Devon Aoki: Sweet or Sour Dumpling?
January 25th, 2007 by dd
Here’s another picture post. Rather than the obvious concept of Asian beauty, I thought I’d challenge your view of conventional aesthetics by featuring someone most people either are gaga or gagging about… not much middle ground on this one. May the Dumpling introduce to you, Devon Aoki… here’s some background info for ya:
Anyone familiar with the knife wielding skills of Japanese chefs at restaurant chain, Benihana’s, should be familiar with Devon Aoki. Born in New York City but raised in California and London, Devon’s, Japanese father is Rocky Aoki, a former Olympic wrestler and owner of the Benihana restaurant chain. Her mother, Pamela Hilburger, is a jewelry designer of English and German heritage and her brother, Steve Aoki, is a well-known Los Angeles, California DJ.
At the age of thirteen, Devon was discovered in New York at a concert she had gatecrashed and began modeling soon after for fashion houses Lancôme, Chanel, and Versace. At 5 ft 5 in, Aoki is known as the world’s shortest supermodel but was able to parlay her talents into films such as 2 Fast 2 Furious, D.E.B.S., Sin City and Dead or Alive and music videos for Duran Duran, Ginuwine, The Killers and Ludacris.
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