ProfileBian Mei, China’s first elite woman bodyguard protected royalty, world leaders wearing 4kg steel vest
- Pioneering bodyguard kept some of world’s best known leaders safe on state visits to China, developed close friendships with some of them
As the nation’s first elite female bodyguard, Bian Mei fearlessly protected many of the world’s top leaders who visited China on official visits.
She also clinched third place in a beauty pageant, demonstrating a combination of remarkable physical strength and grace.
As a young woman she thought nothing of wearing a four-kilo, steel-plated bulletproof vest to safeguard heads of state and royal families.
She took her job seriously and would have laid her life on the line for the people under her protection.
The 56-year-old from Beijing, comes from a family of police officers, and her father served as the chief bodyguard for several Chinese political leaders.
In 1984, Bian was admitted to the China People’s Police University, majoring in security protection, according to her online resume.