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JOYA MA featured on HARPER’S BAZAAR

JOYA MA featured on HARPER’S BAZAAR Vietnam

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CGTN Interviewing Designer Joya Ma, about Chinese designers’ global influence and cultural impact

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Rapper Vinida Wan 万妮达 wearing JOYA MA Featured on LINK MAGAZINE

Rapper Vinida Wan 万妮达 wearing JOYA MA FEATURED ON LINK MAGAZINE

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JOYA MA “Body Sacred” collection Balloon Dress Featured on GLAMOUR MAGAZINE

JOYA MA “Body Sacred” collection Balloon Dress Featured on GLAMOUR MAGAZINE

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ELLE: JOYA MA Paris Fashion Week couture collection “Les Fleurs du Reve” featured on Elle Magazine

JOYA MA featured on Elle for Paris Fashion Week Runway

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COSMOPOLITAN: JOYA MA Paris Fashion Week couture collection “Les Fleurs du Reve”

JOYA MA Paris Fashion Week couture collection “Les Fleurs du Reve”, featured on Cosmopolitan.

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GRAZIA MAGAZINE: JOYA MA Black Widow Radiant Gown from the Body Sacred Collection

JOYA MA Black Widow Radiant Gown from the Body Sacred Collection, featured on Grazia.

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Photographer: @andres.mcrae 

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Model: @fiacarroll

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Ming-Na Wen wearing JOYA MA Couture to the Gold Gala

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Hollywood Actress wears JOYA MA Couture Black Feather Sequin Mermaid Gown to the Gold Gala, hosted by the Gold House.

Founded by Bing Chen in 2017, Gold House is a non-profit collective of changemakers—founders, artists, and leaders—aimed at unifying the API community and championing greater representation and socioeconomic equity. Chen himself headed the night’s program, opening first with a moving speech of his own that concluded in an uproar of applause.

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JOYA MA featured on Cosmopolitan Slovenia July 2023

JOYA MA Silver Sequin Jacket and Black Satin Qipao featured on Cosmopolitan  Slovenia July 2023.

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Michaela wearing JOYA MA Couture to the TIME 100 GALA

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Michaela Zee, Ming-Na’s daughter, wearing JOYA MA NYFW piece, the black sequin qipao with gold bow tie, to the TIME 100 GALA.

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Wu MoChou 吴莫愁 Wearing JOYA MA Black Widow Radiant Gown To IFeng Women Empowerment Gala

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Hollywood Actress wears JOYA MA Couture Black Feather Sequin Mermaid Gown to the Gold Gala, hosted by the Gold House.

Founded by Bing Chen in 2017, Gold House is a non-profit collective of changemakers—founders, artists, and leaders—aimed at unifying the API community and championing greater representation and socioeconomic equity. Chen himself headed the night’s program, opening first with a moving speech of his own that concluded in an uproar of applause.

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Susan Su Wearing JOYA MA Sequin Mermaid Gown and Black Fluff Jacket

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JOYA MA Hot Pink Bubble Dress featured on L’AMOUR Magazine

Joya Ma Hot Pink Bubble Dress from the Insomnia Collection got on the cover of L’amour Magazine.

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Joya Ma featured on 5Eleven Magazine

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Joya Ma Black Patent Bubble Dress from the Body Sacred Collection got on the cover of Glamour Magazine Bulgaria.

Joya Ma’s Body Sacred collection uses compelling designs to empower the female form. She breaks mental barriers with shoulder play, hip accentuation and sharp edges that create a bold statement of celebrating curves in any size or shape. The focus on hands, hips, brains & rib cages is an ode to the strength and sensuality found within us all!

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Joya Ma featured on 5Eleven Magazine

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Joya Ma Featured on Elle and Glamour

Joya Ma’s Body Sacred collection uses compelling designs to empower the female form. She breaks mental barriers with shoulder play, hip accentuation and sharp edges that create a bold statement of celebrating curves in any size or shape. The focus on hands, hips, brains & rib cages is an ode to the strength and sensuality found within us all!

Joya Ma Body Sacred Collection got featured on Elle Magazine and Glamour Magazine.

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Glamour Bulgaria
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Joya Ma x INXNI

On January 16, 2023, JOYA MA , an independent fashion designer of the new generation after 2000, and INXNI , a cutting-edge brand of the whole house intelligent robot track , held a joint painting ceremony. Designer JOYA MA used his magnificent imagination and unique charm Painting style, for Mr. Cai Xukun, the spokesperson of INXNI, to create a series of paintings, and share the creation through the official live broadcast of INXNI. From an innovative brand to an all-round artist to a unique design, this is also a two-way rush between JOYA MA and INXNI.

Joya constantly looks for the boundaries of art, how to break the traditional way of thinking in design, and how to find the balance of harmonious coexistence between rationality and emotion. 

On January 16, 2023, fashion designer JOYA MA and INXNI held a joint painting ceremony to hand over the painting collection Joya custom made for INXNI and its brand ambassador Cai Xukun. JOYA MA wore a branded black velvet beaded qipao gown and JOYA MA's signature wavy lapel brocade jacquard suit attending the painting handover ceremony. She wears what she stands for, confidence and femininity.

INXNI is a brand of"future sense". It was established in March 2022 and is wholly invested by Yinxing Intelligent Group. With more than 1,680 patents for sweeping robots, more than 1,000 R&D engineers, and a 70,000-square-meter manufacturing plant, the number of patents ranks third in the world and second in China. In October this year, Cai Xukun, a well-known music creator/singer, was signed as the brand ambassador with INXNI.

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Joya Ma x KASA Fashion Show

Joya Ma couture 2021 runway show at The Galt House Kentucky, selected as outstanding Parsons fashion student/designer.

“We are passionate about using our platforms for purpose. Fashion is a powerful tool, we all helped raise money to build a technical school in South Sudan this week. We are already agents of change in the world.”

Thanks to our wonderful curators @jiwonchristinera @crystal @standforeducation

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Joya Ma x 2021 MISS NEW YORK

Joya Ma participated in the most competitive pageant, the Miss New York USA, held at Resorts World Catskills in July 2021.  Joya stood out from more than 330 beauties who participated in the pageant to shoot the official video campaign for Miss New York USA.

In order to show her identity as a fashion designer  in the Miss New York USA beauty pageant, Joya Ma made a decision to design her own evening gown for the pageant when she got an evening dress exclusively sponsored by a big name brand. She started the design process of ​​the dress six months before the pageant. inspired by a beautiful mermaid bathing under the moonlight. The soft and swift silhouette simply shows the movement of the body, and the double-sided sequins that changes color as she walks.

During the competition, Joya Ma wore the Moonlight Mermaid dress that she designed for herself. The off-shoulder mermaid dress design blended with the lighting effects on the stage, making it shiny and reflecting different colors under lighting. 

Joya Ma successfully made it to the finalist in Miss New York USA beauty pageant’s Top 21, out of 176 contestants, and won the one and only Best Popularity Award in the audience.

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Joya Ma x LATIN HERITAGE

The Hispanic Heritage Fashion Show is a charity event aiming to bring together different latin and american designers, artists, performers, and models. Joya is invited as a designer to showcase her couture collection Burnt Soul at this charity event. 

Joya has always been a strong advocate for diversity in fashion and women empowerment. She has been active in philanthropy and cultural diversity activities since 2018. After attending the International Women's Month Celebration being the Chinese American representative in Arizona, this is another spotlight Joya has been actively involved in cultural representation charity events.

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Two women in stylish outfits: the woman on the left is walking in a colorful, sequined off-shoulder dress with a mermaid silhouette, while the woman on the right is standing in a black and red blazer with ruffled shoulders, shiny black leggings, and heels.

Two women in glamorous dresses posing on a red carpet in front of a backdrop with colorful logos and text for a community service event by the Hispanic American Club of Garfield.

Two women in glamorous dresses posing on a red carpet in front of a backdrop with colorful logos and text for a community service event by the Hispanic American Club of Garfield.

Two women standing on a wooden floor in front of a red curtain backdrop, with musical instruments in the background. One woman is wearing a black sheer dress with red accents and high heels, and the other is wearing a multicolored, asymmetrical dress

Two women standing on a wooden floor in front of a red curtain backdrop, with musical instruments in the background. One woman is wearing a black sheer dress with red accents and high heels, and the other is wearing a multicolored, asymmetrical dress with high heels.

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Group photo of diverse individuals, including a woman in a white and red dress in the foreground, with others in colorful attire and a woman in a black and red dress with an afro hairstyle in the background, indoors.

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Three women in fashionable outfits posing at an indoor event, with a group of people in the background and a wooden floor.

A woman with natural curly hair stands in front of a red curtain, wearing a black blazer with red and pink flames, and shiny black pants. Musical instruments and equipment are visible in the background.

A woman with natural curly hair stands in front of a red curtain, wearing a black blazer with red and pink flames, and shiny black pants. Musical instruments and equipment are visible in the background.

Three women in fashionable outfits standing on a wooden floor in front of a red curtain with musical instruments in the background.

Three women in fashionable outfits standing on a wooden floor in front of a red curtain with musical instruments in the background.

Two women in colorful dresses standing on a wooden floor in front of a red curtain, with musical instruments like conga drums and percussion in the background.

Two women in colorful dresses standing on a wooden floor in front of a red curtain, with musical instruments like conga drums and percussion in the background.

JOYA MA has appeared in Madame Figaro China magazine multiple times, including well-known actress An Yuexi and Wan Zilin, Miss Hong Kong Kelly Gu, Hong Kong artist Zhou Yingjun, famous Singaporean singer twins BY2, mainland singer Duan Aojuan, and American tiktok influencer Alice Moru

Featured in US fashion magazines Vigour Magazine and Edith Magazine, and British fashion magazine Swanky Magazine.

Joya was interviewed by American fashion magazine Keel Magazine as a rising star fashion designer.

On Joya's youtube channel, there is a new series of interviewing famous designers. Joya’s first episode is an interview with Zang Toi, a New York haute couture designer.