Cheng Xiao

Awards & Honours

Awards Won

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Cheng Xiao holds a Guinness World Record for most back-bends in 30 seconds by a female, set in 2017. She has been ranked among TC Candler's 100 Most Beautiful Faces for three consecutive years (2018-2020). Forbes China named her to its 30 Under 30 list for Entertainment in 2019. Her solo single Phoenix charted moderately on Chinese streaming platforms in 2025. She became the face of Chanel's makeup line in China in 2026, marking a major milestone in her brand portfolio.

AwardsCheng Xiao has won six individual awards. In 2017, she won Outstanding Korean Drama OST at the Seoul International Drama Awards for Cherry Blossom. She received Rising Star of the Year at Sina Weibo Night in 2018 and Popular Artist of the Year in 2019. Her acting breakthrough earned her Breakthrough Actress of the Year at the Tencent Video All Star Awards in 2021. She won Most Anticipated Actress at the Weibo Movie Awards in 2022 and Quality Actor of the Year at Weibo Night in 2023.

Honours & Distinctions

Guinness World Record

Guinness World Records·2017

Most back-bends in 30 seconds by a female (37 back-bends).

Rankings & Lists

#1 (unranked within list)

100 Most Beautiful Faces

TC Candler·2018

#1 (unranked within list)

100 Most Beautiful Faces

TC Candler·2019

#1 (unranked within list)

100 Most Beautiful Faces

TC Candler·2020

#Listed

30 Under 30 - Entertainment

Forbes China·2019

Magazine Covers

Cosmopolitan Korea

August 2017

Harper's Bazaar China

February 2019

The New Wave of Chinese Entertainment

Elle China

June 2021

The Girl Who Chose Her Own Path

Grazia China

November 2022

Vogue Me China

December 2023

Records & Feats

Most back-bends in 30 seconds by a female

Career Milestone·2017

Cheng Xiao performed 37 back-bends in 30 seconds on the variety show Knowing Bros in 2017, setting a Guinness World Record.