6 Asian beauties who rose from poverty

Janicel Lubina, Le Tu, IU... each have different circumstances but have one thing in common: strong will and determination.

Janicel Lubina

Janicel Lubina was born and raised in the countryside of the Philippines. Her father was paralyzed and her mother worked as a maid for various families. From a young age, Janicel Lubina did a lot of farm work to help her mother. Later, she was sent to the city to work as a maid.

Janicel Lubina - Philippines representative at Miss International this year.

Janicel Lubina's life changed after a chance encounter with a makeup artist who advised her to enter a beauty pageant. Her success in the local pageant gave her the confidence to enter national pageants. In 2013, she won first runner-up at Miss World Philippines and the title of Miss Bikini. Earlier this year, she finished second at Miss Philippines and represented the country at Miss International.

Thanks to the prizes from beauty contests, Janicel Lubina has money to help her family. Now, she is a model.

Janicel Lubina said: "My mother was a maid, I can't be tied down to being a maid all my life... You can choose the life you want." The beauty believes that her story can encourage many other girls.

Le Tu

Le Tu's father had meningitis and could only do light work, so the burden of the family fell on her mother's shoulders. When she went out, she oftenbeing bulliedto the point of not daring to go to public toilets.

During the worst times, Le Tu's family lived with rats every day. They had no toilet so they had to make a makeshift sink near the kitchen. Every time they cooked rice, her family could smell the smell coming from that sink.

Le Tu in her youth and after entering the entertainment industry.

Le Tu dropped out of school at the age of 14, leaving the opportunity to study to her younger brother Le Anh. The 20-year-old girl earns money through advertising contracts and fashion photography. Some people say that Le Tu is the family's money maker, but she says: "My father was born with a lack of information. I also don't want my parents to understand too much about what's going on around them."

With the money she earned, Le Tu invested in her younger brother's education abroad, hoping he would become a good doctor. However, due to a traffic accident in 2007, her younger brother had to use a wheelchair. A year after her younger brother's accident, Le Turetire, focusing on her family. Then, following her brother's wishes, she took over the business at the chain of beauty centers.

Le Tu once said that her wish is to manage a chain of beauty centers well.waiting for the dayI can stand up and talk to people.

Despite many hardships, Le Tu always leaves an impression with a bright face and a constant smile. In an interview last year, the mother of three said she lives happily and peacefully and has no intention of returning to acting.

Lee Hyori

The Korean sex symbol shared in an SBS program that she was born into a poor family with poor living conditions. When she was young, she didn't even get to go to kindergarten. "I really wanted to go to school with my friends, wanted to learn to play an instrument but couldn't. There were times when I thought naively why I was born into such a poor family," the singer said.

Hyori and her husband at their wedding.

"Now I live in a house of more than 260 square meters," the beauty smiled when sharing about her current life. Hyori started her singing career in 1998 as a member of the group Fin.KL, then separated to sing solo in 2003 and achieved great success. The beautymarrywith musician Lee Sang Soon in 2013.

On Bich Ha

On Bich Ha and her husband.

On Bich Ha had a tearful childhood with heartbreaking experiences. Bich Ha's parents had many children, the whole family of 10 people crammed into a small room. Her father was addicted to gambling, leading to the family's wealth gradually disappearing to pay off his debts.

At the age of 5, due to extreme poverty, her mother had no choice but to give up.sell daughtertake the money to pay the debt. She brought her child to a man and said: "Go with him". Knowing that she was about to leave her family, Bich Ha cried bitterly. The buyer felt compassion and gave her mother some money but did not take the girl. She was not sold, but from then on, Bich Ha's soul was deeply scarred.

Growing up, On Bik Ha dreamed of making money to avoid living in poverty. After being discovered by an entertainment company, she acted in films and achieved success in Hong Kong. The actress married wealthy businessman Ho To Quang in 2000.

IU（Lee Ji Eun）

The singer born in 1993 said that she still remembers many memories of her deprived childhood. IU lived with her grandmother in a cold room, not having enough to eat. Her grandmother had to gradually sell items to make ends meet.

Not only that, IU had to listen to the scorn of her relatives because they thought she could never become famous. However, the girl did not give up her dream of becoming a singer and became more determined and tried harder.

IU said that because of the difficult living conditions at home, there was a time when she preferred to stay at the entertainment company's practice room instead of going home because it was less cold there and she could eat as much as she wanted.

IU is recognized as a talented young singer in Korea. She attracts audiences byinnocent beauty, innocent and known as "National Sister".

Shu Qi

The sexy Taiwanese beauty once shared that her family was poor so she never had a hearty meal as a child. In Shu Qi's memory, she was only educated with a whip during her childhood. Because of dissatisfaction with her parents, Shu Qi often ran away from home.

Shu Qi started her career with sex films but later rose to become an A-list star in the Chinese entertainment industry.

The girl dropped out of high school to earn money to support her family, then started working in the entertainment industry as an amateur model. Due to early exposure, she gradually developed a strong, independent personality.

In her early years in the entertainment industry, Shu Qi acted in sex films. However, later on, she gradually conquered the seventh art with her real ability. Now, the beauty is a leading actress in the Chinese entertainment industry.

According to VNE