A female bodyguard assigned to protect French First Lady Brigitte Macron during her official visit to China has gone viral, with netizens dubbing her “China’s most beautiful bodyguard.”
| SCMPKnown by the pseudonym Yan Yuexia, she is an elite member of China’s Central Guard Bureau and drew attention for her intense, hyper-alert demeanor throughout public events in Beijing and Chengdu.
| SCMPVideos show her constantly scanning her surroundings, never breaking focus as she stays close to whoever she is assigned to guard.
Yan first caught public attention in 2023 while protecting Asma al-Assad, later earning praise again while guarding Thailand’s former prime minister Paetongtarn Shinawatra earlier this year.
| SCMPTrained in martial arts from the age of six, Yan reportedly studied kung fu at the Shaolin Temple before being selected as an elite bodyguard in 2015.
| SCMPDue to the classified nature of her work, little is known about her personal life, though netizens believe she comes from a martial arts family.
| SCMPChinese netizens have flooded social media with praise, calling her “a rose with thorns” and marveling at her professionalism, strength, and striking presence.
| SCMP With both visuals and skills, she is a true icon!
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