It’s Girls Gone Wild: Hong Kong-style. Chrissie Chau eats a sausage and A.Lin and Dada become pseudo lesbians. Also, meet Donut, the formidable six-girl gang of “leng mo” led by an 18-year-old named Rainbow. Welcome to the whimsical world of pseudo models, where legions of bikini-clad girls vie for your attention with big eyes, big hair and big boobs. It was exactly a year ago when these young women became a huge part of Hong Kong culture following Chrissie Chau’s explosive slimming center ad (where she strips to a bikini in the middle of Central—if you haven’t seen it, YouTube it), but we feel like they’ve been here forever. But who are these people? Besides undisputed queen bee Chau, there’s Angelababy, a tiny 21-year-old who’s hot property both here and in Japan. And don’t forget Lavina, Mia, A.Lin and Rainbow, to name just a few.

So after stealing all the headlines at last year’s book fair, they’ve been banned from promoting their new books at the fair this year, but we think they do a pretty good job of spicing things up. So seeing as you can’t meet them at the fair, meet them in HK Magazine instead.

Chrissie Chau

DOB: May 22, 1985

Best known for: Her magnificent rack aside, Chrissie Chau is known for her willingness to go as far as she can, without shame. Last year, her breakthrough pictorial, “Kissy Chrissie,” featured several provocative shots, including one of toothpaste sliding down her cleavage. Then right after that sold out, she launched the blu-ray DVD version. But none of these products can compare to her infamous pillow. Teenagers queued around the block for a $498 “super huggable” life-size pillow replica of a bikini-clad Chau. She has also made newspaper headlines after the University of Science and Technology invited her to an ill-fated talk where she was grilled about her “existentialism.” In our books, it was the lecturer that came off looking like a pretentious d-bag in this one.

Latest Works: “Les Vacances d’Amour” ($128), Chau’s 2010 release, is once again a collection of provocative photos shot mostly in France. It was on schedule to be released at the Book Fair. However, with the fair banning Chau from promoting her book, she will instead be at other venues within the Convention and Exhibition Centre to hold autograph sessions (selected days during July 21-27, details to be confirmed). After the pictorial, Chau will release her book on 3D blu-ray DVD—who could say no to a 3D Chrissie Chau?

Best Quote: “I never intended to get this ‘bikini girl’ image. When I went full time, I tried out a few styles, but this is the one people liked. Naturally, people wanted me for that again and again. That’s fine. It’s not like just anyone can be me.”

Also see: Travel with Chrissie.

Angelababy

DOB: February 28, 1989

Best known for: Born in Shanghai, Angelababy shot to fame after she danced at a Jay Chou concert in 2007. Unlike most pseudo models, Angelababy is a bona fide catwalk model and has had a prolific catwalk career in Japan over the past two years. She is constantly in the tabloids because of her relationships with singer William Chan and mainland actor Wang Xiaoming. Rumors abound that she has had plastic surgery, because she looks very different from photos of her at 14. She denies the claims and says it was simply because she was wearing braces then.

Most Memorable Works: In Hong Kong, aside from being the cover girl for local fashion brands such as 2%, she’s also working on a proper film career. She was radiant in “Hot Summer Days” earlier this year, where she played a young mainland factory worker. Angelababy nailed the role with her bare face and understated acting style.

Latest Works: Angelababy’s new pictorial “Paradise” will be published on July 21. To give it some edge, her management hired Wing Shya as the photographer. However, Angelababy says this will be her last pictorial book in the foreseeable future. Angelababy has also been banned from promoting “Paradise” at the Book Fair, so she will instead host her autograph session in Harbour City shopping mall on July 24.

A.Lin and Dada

These two pseudo models are collectively known as the SugarBeez. This year, A.Lin, aged 21, and Dada, aged 20, are releasing a pictorial named “Kiss Enough” ($98), that has subtle hints of the sapphic. There are pictures of them in a bathtub, leaning into each other’s bosom, and lots of PDA.

Donut

Donut is a group of six pseudo models formed this year. The team has just published their first collective bikini pictorial called “Summer Diary” ($88). Led by Rainbow (pictured left, middle on the back row), an 18-year-old model who became famous after singer Alex Fong allegedly hit on her. Aside from Rainbow, there are newcomers: Irene and Ar Yu (back row: left, right), Vilian [sic], Caroline and Sweet (front row: left to right). There’s a wee bit of controversy involving Sweet—she is only 16 years old and some people are suggesting that her pictures (one of which is a shot of milk dripping down her thigh) might be considered borderline child pornography.

Evelyn Choi

Also releasing her pictorial is 20-year-old Evelyn Choi. Also known as “SaWa SaWa” ($98), Choi is posing with fellow model Anjaylia in Phuket—but the difference is they won’t be showing off their bikinis, preferring a more modest look. Choi is better known as the new actress in renowned local film “Echoes of the Rainbow,” playing the object of affection of the main character, played by Aarif Lee.

Mia

Mia, aged 21, is noted for her uncanny resemblance to American-Japanese singer Leah Dizon. She is one of the eight new models from Chrissie Chau’s management company GME, but she stands out, owing to the fact that she has given birth to two children. She had her first baby at 16.