LUSTING after Asian hotties—it’s not just for dorky white guys anymore. Model/actor Daniel Henney is redefining the Asian Fetish as we know it. The son of a Korean adoptee and a Caucasian dad, Henney grew up in Michigan. Though he holds a business degree from the University of Illinois, he’s been trading on his good looks as the face (and body!) of Gucci, Dior and Armani. He’s currently teaming up with Gwyneth Paltrow in an ad campaign for Bean Pole, a preppy South Korean clothing company. “When I first arrived in Seoul,” Henney has said, “Korean people held a prejudice against people of mixed blood.” The TV ban on showing interracial kissing was all but lifted when he came on the scene. Henney has appeared in a number of Korean soap operas including “My Name is Kim Sam-soon,” which dealt with the issue of mixed heritage. Henney is reportedly dating fellow hapa Maggie Q, a Hong Kong-based actress with Vietnamese and American roots. They have much in common, having skipped the Hollywood Shuffle for a warmer welcome in Asia.

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