China is of Chinese, Japanese, German, and Scottish descent. Some of her romantic interests include; actor Mark Wahlberg and comedian/actor Steve Coogan. During her modeling career she was named Vogue magazine’s “The Next Best-Dressed List”, in December 1996, and later in 2000 she posed for Maxim magazine, in a B&W photo spread that was featured on Girls of Maxim gallery. On Bravo television’s new competitive reality show, Work of Art: The Next Great Artist, Chow appears as a host and a judge. This new reality series premiered on June 9, 2010, she is also the voice of the character of “Katie Zhan” in Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas, a popular video game.