Devon Aoki

Aoki was born in New York City, New York and grew up in California and London, attending high school at The American School in London. Her Japanese American father, Rocky Aoki, a former Olympic wrestler, was the founder and owner of the Benihana restaurant chain until his death on July 10, 2008. Her mother, Pamela Hilburger, is a jewelry designer of German and English heritage.Aoki was discovered in New York at a Rancid concert she had gatecrashed. She started modeling when she was 13, the same year Aoki was introduced by her godmother to Kate Moss, who would later take the young Devon under her wing. She was signed onto Storm Model Management at age 14.In 1998, at the age of 16, Devon replaced Naomi Campbell as the face of Versace. An A-grade student at school, Devon chose not to go on to college, believing that working and traveling offered her a "broader and deeper education" than a degree.

Birth name	Devon Edwenna Aoki
Date of birth	August 10, 1982 (1982-08-10) (age 26)
Place of birth	New York City, New York, U.S.
Height	5 ft 5 in (1.65 m)
Hair color	Light brown
Eye color	Hazel
Measurements	33-23-33 in 84-58.5-84 cm
Dress size	(US) 4; (EU) 34
Shoe size	(US) 7; (EU) 38
Agency	One Model Management New York, d-Management Milan and City Paris.

In September 2007, it was announced she was designing jeans line for Levi's, although the line was only available in Asia.Aoki recently made a return to the runway, walking for the Chanel Pre-Fall 2008 show in London. She is signed to 1/One Management New York (owned by her mother), d-Management Milan, and City Paris.

Trivia

Aoki lives on her own in Los Angeles, and keeps her personal life private. She has dated Lenny Kravitz.She is interested in writing poetry, playing the drums and hanging out with her two pet snakes.In 2006, Aoki's father, Hiroaki Aoki, sued four of his seven children for attempting to take control of the companies he founded. Devon, uninvolved in the family business, was not one of the four.Her half-brother, Steve Aoki, is a Los Angeles DJ and the founder of Dim Mak Records. Aoki also has three sisters—Ellie, Grace, and Echo—and three other brothers—Kyle, Kevin, and Cole Price.She is currently the shortest supermodel globally.

Filmography

Year	Title	Role
2003	Death of a Dynasty	Picasso
	2 Fast 2 Furious	Suki
2004	D.E.B.S.	Dominique
2005	Sin City	Miho
2006	Sean Lennon's Friendly Fire	a Mermaid (Wait For Me)
	DOA: Dead or Alive	Kasumi
2006	Zoom	Daravia
2007	War	Kira Yanagawa
2008	Mutant Chronicles	Valerie Duval
	Rosencrantz and Guildenstern are Undead	Anna
2010	Sin City 2	Miho