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Devon Aoki

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Nationality
American
Birthday
August 10, 1982
Born In
New York, NY
Lives Now
Los Angeles, CA
Agencies
1 Model Management
Known For
Hair, Pout
Status
Established
Dated
Lenny Kravitz, Rick Solomon
Friends
Kate Moss, Theodora Richards, Eva Mendes, May Andersen
Interests
Playing drums
Model Turned...
actress, designer

Off the Runway Photos

Devon Aoki's Career Highlights

10 AUG, 1982
Born in New York, New York
1995
Godmother introduces her to Kate Moss
1996
Signs with Storm Management
1996
Moves to London with her mother after the divorce of her parents, Rocky Aoki (Benihana founder) and Pamela Hilburger (jewelry designer)
1997
Featured in the video for Primal Scream’s “Kowalski” alongside Kate Moss Video»
1997
Featured in the video for Duran Duran’s “Electric Barbarella” Video»
FEB 1997
Debuts on the runway
1998
Replaces Naomi Campbell as the face of Versace
1998
Becomes the face of Alessandro Dell’Acqua
1999
Karl Lagerfeld photographs Aoki for Chanel
APR 1999
Appears in Harper’s Bazaar editorial on couture, photographed by Patrick Demarchelier
OCT 1999
Featured on the cover of Interview alongside Kate Moss
2001
Becomes the face of Moschino Jeans
MAY 2001
Appears on the cover of Japanese Vogue
JUN 2001
Styled as Betty Boop for a Interview editorial, photographed by Ellen von Unwerth
2002
Appears in Baby Phat ad campaign
MAR 2002
Appears on the cover of Nylon
APR 2002
Appears on the cover of i-D
MAY 2002
Appears on the cover of German Vogue
2003
Plays Suki in 2 Fast 2 Furious
2003
Signs cosmetics contract with Lancôme
2004
Models for Bloomingdale’s catalog
APR 2004
Appears on the cover of Nylon alongside Jamie King and Alexis Bedel
2005
Plays Miho, mute female assassin, in Sin City
2006
Plays an Asian warrior-princess in Dead or Alive
2006
Juergen Teller photographs Aoki for Yves Saint Laurent
2007
Announces a collection of vintage-inspired jeans for Levi’s, to be released in Asia next season
2007
Reprises Miho role in Sin City 2
2007
Makes a cameo appearance in the video for the Killers’ “Bones” Video»
JUL 2007
Featured on the cover of i-D
2007
Becomes the face of Hugo by Hugo Boss
JAN 2008
Closes the spring Chanel couture show in Paris
MAR 2008
Appears in editorials for Numéro and W
MAY 2008
Appears in Vogue feature on Patrick Robinson
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