Li Ai (Chinese: 李艾; pinyin: Lǐ Ài; born 4 January 1979 in Guangzhou, Guangdong), is a Chinese television personality, singer, actress and model. In 1999, Li Ai represented her country of China in the Ford Models Supermodel of the World. Upon her return home, she focused on her studies while taking on national modeling jobs. She graduated from Guangzhou University with a management degree. She married her long-time boyfriend Zhang Xu Ning, a broker, on March 19, 2015.