Is Lily Chee the next Gigi Hadid? The ‘It’ girl, rising fashion model and Instagram influencer hung out with Eileen Gu at New York Fashion Week and attends Dior and LV x Nike events

So what do we know about the 20-year-old so far?

Lily Chee’s background

Chee was born in Atlanta, Georgia, and has two sisters Mabel and Nuala, per Everly Mag. As previously reported, the Chee siblings live in the US and are of mixed ethnicity: their father is Chinese-Malaysian and their mother is Irish and Scottish.

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She’s a model and an actress

Chee has been on the rise for some time now, with her social media fan base continuing to expand over the years.

When she was 14, she spoke to Everly Mag about how she was first “discovered” as a model at just nine years old. She said she was spotted by her to-be agent while she was in the potato aisle of her local grocery store. “I kind of fell into it and haven’t stopped loving what I do since,” she said.

Chee has modelled for brands like Nike, Old Navy, Target, Marc Jacobs, Brandy Melville and more.

Chee also dabbles in acting. After landing her gig as a young Elektra in Daredevil, she starred in films like Sunset Park and TV shows including The Other Two, Chicken Girls and New Amsterdam, per IMDB.

She has a huge social media presence

Chee has acquired a solid fan base across her social media. She has 1.2 million followers on TikTok; 1.6 million fans on Instagram; and 318,000 subscribers on YouTube, where she vlogs about her modelling work, skincare and workout routines – and of course, her holidays.

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She attends plenty of fashion events

As a model and high-profile social media influencer, Chee gets invited to many luxury fashion events.