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Tao Okamoto

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    Tao Okamoto View off-the-runway photos
    Nationality
    Japanese
    Birth Date
    May 22, 1987
    Lives Now
    New York, NY
    Status
    Established
    Known for
    Hair, Legs
    Agencies
    Ford
    Friends
    Anne Watanabe, Ai Tominaga, Ranya Mordanova, Rose Cordero, Daul Kim, Lyndsey Scott, Ping Hue, Milou Van Groesen, Si Tanwiboon

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    Tao Okamoto's Career Highlights

    22 MAY, 1987
    Born in Tokyo, Japan
    2006
    Signs with Elite
    OCT 2006
    Debuts at the spring Emanuel Ungaro and Martin Grant shows in Paris
    NOV 2006
    Appears in Jalouse editorial
    FEB 2007
    Debuts at New York Fashion Week for the fall Cynthia Steffe and Marc by Marc Jacobs shows
    2007
    Appears in Dolce & Gabbana spring look book
    MAY 2007
    Appears in Italian Glamour editorial
    2007
    Peter Lindbergh photographs Okamoto for the Moschino fall ad campaign
    SEP 2007
    Opens the spring Julien Macdonald show in London
    OCT 2007
    Walks the spring Yves Saint Laurent show in Paris
    FEB 2008
    Closes the fall Roksanda Ilincic show in London
    SEP 2008
    Skips Fashion Week
    FEB 2009
    Reemerges, opening the fall 3.1 phillip lim show in New York
    MAR 2009
    Style.com features Okamoto as a rising star Story»
    AUG 2009
    Appears in editorials for Dazed & Confused and French Vogue
    2009
    Becomes one of the faces of Ralph Lauren
    SEP 2009
    Appears in editorials for Harper's Bazaar, Dazed & Confused, i-D, and Allure
    SEP 2009
    Teen Vogue features Okamoto as a rising star
    SEP 2009
    Opens the spring Ports 1961 and Yigal Azrouel shows in New York
    SEP 2009
    Closes the spring Marc by Marc Jacobs, Zac Posen, and Akris shows in New York and Paris
    OCT 2009
    Appears in French Vogue editorial, photographed by Francois Nars
    NOV 2009
    Japanese Vogue dedicates an issue to Okamoto
    2010
    Becomes the face of Zac Posen
    FEB 2010
    Appears in Chinese Vogue editorial, photographed by Max Vadukull
    2010
    Leaves Supreme Management and signs with Ford Models
    FEB 2010
    Opens and closes the fall Antonio Berardi show in London
    MAR 2010
    Appears in V editorial, photographed by Jonas Akerlund
    APR 2010
    Appears in Chinese Vogue editorial, photographed by Camilla Akrans
    JUN 2010
    Appears in Japanese Vogue editorial, photographed by Francois Nars
    2010
    Featured on the spring cover of French Revue de Modes, photographed by Thierry Le Goues
    JUL 2010
    Appears in W editorial, photographed by Terry Richardson
    AUG 2010
    Appears in Japanese Vogue editorial, photographed by Paola Kudacki
    SEP 2010
    Closes the spring Akris show in Paris; also walks for Isaac Mizrahi, Ralph Lauren, 3.1 Phillip Lim, Vera Wang, and Givenchy
    SEP 2010
    Featured on the cover of Chinese Vogue, photographed by Peter Lindbergh
    DEC 2010
    Appears in an all-Asian spread for Vogue, photographed by Steven Meisel
    JAN 2011
    Models for the spring Givenchy couture show in Paris
    FEB 2011
    Appears in Vogue editorial, photographed by Mario Testino
    MAR 2011
    Appears in Chinese Vogue editorial, photographed by Max Vadukul
    2011
    Appears in V magazine editorial, photographed by Terry Tsiolis
    JUL 2011
    Appears in Allure editorial, photographed by Regan Cameron
    SEP 2011
    Appears in editorials for Chinese Vogue and W
    2011
    Mario Testino photographs Okamoto for D&G
    FEB 2012
    Appears in Japanese Vogue editorial, photographed by Giampaolo Sgura
    2012
    Models for the Emporio Armani spring ad campaign
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