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Back to the Dark Ages

Taipei Times Online - Found Nov. 14, 2008
BY: Simon Hunter STARRING: Thomas Jane (Major ¡§Mitch¡¨ Hunter), Ron Perlman (Brother Samuel), Devon Aoki (Valerie Duval), Sean Pertwee...

Posted on November 14, 2008, 2:41 am

Beckford: 'No, I am NOT Gay'

New Nation - Found Nov. 7, 2008
I've never been a relationship with Foxy Brown. And if I was in a relationship with Devon Aoki, I'd still be there.

Posted on November 7, 2008, 7:48 am

Charlie Sheen is one man who'll make you laugh

Glasgow Sunday Mail - Found Nov. 7, 2008
Tina Armstrong (Jaime Pressley), jewel thief Christie Allen (Holly Valance) and Japanese princess Kasumi (Devon Aoki) among the contestants in...

Posted on November 7, 2008, 6:52 am

TOP TEN BAD-ASS FEMALES

411mania.com - Found Nov. 5, 2008
Are you a man, and have you ever been beat up by a woman? Hey, if it was by one of these women then it should be considered a badge of honor!

Posted on November 5, 2008, 12:41 pm

Exclusive: New Trailer for The Spirit!

Superhero Hype! - Found Nov. 14, 2008
I hope Devon Aoki talks in the following films.

Posted on November 14, 2008, 3:13 am

ONE Model Management Needs an Intern

Fashionista - Found Oct. 1, 2008
If you're a fan of babes like Helena Christensen, Devon Aoki, and Claudia Schiffer, then this is definitely the internship for you.

Posted on October 1, 2008, 8:15 am

MUTANT CHRONICLES (18)

Oxford Mail - Found Oct. 10, 2008
Action/Horror/Thriller. Thomas Jane, Ron Perlman, Anna Walton, Devon Aoki, Tom Wu, Steve Toussaint, John Malkovich, Sean Pertwee.

Posted on October 10, 2008, 6:11 am

Mutant Chronicles (18)

Coventry Telegraph - Found Oct. 10, 2008
111 mins. Action/Horror/Thriller. Thomas Jane, Ron Perlman, Anna Walton, Devon Aoki, Tom Wu, Steve Toussaint, John Malkovich, Sean Pertwee.

Posted on October 10, 2008, 6:09 am

Creators see their effects on Mutant Chronicles

Wales Online - Found Oct. 10, 2008
... which features Oscar-nominated Hollywood star John Malkovich and Ron Perlman of Hellboy, alongside supermodel Devon Aoki, who has appeared on...

Posted on October 10, 2008, 5:09 am

Film review: Mutant Chronicles

Guardian Unlimited - Found Oct. 9, 2008
... played by Ron 'Hellboy' Perlman assembles a Dirty Dozen-ish crew of soldiers to take them on, including Devon Aoki as a martial arts warrior...

Posted on October 9, 2008, 5:53 am

Devon Aoki Biography

Devon Aoki
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Devon Aoki

Birth name Devon Edwenna Aoki
Date of birth August 10, 1982 (1982-08-10) (age 26)
Place of birth New York City, New York, U.S.
Height ft 5 in (1.65 m)
Hair color Light brown
Eye color Hazel
Measurements 33-23-33 in
84-58.5-84 cm
Dress size (US) 4; (EU) 34
Shoe size (US) 7; (EU) 38
Agency One Model Management New York, d-Management Milan and City Paris.

Devon Edwenna Aoki (born August 10, 1982) is an American model and actress.

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Biography

Early life

Aoki was born in New York City and grew up in California and London, attending highschool at The American School in London. Her Japanese American father, Rocky Aoki, a former Olympic wrestler, was the owner and founder of the Benihana restaurant chain until his death on July 10, 2008. Her mother, Pamela Hilburger, is a jewelry designer of German and English heritage.1

Aoki was discovered in New York at a Rancid concert she had gatecrashed. She started modeling when she was 13, the same year Aoki was introduced by her godmother to Kate Moss, who would later take the young Devon under her wing. Moss pushed for Aoki to be signed, and she was signed onto Storm Model Management at age 14.

“ And then I guess from being in New York, I did this photograph for Interview Magazine called "Lovely Rita." My agency says that Kate Moss brought the picture in and told them that they should, you know, sign me. And then it happened, and then in my early career we did a lot of jobs together. She was a big help to me when I first started. â€

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In 1998, at the age of 16, Devon replaced Naomi Campbell as the face of Versace. An A-grade student at school, Devon chose not to go on to college, believing that working and traveling offered her a "broader and deeper education" than a degree.

Career

Aoki has modeled for the fashion houses Lancôme, Chanel, and Versace. Aoki is 5 ft 5 in (1.65 m)2 — an almost unheard of height for runway models, who are usually at least 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) height.3 Aoki has done ad campaigns for Chanel Ready to Wear, Chanel Couture by Karl Lagerfeld, Versace by Steven Meisel, YSL by Juergen Teller, Alessandro Del Aqua, Hugo Boss, Moschino, Ungaro, Fendi, Junko Shimada by Bettina Kimenda and Baby Phat by Kimora Lee Simmons.

Early on in her career Aoki made cameo appearances in several music videos, including Duran Duran's "Electric Barbarella", Primal Scream's "Kowalski" (with Kate Moss), Elton John's "Something About the Way You Look Tonight", Ginuwine's "In Those Jeans" video and, later, in Ludacris' "Act a Fool". Music from this video was featured in the soundtrack of 2 Fast 2 Furious, which Ludacris and Aoki both appeared in. In 2006, she made an appearance in The Killers' video "Bones". Aoki has also made a cameo appearance in the short films accompanying the new Sean Lennon album, Friendly Fire.

Her acting career includes films like 2 Fast 2 Furious, D.E.B.S., Sin City, Dead or Alive and War. She did not have her driver's license prior to filming 2 Fast 2 Furious and had to learn to drive during filming.4

Aoki has a role in the 2008 film Mutant Chronicles.

Aoki has joined L.A.'s International Creative Management for representation and The Firm for management.

Aoki has been on the cover of I-D magazine three times. She was also the face of Lancome cosmetics for four years. Aoki posed for renowned Singaporean photographer Leslie Kee for Kee's 2006 charity photo-book "Super Stars", dedicated to the victims of the 2004 Asian tsunami disaster, which consists of photographs of 300 Asian celebrities by Kee. The same year, Aoki posed for photographer Marc Baptiste’s book Nudes, but she has stated that she was wearing a dress:

“ It's funny. People have been saying that, and I saw the book. I'm the only person in the book who is wearing clothes. I'm wearing a dress. I'm like 'why am I in this book?' because it's nudes and I'm not nude at all. â€

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In September 2007, it was announced she was designing jeans line for Levi's, although the line was only available in Asia.5

Aoki recently made a return to the runway, walking for the Chanel Pre-Fall 2008 show in London. She is signed to 1/One Management New York (owned by her mother), d-Management Milan, and City Paris.

Personal life

Aoki lives on her own in Los Angeles, and keeps her personal life private. She has dated Lenny Kravitz.citation needed

She is interested in writing poetry, playing the drums and hanging out with her two pet snakes.

In 2006, Aoki's father sued four of his children for an alleged attempt to take control of the companies he founded (estimated to be worth between $60 million-$100 million). Devon is excluded from this because she is not involved in the family business and because, in her father's words, she is his 'favorite' and 'very smart'.6

Her half brother, Steve Aoki, is a well-known Los Angeles DJ, and is the founder of Dim Mak Records. Aoki also has three other sisters, Ellie, Grace, Echo and brothers Kyle, Kevin and Cole Price.

Filmography

Year Title Role
2003 Death of a Dynasty Picasso
2 Fast 2 Furious Suki
2004 D.E.B.S. Dominique
2005 Sin City Miho
2006 Sean Lennon's Friendly Fire a Mermaid (Wait For Me)
DOA: Dead or Alive Kasumi
2007 War Kira Yanagawa
2008 Mutant Chronicles Valerie Duval
Rosencrantz and Guildenstern are Undead Anna
2009 Sin City 2 Miho

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DATE OF BIRTH August 10, 1982
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