Devon Aoki

Devon Edwenna Aoki(born August 10, 1982)is an Americanmodeland retired actress.Aoki's film roles include2 Fast 2 Furious(2003),Sin City(2005),DOA: Dead or Alive(2006) andMutant Chronicles(2008).
Aoki grew up inNew York City,Malibu, California, andLondon, England. She attended high school atThe American School in London.
Her father was former wrestler andBenihanarestaurant magnateRocky Aokiand her mother is Pamela Hilburger, a jewelry designer. Her father was Japanese and her mother is ofGermanandEnglishancestry. She started modeling when she was 13, the same year her godmother introduced her toKate Moss. She has an older sister and a younger brother, as well as fourhalf-siblingsincludingSteve Aoki.Aoki is also the aunt of fellow modelYumi Nu.
Following her runway debut in 1997, Aoki walked for brands includingBalenciaga,Comme des GarçonsandChanel. In 1998, at the age of 16, Aoki replacedNaomi Campbellas the face ofVersace.She has also been featured in advertising campaigns forChanel,Yves Saint Laurent,Kenzo,Hugo Boss,L'Oreal,LancomeandTiffany & Co., and walked for designers includingVersace,Chanel,Oscar de la Renta,Diane von Furstenberg,Jean Paul Gaultier,Celine,Baby Phat, andMarc Jacobs.
Aoki has graced the covers of numerous international fashion magazines, including US'Ocean Drive,Vegas,Nylon,i-D,Interview,Elle Girland UK'sWonderland;Korea'sCosmo Girl; France'sJalouse; Australia'sRusshand10 Magazine; Japan'sVoceandHarper's Bazaar; andMalaysia'sHer World.Additionally, Aoki has appeared on the covers ofVogue(American, Germany, Russia, Japan, Korea) andNuméro(Tokyo).In 2006, she posed for Singaporean photographerLeslie Keefor the charity photo-bookSuper Stars, which was dedicated to the victims of the2004 Asian tsunami disaster.
In September 2007, she designed acapsulecollection forLevi'sAsian market called Levi's +D.Aoki described the collaboration by saying: "It's called Levi's + D, the D is for Devon. We're doing everything from denim to swimwear – you name it! I get inspired by vintage pieces you can't really get anymore."In 2017, she returned to the runway forMoschino's fashion show and appeared in advertising campaigns for "SephoraxMoschino" and Hugo Boss.In 2018, Aoki walked the runway forJeremy Scott's eponymous brand, starred in an editorial for AmericanVogueand appeared in advertising campaigns for Moschino Fragrance,NordstromandSwarovski.In September 2019, she appeared inHarper's Bazaar's "Bazaar Icons 2019" issue, photographed byMario Sorrenti.
As an actress she has appeared in the films2 Fast 2 Furious,D.E.B.S.,Sin City,Dead or Alive,War,Mutant ChroniclesandRosencrantz and Guildenstern Are Undead.She was cast asTatsu YamashiroinArrowseason 3,but was replaced byRila Fukushimadue to a scheduling conflict.She appeared briefly in the documentary filmsI'll Sleep When I'm DeadandJeremy Scott: The People's Designer, the former being a documentary about her brother Steve.
She is considered as an icon in thefashion industryby models.com.In 2017, Dominic Cadogan ofDazedcalled Aoki a "cult model" and "one of the most recognizable alternative faces of the 90s".Cadogan continued by saying, "by the time she was 16, she was one of the most in-demand girls of the moment, with some of the industry's top photographers (includingJuergen Teller,Ellen von UnwerthandNick Knight) all transforming her in their images."In April 2019,Marie Clairelisted her as one of the 15supermodelsof the 2000s who changed the face of fashion.L'OfficielUSAcalled her "an eternal fashion It-girl",whileI-Dmagazine wrote that Aoki is "one of those few faces that defined the turn of the millennium," and listed seven of Aoki's most iconic outfits.
In February 2019,Wonderlandmagazinereported that singerRihannachanneled Aoki's look from the action film2 Fast 2 Furiousfor herFenty Beautycampaign.In the film, Aoki's character Suki drives her custom pinkHonda S2000wearing a white top and pink jeans.
Devon Aoki is married to James Bailey, and they have one son and three daughters. She retired from full-time film acting in 2009 to focus on motherhood.Her daughter Alessandra appeared inGuess Kids' spring 2018 advertising campaign.Model and singer-songwriterYumi Nuis Aoki's niece.
She modeled during the third annual charity fashion show presented byGeneral Motorson February 24, 2004. Aoki and her half-brother Steve co-chaired the 2018Red CrossGala inSan Franciscoin March 2018.