Kiko Mizuhara

Kiko Mizuhara
Mizuhara at the Tokyo International Film Festival in 2019
Born
Audrie Kiko Daniel[1]

(1990-10-15) October 15, 1990 (age 34)[2]
Dallas, Texas, U.S.[3]
Other namesKiko Mizuhara
Noriko Daniel
Occupations
  • Model
  • actress
  • singer
  • designer
Years active2002–present
Parents
  • Todd Daniel (father)
  • Yae Toyama (mother)
RelativesYuka Mizuhara [ja] (sister)
Modeling information
Height1.68 m (5 ft 6 in)
Hair colorBlack
Eye colorBrown

Audrie Kiko Daniel (born October 15, 1990), known professionally as Kiko Mizuhara (水原 希子, Mizuhara Kiko), is an American-born[4][5] Japanese model, actress, singer and designer who has lived in Japan since childhood.

Kiko Mizuhara started her modeling career at the age of twelve when she entered an audition contest for Seventeen magazine in which readers selected their favorite new face for the magazine.[6] Later, she signed as a model under ViVi and MAQUIA magazine.[7] Mizuhara made her acting debut in 2010 in Norwegian Wood[8] and has appeared in many Japanese dramas and films. In 2011 and 2013, respectively, she was featured as a singer in Towa Tei's "The Burning Plain" and in M-Flo's "No Way" track from their Neven album. Mizuhara has collaborated with Opening Ceremony, and singers Rihanna[9] and Beyoncé[10] have worn her designs for the brand. In 2014, Mizuhara was listed among the Business of Fashion 500: The People Shaping the Global Fashion Industry.[11]

  1. ^ "Interview Of Kiko & Niels: The New Maison Kitsuné FW13 Faces". Kitsune. Archived from the original on 29 September 2015. Retrieved 28 September 2015.
  2. ^ "藤原竜也&水原希子 Special Interview". Oricon Style (in Japanese). Oricon. August 29, 2012.
  3. ^ Hoff, Victoria Dawson (December 9, 2013). "Meet the International Star Behind Beyoncé's Pizza Outfit". Elle.
  4. ^ Schanan, Naomi (19 July 2016). "Actress Mizuhara makes apology video following anti-China accusations | The Japan Times". The Japan Times. Retrieved 31 August 2018.
  5. ^ "Why a US-Japan actress apologised to China". BBC News. 18 July 2016. Retrieved 31 August 2018.
  6. ^ "All About Kiko~100 questions Translation". 100wendybirds. Nylon Japan. January 2011.
  7. ^ "Kiko Mizuhara's life translated". 100wendybirds. KIKO (Photobook). 2012.
  8. ^ Walker, Harriet. "Kiko Mizuhara: The Norweigan [sic] Wood Star in an Intimate Portrait". AnOther. Archived from the original on 14 February 2015. Retrieved 17 March 2015.
  9. ^ "Rihanna in Kiko Mizuhara for Opening Ceremony in NYC". Tom and Lorenzo. May 1, 2014.
  10. ^ Hoff, Victoria (December 9, 2013). "Meet the International Star Behind Beyoncé's Pizza Outfit". Elle.
  11. ^ "BoF 500: Kiko Mizuhara". Business of Fashion. Archived from the original on 2019-12-13. Retrieved 2014-11-13.