From a Viral Photo to Global Fame: The Inspiring Journey of Anok Yai

At first, Anok didn’t realize what the sudden attention meant. She thought it was just another candid picture that happened to circulate online. She later recalled, “At first I didn’t understand what people were seeing, because I didn’t see it myself.” But what she didn’t yet know was that the image had become a global sensation — one that would propel her from a quiet college campus into the heart of the fashion world.