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Devon Aoki Profile |
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Birth Date: August 10, 1982
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Birth Place: New York, New York, USA
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Birth Name: Devon Edwenna Aoki
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Height: 5'5"
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Biography |
Devon Aoki is the frontwoman of the new fashion wave that
appreciates women of various ethnicities. Born August 10th,
1982, Devon Edwenna Aoki is the daughter of Japanese Olympic
wrestler and Benihana steakhouse magnate Rocky Aoki and
Anglo-Bavarian jewelry designer Pamela Hilburger.
A New York native, she grew up in the swank 'burbs of
Malibu, only to move back to her hometown in her early
teens. It is rumored that she was discovered at a Rancid
concert in NYC, where she gate-crashed. She was 13 when her
godmother introduced her to Kate Moss, who later took Aoki
as her apprentice.
At 14, she moved to London with her mother, divorced from
Rocky Aoki, and her siblings. There she joined Storm Model
Management, which also represented her mentor Moss. Says
Aoki of Kate, "It was cool because when I got to know Kate,
I realized that she was not only incredibly beautiful, but
smart, too." Both women soon appeared together on the cover
of Interview magazine.
Aoki spent most of her adolescence juggling modeling and
school, always giving equal attention to both. Some of the
high-profile designers on her resume include Chanel, Thierry
Mugler, Balenciaga, Fendi, Jean Paul Gaultier, and Givenchy.
She was also featured in ad campaigns for Chanel Couture by
Karl Lagerfeld, Versace Atelier by Steven Meisel, and Junko
Shimada by Bettina Kimenda.
In 1998, the 5'6" model replaced Naomi Campbell as the face
of Versace, after an alleged dispute between Campbell and
Donatella Versace. Her most recent modeling contract is with
Lancome, where she joins the ranks of beautiful women like
Mena Suvari, Elizabeth Jagger and Uma Thurman.
Aoki just forayed onto the big screen in 2003 in Death of a
Dynasty -- a musical-comedy about the hip-hop industry,
directed by rap mogul Damon Dash. That same year, she played
Suki, a speed-loving babe in 2 Fast 2 Furious, the sequel to
the successful The Fast and the Furious. Not knowing how to
drive, she received her first lessons from a stunt driver
for the role. Next, she appeared as Dominique in D.E.B.S., a
2004 spy flick co-starring Jordana Brewster. In 2005, she
appeared in Sin City and was recast in 2007's Sin City 2.
But she won't stop there. Aoki plans on launching her own
clothing line, and has signed on to New York entrepreneur
Richie Akiva's record label, where she will cut her own
album, a move no doubt inspired by her rocker ex-boyfriend
Lenny Kravitz.
Having joined L.A.'s ICM for representation and The Firm for
management (which manages the likes of J.Lo and Adrien
Brody), Devon Aoki will only get bigger, and her face will
become more recognized and endeared by the public.
Devon now lives on her own, and keeps her personal life
private (for the most part...). No word has leaked of
boyfriends since Kravitz, but she is often seen alongside
major hip-hop and Hollywood men at high-profile social
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Other
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She won the role of a street racer in 2 Fast 2 Furious
(2003) but, as it turned out, she didn't know how to drive.
She had to be taught by professional stunt racers.
Her father is Japanese whilst her mother is German-English
making her Eurasian like fellow actresses Jessica Anderson,
Moon Bloodgood, China Chow, Kelly Hu, Kristin Kreuk, Jaymee
Ong, Maggie Q, Nicole Scherzinger, Monica Young and actors
Andrew Johnston, Brandon Lee, Keanu Reeves, Anthony Begonia,
Rob Schneider, Russell Wong and Michael Wong.
Has an older sister & a younger brother
Parents are Pamela Hilburger & Rocky Aoki (divorced)
In Paris in 2003, during fashion week, she and May Andersen
were attacked by a man who sprayed them in the face with
tear gas.
Her brother is DJ Steve Aoki Kid Millionaire and also owns
and operates Dim Mak records. |
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