Kiko Mizuhara

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Kiko Mizuhara

Mizuhara at the Attack On Titan World Premiere in Hollywood,

California

Born Audrie Kiko Daniel[1]

October 15, 1990 (age 28)[2]

Dallas, Texas, U.S.[3]

Residence Tokyo, Japan

Other names Kiko Mizuhara

Noriko Daniel

 Model
Occupation
 actress

 singer
 designer
 Years active 2002-present

Parent(s)  Todd Daniel (father)

 Yae Toyama (mother)

Relatives Yuka Mizuhara [ja] (sister)

Modeling information

Height 1.68 m (5 ft 6 in)

Hair color Black

Eye color Brown

Audrie Kiko Daniel (born October 15, 1990), known professionally as Kiko Mizuhara (水原 希
子 Mizuhara Kiko), is an American[4][5] 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 had her
acting debut in 2010 in Norwegian Wood[8] and from that year on, she has been continuously
appearing in the big screen and has been part of Japanese dramas Yae no Sakura, Shitsuren
Chocolatier and Nobunaga Concerto.[9] 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 under their Nevenalbum. Mizuhara
has also done a collaboration with Opening Ceremony where
singers Rihanna[10] and Beyoncé[11] have worn her designs. To date, she has already teamed up with
the said clothing line for the fourth time, earning her rank as an upperclassmen of Opening
Ceremony collaborators. In 2014, Mizuhara has been listed as part of the Business of Fashion 500:
The People Shaping the Global Fashion Industry.[12]

Contents

 1Early life
 2Career
o 2.1Modelling
o 2.2Acting
o 2.3Designing
 3Filmography
o 3.1Film
o 3.2Television
 4Discography
o 4.1Guest appearances
 5Awards & Recognition
 6Bibliography
 7References
 8External links
Early life[edit]
Mizuhara was born Audrie Kiko Daniel in Dallas, Texas and moved to Tokyo at age 2 and then
to Kobe, Japan, at age 3 with her family. Her mother Yae Mizuhara is Zainichi
Korean from Nagasaki, Japan and her father Todd Daniel is an American from Texas.[13][14] She has a
sister named Ashley Yuka Daniel who is 4 years younger than her who also works in the modeling
industry under the name Yuka Mizuhara.[15] When she was 13 years old, her parents divorced and
her father moved back to the United States.

Career[edit]
Modelling[edit]
In 2002, Mizuhara participated in a contest and won an audition for fashion magazine Seventeen. At
the audition, she was picked as Miss Seventeen and became an exclusive model for Seventeen for
the next 3 years.[16] At age 16, she moved to Tokyo alone, living separately from her mother and
sister in Kobe to advance her career in modeling. In July 2007, Kiko Mizuhara became an exclusive
model for fashion magazine ViVi.[citation needed]
Starting 2008 Kiko Mizuhara has been a regular runway model at the Tokyo Girls Collection.[17] Her
international runway debut was at The Paris Collections in Olympia Le Tan's Spring/Summer 2014
Show.[18] In the same year, Mizuhara was invited by British Fashion Designer Nasir Mazhar to walk
for his S/S 2014 Collection at London Fashion Week[19] and at Fashion Designer Jeremy Scott debut
show for Moschino in Milan Fashion Week.[20] Considering her experiences in runways, Mizuhara
was chosen to open and close the Fall/Winter 2014 Show of Sretsis, a Thai-brand clothing line,
during the Mercedes-Benz Fashion Week in Tokyo.[21] She has also participated in Nicola
Formichetti's first full collection show for Diesel in Venice, Italy.[22] In 2017, Kiko Mizuhara walked
for Alexander Wang (designer) S/S 2018 Ready-to-Wear collection at New York Fashion Week.
Aside from her runway experiences, Mizuhara has graced numerous magazine covers and features
not only in Japan but also in Asia and Europe. She has appeared in major Vogue editorials
for Vogue Japan, Vogue China, Vogue Taiwan, Vogue Italia, American Vogue, Vogue Girl
Japan and L'Uomo Vogue. She has done covers and spreads for Nylon, Numero, Vivi,
Seventeen, Grazia, GQ, Elle, Harper's Bazaar, L'Officiel, MAQUIA, GISELe, V Magazine, Another
Magazine, Dazed and Confused, Cosmopolitan, Dedicate Magazine, Jalouse Magazine, etc. Being a
top it-girl in their country, she has filmed advertisements locally and internationally which made her
known by huge fashion people such as Karl Lagerfeld, Marc Jacobs, Michael Kors, Anna Dello
Russo, etc. Mizuhara has also shot ad campaigns for Diesel, Phillip Lim, Vivienne
Tam, Reebok, Kitsuné, Tiffany & Co., Shiseido, etc. She has also been appointed as
a CHANEL ambassador making her way to receive VIP and front row invitations for fashion week
and all other events of the brand. In 2012, Mizuhara has been photographed by Karl Lagerfeld
himself for CHANEL's The Little Black Jacket campaign. Dec 2013 Kiko Mizuhara participated in the
Chanel Metiers d'Art Show in Dallas, Texas.
Mizuhara starred in the Marc Jacobs Eyewear 2017 ad campaign.[23] In 2018, she was appointed as
the first Asian ambassador for Dior. She was also welcomed into the Coach family in the same year.
Acting[edit]
Mizuhara co-starred in Tran Anh Hung's Norwegian Wood (2010) with Kenichi
Matsuyama and Rinko Kikuchi.[24][25] She played a supporting role in Mika Ninagawa's Helter
Skelter (2012), which is based on the award-winning manga of the same name by Kyoko
Okazaki.[26] She has also played a supporting role in Toshiaki Toyoda's I'm Flash! (2012),[27][28] and co-
starred in Keishi Otomo's Platinum Data with Kazunari Ninomiya.[29] In addition to her films, Mizuhara
played as a witch doctor in Trick The Movie: Last Stage(2014)[30] where she spoke Bahasa as the
movie was filmed in Kuching, Malaysia. In July 2014, Mizuhara was announced to part of the live
action Attack on Titan set to be released in summer (2015).[31]
Mizuhara has made her first small screen appearance in Japanese television series Yae no
Sakura.[32] In 2014, she starred in the drama Shitsuren Chocolatier and Nobunaga Concerto. And
was part of the main cast of the Japanese drama Kokoro ga Pokitto ne(Crazy For Me) in 2015.
Designing[edit]
Mizuhara first started her collaboration with Opening Ceremony during Spring 2013 in celebration of
the Opening Ceremony flagship store in Japan. The collection was inspired by 1920s Paris creating
a collection of très jolies blouses, lingerie, and frilled short-shorts.[33] In the same year, she entitled
her F/W collection "Bad Girl of the 90s" in which the famous pizza outfit made headlines as it was
worn by top celebrity Beyoncé, other items she designed worn by Rihanna[34] and others. Mizuhara is
also debuting a collection of high-octane headgear that blends Harajuku style with '90s streetwear, in
collaboration with Opening Ceremony Japan and Harlem-based label Gypsy Sport.[35] In 2014,
Mizuhara launched her Spring/Summer Girlfriend of the Rockstar collection with a new set of chic,
sexy and sweet pieces[36] while a 1980s inspired Disco Bowling collection was released for
Fall/Winter items.[37] In Opening Ceremony Japan, Mizuhara has also collaborated with
Photographer Nobuyoshi Araki and Designer Yoshikasu Yamagata in line with the opening of the
brand's first branch in Osaka, Japan.[38]
Mizuhara teamed up with LA-based label UNIF in 2017 to launch a spring collection. The range is
inspired by Mizuhara’s love of retro clothing, and the collaboration features a line-up of far-out ‘90s
pieces, including a rainbow-colored crop top, an embroidered denim jacket, a mini slip dress and
even a delicate, baby blue bra with butterfly detailing. Some items from this collection such as the
KIKO X UNIF lucid mesh tee and beetle skirt were worn by members of the KPOP
group Blackpink in their music video for their 2017 single As If It's Your Last. Other celebrities who
have worn her items from this collection include Brown Eyed Girls Ga-In and Sunmi.
In 2016, Mizuhara established KIKO Co.,Ltd. (commonly referred to as “OFFICE KIKO”). The
following year, she launched her own designer brand called “OK”. In its first year of operation, “OK”
already landed several high-profile collaborations, creating fashion, art culture and lifestyle products.
On September 1, 2018, OFFICE KIKO announced a new line of boots and shoes in collaboration
with the Esperanza, a Japanese footwear company catering to young women. The line includes
kogal platform boots and chunky heels in various poppy colors and fabrics.

Filmography[edit]
Film[edit]

 Norwegian Wood (2010)

 Helter Skelter (2012)
 I'm Flash! (2012)
 Yae No Sakura (2013)
 Platina Data (2013)
 Trick The Movie: Last Stage (2014)
 Attack on Titan: End of the World (2015), Mikasa Ackerman
 Kōdai-ke no Hitobito (2016), Shigeko Kōdai
 Nobunaga Concerto (2016), Oichi
 Okuda Tamio ni Naritai Boy (2017), Akari Amami
Television[edit]

 Yae no Sakura (2013)

 Shitsuren Chocolatier (2014)
 Nobunaga Concerto (2014)
 Kokoro ga Pokitto ne (english title: Crazy for me) (2015)
 Kazoku no Katachi (2016)
 The Good Wife (Japanese TV series) (2016)[39]
 One Piece: Heart of Gold (2016), Naomi Drunk (voice)
 Uso no Sensou (2017)

Discography[edit]
Guest appearances[edit]

 Towa Tei – "The Burning Plain" from Sunny (2011)

 M-Flo – "No Way" from Neven (2013)
 Mademoiselle Yulia - "Harajuku Wander" from Whatever Harajuku (2013)
 The Weeknd – "I Feel It Coming ft. Daft Punk" from Starboy (2016)
 The Internet - "La Di Da" from Hive Mind (2018)

Awards & Recognition[edit]

 54th Fashion Editors Club of Japan Awards: Model of the Year
 2012 Japan Fashion Leader Awards
 2014 SOHU Fashion Awards: Asian Fashion Icon of the Year

Bibliography[edit]
 Kiko (2010)
 Girl (2012)
 Kiko Mizuhara Model and Actress Fashionable Selby by Todd Selby, Abrams, New York, (2014)
 A Winter Diary by Julien Levy, New York, (2014)