Devon Aoki
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Image:Devonbazaar.jpg Devon Edwenna Aoki (born August 10, 1982) is an American supermodel and actress.
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Biography
Early life
Aoki was born in New York City. Her Japanese father, Rocky Aoki, a former Olympic wrestler, is the owner of the Benihana restaurant chain. Her mother, Pamela Hilburger, is a jewelry designer of English and German heritage. Her brother, Steve Aoki, is a well-known Los Angeles, California DJ, and is the head of the Dim Mak record label.
Devon was discovered in New York at a Rancid concert she had gatecrashed. She began modeling at the age of thirteen.
Career
She has appeared in the movies 2 Fast 2 Furious, D.E.B.S., and Sin City, as well as in numerous magazines. She has modelled for the fashion houses Lancôme, Chanel, and Versace. Aoki is 5 ft 6 in, an almost unheard of height for runway models, who are usually well over 5 ft 8 in. She is known as the world's shortest supermodel.
Aoki made a cameo appearance in rapper Ludacris's music video "Act a Fool", which was featured on the soundtrack for the film 2 Fast 2 Furious in which both Ludacris and Aoki appeared.
Filmography
- DOA: Dead or Alive (2006) - Kasumi
- Sin City 2 (2006) - Miho
- Sin City (2005) - Miho
- D.E.B.S. (2004) - Dominique
- 2 Fast 2 Furious (2003) - Suki
- Death of a Dynasty (2003) - Picasso
External links
- {{{2|{{{name|Devon Aoki}}}}}} at The Internet Movie Database
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