Yuki Kimura

{{short description|Japanese model and tarento (born 1996)}}

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| name = Yuki Kimura

| native_name = 木村 有希

| native_name_lang = ja

| image = Super! C CHANNEL 2019 Kimura Yuki (48804443772).jpg

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| caption = Kimura in September 2019

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| height = {{height|m=1.58}}{{cite web|url=https://mdpr.jp/interview/detail/1761267|title=ゆきぽよ、バチェラーから1年…その後の恋愛は？本国バチェラーも参加「あ、キスしました」 モデルプレスインタビュー|work=modelpress|date=2018-04-20|access-date=2019-05-06}}

| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1996|10|23}}

| birth_place = Kanagawa Prefecture, Japan

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| other_names = Yukipoyo

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| occupation = {{hlist|Model| tarento}}

| years_active = 2012–present

| agent = VIP Model Agency{{Cite web |url=http://www.vip-model.com/models/kimurayuri.html |title=Official Profile on VIP Model Agency |access-date=2019-05-06 |archive-date=2021-02-01 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210201181000/http://www.vip-model.com/models/kimurayuri.html |url-status=dead }}

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{{Nihongo|Yuki Kimura|木村 有希|Kimura Yuki|born October 23, 1996{{cite web|url=https://r25.jp/article/625246038807248556|title=バチェラー出演でアメリカでも大人気になったゆきぽよが語る 「自分を貫きつづける原動力」|work=R25|date=2018-12-22|access-date=2019-05-06}} in Kanagawa Prefecture}},{{cite web|url=https://otekomachi.yomiuri.co.jp/enta/20180906-OKT8T99081/|title=ゆきぽよさん バチェラー参加で注目「私、空気を読めるギャルなんです」|work=大手小町|date=2018-09-06|access-date=2019-05-06}} is a Japanese fashion model and tarento.{{cite web|url=http://www.news24.jp/articles/2019/01/20/08414742.html|title=ゆきぽよ「うれしい」写真集発売で夢が叶う|work=NTV NEWS24|date=2019-01-20|access-date=2019-05-06|archive-date=2019-05-09|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190509005022/http://www.news24.jp/articles/2019/01/20/08414742.html|url-status=dead}} She is better known by her stage name Yukipoyo (ゆきぽよ).{{cite web |date=2018-09-04 |title=バチェラーで話題のギャル・ゆきぽよ、世界で受けたVIP待遇明かす |url=https://mdpr.jp/gal/detail/1790455 |access-date=2019-05-06 |work=Modelpress}} She is represented by her agency VIP Models Agency. Kimura's father is Japanese, while her mother is a Filipino with some Spanish lineage.{{cite web |date=2015-10-24 |title=動画クイーン"ゆきぽよ"って？驚異の再生回数4300万回オーバー「ラッスンゴレライ」の流行は「私のおかげ」 "高校4年生"の実態とは モデルプレスインタビュー |url=https://mdpr.jp/gal/detail/1536321 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230716073738/https://mdpr.jp/gal/detail/1536321 |archive-date=2023-07-16 |access-date=2019-05-06 |work=Modelpress}}

Kimura debuted as a reader model for the fashion magazine, egg in 2012.{{cite web|url=https://joshi-spa.jp/896509|title=『バチェラー』でブレイクしたギャル"ゆきぽよ"が語る、不安と野望|work=Joshi SPA!|date=2018-12-28|access-date=2019-05-06}} She also thrived on the video platform Vine, with over 60 million total views.{{cite web|url=https://www.asagei.com/excerpt/119496|title=天才テリー伊藤対談「ゆきぽよ」（1）小学生の頃はモテランキングの圏外|work=アサ芸プラス|date=2019-01-18|access-date=2019-05-06}} She was a participant of The Bachelor Japan, aired on Amazon Prime Video in 2017 and The Bachelor Winter Games in 2018.{{cite web|url=https://kai-you.net/article/52875|title=『バチェラー』で注目浴びた"ゆきぽよ"インタビュー「今のギャルはフェイク」|work=KAI-YOU|date=2018-05-04|access-date=2019-05-06}}{{cite web|url=https://www.inquisitr.com/5031056/new-bartender-yuki-kimora-on-bachelor-in-paradise-was-a-fan-favorite-during-winter-games/|title=New Bartender Yuki Kimora On 'Bachelor In Paradise' Was A Fan Favorite During 'Winter Games'|work=Inquisitr|first=Mizuki|last=Hisaka|date=2018-08-16|access-date=2019-05-06}} By late 2018, Kimura had become active as a television personality, with numerous appearances on various variety programs.