’’ she said on her blog. This brief bout of celebrity has “totally disturbed my study and life,’’ she wrote.
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