Devon Aoki

Aoki grew up in New York City, Malibu, California, and London, England. She attended high school at The American School in London.{{Cite web|url=https://i-d.co/article/devon-aoki-was-born-with-the-face-of-a-goddess/|title=devon aoki was born with the face of a goddess!|first=i-D.|last=Team|date=February 12, 2014|access-date=September 5, 2019}}

Her father was former wrestler and Benihana restaurant magnate Rocky Aoki and her mother is Pamela Hilburger, a jewelry designer. Her father was Japanese and her mother is of German and English ancestry. She started modeling when she was 13, the same year her godmother introduced her to Kate Moss. She has an older sister and a younger brother, as well as four half-siblings including Steve Aoki. Aoki is also the aunt of fellow model Yumi Nu.{{Cite web|url=https://www.lamag.com/citythinkblog/orange-countys-yumi-nu-graces-sports-illustrated-swimsuit-cover/|title=Orange County's Yumi Nu Graces 'Sports Illustrated' Swimsuit Cover|first=Ian|last=Spiegelman|date=May 16, 2022|accessdate=May 20, 2022}}

Following her runway debut in 1997, Aoki walked for brands including Balenciaga, Comme des Garçons and Chanel. In 1998, at the age of 16, Aoki replaced Naomi Campbell as the face of Versace.{{cite web|url=http://www.vogue.co.uk/news/2011/06/14/devon-aoki-is-pregnant|title=Devon Aoki gives birth to baby boy (Vogue.com UK)|work=Vogue UK}} She has also been featured in advertising campaigns for Chanel, Yves Saint Laurent, Kenzo, Hugo Boss, L'Oreal, Lancome and Tiffany & Co., and walked for designers including Versace, Chanel, Oscar de la Renta, Diane von Furstenberg, Jean Paul Gaultier, Celine, Baby Phat, and Marc Jacobs.{{Cite web|url=https://www.fashionmodeldirectory.com/models/Devon_Aoki/|title=Devon Aoki|website=The FMD|access-date=September 5, 2019}}

Aoki has graced the covers of numerous international fashion magazines, including US' Ocean Drive, Vegas,{{Cite web|url=http://www.imdb.com/name/nm1226817/publicity/|title=Devon Aoki|website=IMDb|access-date=March 19, 2019}} Nylon, i-D, Interview, Elle Girl and UK's Wonderland;{{Cite web|url=https://www.fashiongonerogue.com/devon-aoki-jeremy-scott-wonderland-magazine/|title=Devon Aoki Has Us Seeing Double in Jeremy Scott for Wonderland Magazine|date=October 5, 2016|website=Fashion Gone Rogue|language=en-US|access-date=March 19, 2019}} Korea's Cosmo Girl; France's Jalouse; Australia's Russh and 10 Magazine; Japan's Voce and Harper's Bazaar; and Malaysia's Her World.{{Cite web|url=http://devonaoki.free.fr/new.html?display=http://devonaoki.free.fr/covers.html|title=Devolution - Devon Aoki|website=devonaoki.free.fr|access-date=March 19, 2019}} Additionally, Aoki has appeared on the covers of Vogue (American, Germany, Russia, Japan, Korea) and Numéro (Tokyo). In 2006, she posed for Singaporean photographer Leslie Kee for the charity photo-book Super Stars, which was dedicated to the victims of the 2004 Asian tsunami disaster.

In September 2007, she designed a capsule collection for Levi's Asian market called Levi's +D.{{cite web|url=http://www.denimology.co.uk/2007/05/devon_aoki_designs_for_levis.php|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070914082626/http://www.denimology.co.uk/2007/05/devon_aoki_designs_for_levis.php|url-status=dead|archive-date=September 14, 2007|title=Devon Aoki Designs For Levi's - Denimology|date=May 29, 2007}}{{Cite news|url=https://www.japantimes.co.jp/life/2007/10/09/style/actress-devon-aoki-in-tokyo-with-levis-toga-in-the-parking-lot-and-more/|title=Actress Devon Aoki in Tokyo with Levi's, Toga in the parking lot and more|last1=Mcinnes|first1=Paul|date=October 9, 2007|work=The Japan Times Online|access-date=February 7, 2018|last2=Janette|first2=Misha|language=en-US|issn=0447-5763}} 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."{{Cite web|url=https://www.pedestrian.tv/style/devon-aoki-levis/|title=Devon Aoki + Levis|date=June 22, 2008|website=Pedestrian TV|language=en-US|access-date=June 17, 2019}} In 2017, she returned to the runway for Moschino's fashion show and appeared in advertising campaigns for "Sephora x Moschino" and Hugo Boss.{{Cite news|url=http://www.dazeddigital.com/fashion/article/37334/1/cult-model-devon-aokis-most-memorable-moments-jeremy-scott-moschino|title=Cult model Devon Aoki's most memorable moments|last=Dazed|date=September 10, 2017|work=Dazed|access-date=May 10, 2018|language=en}}{{Cite web|url=http://www.onemanagement.com/blog/2017/08/02/devon-aoki-for-sephora-x-moschino/|title=Devon Aoki for Sephora x Moschino {{!}} ONE MANAGEMENT BLOG|website=www.onemanagement.com|language=en-US|access-date=August 21, 2018}}{{Dead link|date=January 2024 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }} In 2018, Aoki walked the runway for Jeremy Scott's eponymous brand, starred in an editorial for American Vogue and appeared in advertising campaigns for Moschino Fragrance, Nordstrom and Swarovski.{{Cite news|url=https://www.crfashionbook.com/fashion/g22606639/devon-aoki-vintage-runway-photos-fashion-week/?slide=20|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180821223340/https://www.crfashionbook.com/fashion/g22606639/devon-aoki-vintage-runway-photos-fashion-week/?slide=20|url-status=dead|archive-date=August 21, 2018|title=Memories of Devon Aoki's Modeling Days|date=August 10, 2018|work=CR Fashion Book|access-date=August 21, 2018|language=en-US}} In September 2019, she appeared in Harper's Bazaar{{'}}s "Bazaar Icons 2019" issue, photographed by Mario Sorrenti.{{Cite web|url=https://www.harpersbazaar.com/uk/fashion/g28564081/icons-2019-the-independents/|title=Bazaar Icons 2019: The independents|date=August 1, 2019|website=Harper's BAZAAR|language=en-GB|access-date=November 24, 2019}}{{Cite web|url=https://www.instagram.com/p/B0qmAASpJYx/ |archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/iarchive/s/instagram/B0qmAASpJYx |archive-date=December 26, 2021 |url-access=registration|title=Devon Aoki on Instagram: "@mario_sorrenti 🌹 thank you"|website=Instagram|language=en|access-date=November 24, 2019}}{{cbignore}}

As an actress she has appeared in the films 2 Fast 2 Furious,{{cite web|url=http://www.teenhollywood.com/d.asp?r=39181&cat=1038&pg=2&testcook |title=Devon Aoki: Racer Chick |first=Lynn |last=Barker |work=Teen Hollywood |date=June 6, 2003 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080603014009/http://www.teenhollywood.com/d.asp?r=39181&cat=1038&pg=2&testcook |archive-date=June 3, 2008 }} D.E.B.S., Sin City, Dead or Alive, War, Mutant Chronicles and Rosencrantz and Guildenstern Are Undead.{{Cite news|url=https://www.crfashionbook.com/fashion/g22606639/devon-aoki-vintage-runway-photos-fashion-week/|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180821223445/https://www.crfashionbook.com/fashion/g22606639/devon-aoki-vintage-runway-photos-fashion-week/|url-status=dead|archive-date=August 21, 2018|title=Memories of Devon Aoki's Modeling Days|date=August 10, 2018|work=CR Fashion Book|access-date=August 21, 2018|language=en-US}} She was cast as Tatsu Yamashiro in Arrow season 3,{{cite web|url=https://deadline.com/2014/07/syfy-ascension-cast-andrea-roth-pj-boudousque-798105/|title=Devon Aoki Joins CW's 'Arrow'; Syfy's 'Ascension' Rounds Out Cast|work=Deadline|date=July 1, 2014|access-date=July 1, 2014}} but was replaced by Rila Fukushima due to a scheduling conflict.{{Cite web|url=https://ew.com/article/2014/08/27/arrow-rila-fukushima-devon-aoki/|title='Arrow' casts 'Wolverine' actress to replace Devon Aoki|website=EW.com|language=en|access-date=March 19, 2019}}{{cite web|url=https://deadline.com/2014/08/rila-fukushima-arrow-riley-voelkel-point-of-honor-825328/|title=Rila Fukushima Joins 'Arrow', Riley Voelkel Cast In 'Point Of Honor'|work=Deadline|date=August 27, 2014|access-date=August 29, 2014}} She appeared briefly in the documentary films I'll Sleep When I'm Dead and Jeremy Scott: The People's Designer, the former being a documentary about her brother Steve.

She is considered as an icon in the fashion industry by models.com.{{Cite news|url=https://models.com/models/devon-aoki|title=Devon Aoki - Model|work=MODELS.com|access-date=October 22, 2018}} In 2017, Dominic Cadogan of Dazed called 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 (including Juergen Teller, Ellen von Unwerth and Nick Knight) all transforming her in their images." In April 2019, Marie Claire listed her as one of the 15 supermodels of the 2000s who changed the face of fashion.{{Cite web|url=https://www.marieclaire.com/fashion/g27044850/supermodels-of-2000s/|title=How Many of These Iconic 2000s Supermodels Do You Remember?|last=Liao|first=Marina|date=April 9, 2019|website=Marie Claire|language=en-US|access-date=June 17, 2019}} L'Officiel USA called her "an eternal fashion It-girl",{{Cite web |title=Devon Aoki: All her Best '90s and Y2k Outfit Inspiration—Fast and Furious, Chanel Model |url=https://www.lofficielusa.com/fashion/supermodel-devon-aokis-best-moments-throughout-the-years |access-date=2024-11-22 |website=L'Officiel USA |language=en}} while I-D magazine 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.{{Cite web|last=Kendall|first=Zoë|date=September 11, 2020|title=7 of Devon Aoki's most iconic outfits|url=https://i-d.co/article/7-of-devon-aokis-most-iconic-outfits/|access-date=September 9, 2021|website=i-D|language=en}}

In February 2019, Wonderland magazine reported that singer Rihanna channeled Aoki's look from the action film 2 Fast 2 Furious for her Fenty Beauty campaign.{{Cite web|url=https://www.instagram.com/p/BtjOkN7HLoO/ |archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/iarchive/s/instagram/BtjOkN7HLoO |archive-date=December 26, 2021 |url-access=registration|title=FENTY BEAUTY BY RIHANNA on Instagram: "#UNLOCKED the shade!🔓💕 @badgalriri slaying our new hot pink #STUNNA Lip Paint that drops on February 12 at fentybeauty.com, @sephora,…"|website=Instagram|language=en|access-date=June 17, 2019}}{{cbignore}} In the film, Aoki's character Suki drives her custom pink Honda S2000 wearing a white top and pink jeans.{{Cite web|url=http://www.wonderlandmagazine.com/2019/02/07/fenty-beauty-devon-aoki-rihanna/|title=Rihanna channels Devon Aoki for Fenty Beauty {{!}} Wonderland Magazine|date=February 7, 2019|website=Wonderland|language=en-US|access-date=June 17, 2019}}

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.{{cite web|last=Bedolla|first=Daise|url=https://www.vogue.com/article/away-kids-luggage-collection-devon-aoki-david-mushegain|title=Traveling With Kids: '90s Supermodel Devon Aoki and Away Show How It's Done|date=September 12, 2017|website=Vogue}}{{cite web|last=Overland|first=Haley|url=https://www.todaysparent.com/blogs/trending/supermodel-actress-devon-aoki-is-pregnant/|title=Supermodel-actress Devon Aoki is pregnant!|website=Today's Parent|date=November 7, 2012|access-date=March 19, 2019}}{{cite instagram|postid=CIniuu9FBIq|user=devonaoki|date=December 10, 2020|archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/iarchive/s/instagram/CIniuu9FBIq|archive-date=December 26, 2021|url-access=registration|title=Bliss! #evelyn @jbailey13b ❤️}}{{cbignore}} Her daughter Alessandra appeared in Guess Kids' spring 2018 advertising campaign.{{cite news|url=http://www.pamper.my/news/lifestyle/fashion/guess-kids-spring-2018-collection/|title=GUESS Kids Spring 2018 Collection|date=January 30, 2018|website=Pamper.My|access-date=August 21, 2018}}{{cite instagram|postid=BgFFbdfl_h6|user=devonaoki|date=March 8, 2018|archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/iarchive/s/instagram/BgFFbdfl_h6|archive-date=December 26, 2021|url-access=registration|title=Dying over #mylilface and her @guess campaign ❤️😵👀 #Alessandra|access-date=June 17, 2019}}{{cbignore}} Model and singer-songwriter Yumi Nu is Aoki's niece.{{cite web|url=https://www.lamag.com/citythinkblog/orange-countys-yumi-nu-graces-sports-illustrated-swimsuit-cover/|title=Orange County's Yumi Nu Graces 'Sports Illustrated' Swimsuit Cover|website=Los Angeles MAgazine|first=Ian|last=Spiegelman|date=May 16, 2022}}

She modeled during the third annual charity fashion show presented by General Motors on February 24, 2004. Aoki and her half-brother Steve co-chaired the 2018 Red Cross Gala in San Francisco in March 2018.{{cite web|last=Sweeney|first=Katie|url=https://hauteliving.com/2018/03/red-cross-gala-2018-preview/653135/|title=Devon And Steve Aoki To Chair Red Cross Gala This Weekend|date=March 14, 2018|website=Haute Living|access-date=November 24, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180329220934/https://hauteliving.com/2018/03/red-cross-gala-2018-preview/653135/|archive-date=March 29, 2018|url-status=dead}}{{cite web|last=Sweeney|first=Katie|url=https://hauteliving.com/2018/03/red-cross-gala-sf-2018/653344/|title=Inside The Star-Studded Red Cross Gala|date=March 19, 2018|website=Haute Living|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220922124202/https://hauteliving.com/2018/03/red-cross-gala-sf-2018/653344/|archive-date=September 22, 2022|url-status=dead|access-date=November 24, 2019}}

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