Kiko Mizuhara
Encyclopedia
, born Audrie Kiko Daniel, October 15, 1990, is a Japanese model
and actress. She is a former exclusive model for the Japanese magazine ViVi and the Japanese edition of Seventeen
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Mizuhara was born in Dallas, Texas
to a Zainichi Korean
mother and an American father. She made her modelling debut with Seventeen magazine. She later worked for ViVi magazine, but then terminated her contract when she became a regular model for Nylon
Japan. She made her film debut in Norwegian Wood
(2010), directed by Tran Anh Hung
based on Haruki Murakami
's novel of the same name
.
Model (person)
A model , sometimes called a mannequin, is a person who is employed to display, advertise and promote commercial products or to serve as a subject of works of art....
and actress. She is a former exclusive model for the Japanese magazine ViVi and the Japanese edition of Seventeen
Seventeen (magazine)
Seventeen is an American magazine for teenagers. It was first published in September 1944 by Walter Annenberg's Triangle Publications. News Corporation bought Triangle in 1988, and sold Seventeen to K-III Communications in 1991. Primedia sold the magazine to Hearst in 2003. It is still in the...
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Mizuhara was born in Dallas, Texas
Texas
Texas is the second largest U.S. state by both area and population, and the largest state by area in the contiguous United States.The name, based on the Caddo word "Tejas" meaning "friends" or "allies", was applied by the Spanish to the Caddo themselves and to the region of their settlement in...
to a Zainichi Korean
Zainichi Korean
Koreans in Japan are the ethnic Korean residents of Japan. They currently constitute the second largest ethnic minority group in Japan. The majority of Koreans in Japan are Zainichi Koreans, also often known as Zainichi for short, who are the permanent ethnic Korean residents of Japan...
mother and an American father. She made her modelling debut with Seventeen magazine. She later worked for ViVi magazine, but then terminated her contract when she became a regular model for Nylon
Nylon (magazine)
Nylon is an American magazine that focuses on pop culture and fashion. Its coverage includes art, beauty, music, design, celebrities, technology and travel...
Japan. She made her film debut in Norwegian Wood
Norwegian Wood (film)
is a Japanese drama film directed by Tran Anh Hung, based on Haruki Murakami's novel of the same name. The film was released in Japan on 11 December 2010.- Plot :...
(2010), directed by Tran Anh Hung
Tran Anh Hung
Trần Anh Hùng is a French film director of Vietnamese ancestry.He was born in Đà Nẵng, Central Vietnam, and emigrated to France when he was 12 following the fall of Saigon at the end of the Vietnam War in 1975....
based on Haruki Murakami
Haruki Murakami
is a Japanese writer and translator. His works of fiction and non-fiction have garnered him critical acclaim and numerous awards, including the Franz Kafka Prize and Jerusalem Prize among others.He is considered an important figure in postmodern literature...
's novel of the same name
Norwegian Wood (novel)
is a 1987 novel by Japanese author Haruki Murakami.The novel is a nostalgic story of loss and sexuality. The story's protagonist and narrator is Toru Watanabe, who looks back on his days as a college student living in Tokyo...
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