The Chinese model who featured in 'racist' Dolce & Gabbana's advertisements has said it ruined her career as she issued an apology for participating in the controversial campaign.
Three videos in D&G's November campaign in China showed Zuo Ye trying to eat classic Italian foods including pizza, spaghetti and a giant cannoli with a pair of chopsticks, prompting widespread outrage for its outdated and negative stereotype of Chinese women.
The backlash led to D&G to cancelling a hotly anticipated fashion show in Shanghai as the company sought to exploit China's burgeoning luxury market. The multi-million pound production was slated to run for an hour when most catwalk shows are over in 10 minutes or less.
Zuo stayed silent until Tuesday when she released a detailed 850-word social media post saying that as a model she wasn't allowed creative input or opinions, nor was she able to see the final version in advance - and thus didn't have the opportunity to consider the impact of the ads.
"I feel guilty for causing the disturbance," Zuo said. "I never expected that this one time would almost ruin my model career."
