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Tao Okamoto born in Chiba, Japan on May 22, 1985, known professionally as Tao, is a Japanese actress and model. In 2009, she was one of the faces of Ralph Lauren. She made her film debut in 2013 as Mariko Yashida, the female lead, in The Wolverine (2013). She also had recurring roles in the television series Hannibal (2013), The Man in the High Castle (2015) and Westworld (2016). . She started modeling as a teenager in Japan, when she was 14 years old. In 2006, she made a decision to move to Paris and develop her career on an international level. Soon after that, Tao made her debut on the European runways, breaking barriers as one of the very few prominent East Asian models of that era. Through her long catwalk career, she has walked for numerous top brands, including Alexander Wang, Chanel, Dolce & Gabbana, Fendi, Louis Vuitton, Michael Kors, Miu Miu, Ralph Lauren, and Yves Saint Laurent. In 2009, Tao moved to New York City and made waves in the industry by donning a unique bowl haircut. It became an inspirational look and even prompted designer Phillip Lim to model the hairstyle of his entire Fall/Winter 2009 show's cast after Tao's cut.] Tao has been involved with various advertising and editorial projects. She has fronted campaigns such as Dolce & Gabbana with Mario Testino, Emporio Armani by Alasdair McLellan, Kenzo with Mario Sorrenti, and Tommy Hilfiger with Craig McDean. Editorially, she has shot for i-D Magazine, V Magazine, W Magazine, and various international editions of Harper's Bazaar and Vogue. The November 2009 issue of Vogue Nippon (Japanese Vogue) is dedicated to Tao, with her featured exclusively inside as well as on the cover - the first Japanese model to do so in nearly a decade. Tao is widely recognized as one of the top models to ever come from Japan, having won honors such as "Model of the Year" from the Japan Fashion Editor's Club and being dubbed as one of Vogue Nippon's "Women of the Year" in 2010. In 2013, Tao made her film debut as the female lead, Mariko Yashida, opposite Hugh Jackman, in 20th Century Fox's The Wolverine (2013), also known in some parts of Asia as Wolverine: Samurai. In October 2014, it was announced that Tao had joined the cast of Hannibal (2013) as Chiyoh, Hannibal Lecter's family servant. In January 2015, it was announced that Tao would be starring in the film Crossroads (2015) with Filipino actress/cosplayer Alodia Gosiengfiao In 2015, Tao starred in The Man in the High Castle (2015) as Betty Kasoura, wife of lawyer Paul Kasoura and a customer at Robert Childan's American Artistic Handcrafts. Tao played Mercy Graves in the 2016 film Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice (2016).- Actress
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Cara Jocelyn Delevingne was born in London, England, to Pandora Anne (Stevens) and Charles Hamar Delevingne, a property developer. Her parents are both from prominent upper-class families, with her ancestors including Viscounts (Greenwood), Baronets (Hulton, Faudel-Phillips), Majors and Lord Mayors of London.
Delevingne is a fashion model, and the face of Burberry's Beauty campaign. She was previously the face of Burberry's Spring/Summer 2012 campaign and Spring/Summer 2011 campaign. She has been featured in advertising campaigns for other brands including H&M, Zara and Chanel. She also appeared on the catwalk for brands such as Moschino, Jason Wu, Oscar de la Renta, Burberry, Dolce & Gabbana, Fendi and Stella McCartney. Delevingne was on the covers of Vogue UK, Vogue Korea, i-D, Love, Russh, Jalouse and Style.com's Spring 2013 issue. She also walked down the catwalk as a model at the 2012 Victoria's Secret fashion show.
Delevingne has also begun a career as an actress, starring in films such as Paper Towns (2015), Suicide Squad (2016), and Valerian and the City of a Thousand Planets (2017).
Delevigne is ranked #17 on models.com's 50 Top Models (2013). She also won Model Of The Year 2012 at the British Fashion Awards.- Actress
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Amber Valletta was born in Phoenix, Arizona, USA as Amber Evangeline Valletta. She is an actress, producer and model. She began her career as a fashion model. Valletta was married to Olympic volleyball player Chip McCaw with whom she has a son, Auden. Valletta endorsed Democrat President Barack Obama for re-election in 2012. In July 2014, Valletta spoke out about her battle with drug and alcohol addiction.- Actress
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Malgorzata Bela is a Polish model and actress, attended the Nicolaus Copernicus University in Torun and later studied at the Actors Studio in New York. She made her runway debut for designers like Comme des Garçons, Givenchy, and Balenciaga. Her acting career took off with her leading role in the movie Stranger (2004). She gained recognition for her role as Hania Tuszynska in the biographical productions about Pope John Paul II.- Actress
Alek Wek is a fashion model best known for being one of the first mainstream dark-skinned African models to appear on fashion magazine covers and work both campaigns and fashion shows in mid 1990's. Wek appeared on the covers or been featured in many international fashion magazines including Elle, Glamour, Cosmopolitan, Vogue among others. She has been in campaigns for Victoria Secret, Clinique, Chanel, Calvin Klein Givenchy, Fendi, Armani, Christian Dior and Moschino among others. She also appeared in the high profile 2001 Victoria's Secret Fashion show. She was born In April 16, 1977 in Wau, South Sudan to Akuol and Athian Wek. Wek's Dinka ethnic heritage put her family at risk in the ongoing civil war in Sudan. She fled to Britain at age fourteen with her family in 1991 to escape ethnic genocide in Sudan. Wek was attending London's College of Fashion when was discovered at age eighteen at an outdoor market in Crystal Palace, London, England by as model scout. She made her debut that same year in Tina Turner's "GoldenEye" music video for the theme song for the namesake 1995 James Bond film.- Abbey Lee is known for her work as a model and actress. In 2015 Abbey made her feature film debut alongside Tom Hardy and Charlize Theron in George Miller's post-apocalyptic film "Mad Max: Fury Road". Abbey has since appeared in numerous feature films in both America and Australia. She has starred in the Australian film "Ruben Guthrie", directed by Brendan Cowell; the Lionsgate/Summit epic fantasy film "Gods Of Egypt" alongside Gerard Butler and Geoffrey Rush; "Office Christmas Party" directed by Josh Gordon and Will Speck in which she starred opposite Jason Bateman, Jennifer Aniston, and TJ Miller; "The Neon Demon" from writer/director Nicolas Winding Refn in which she starred opposite Elle Fanning, Keanu Reeves, and Bella Heathcote; and "The Dark Tower", based on the best-selling novels from Stephen King and starring Matthew McConaughey and Idris Elba. She also recently starred in the award-winning Australian film "1%" opposite Eddie Baroo and Ryan Corr for which she was nominated for Best Lead Actress at the 2018 AACTA Awards. Most recently, Abbey appeared in Justin Kelly's "Welcome Stranger", opposite Riley Keough and Caleb Landry Jones, and "Elizabeth Harvest", opposite Ciaran Hinds and Carla Gugino.
Abbey made her theatre debut playing the role of Yeliena in the Hampstead Theatre's 2018 London production of "Uncle Vanya", directed by Terry Johnson.
Abbey will next be seen in the new Jordan Peele & J.J. Abrams produced HBO series "Lovecraft Country", which also stars Michael Kenneth Williams, Jurnee Smollett-Bell, Courtney B Vance and Jonathan Majors, and is scheduled to be released later this year.
Prior to pursuing an acting career Abbey was well known as a highly successful international model, working with designers including Karl Lagerfeld, Gucci, Alexander McQueen, Versace, and Dolce & Gabbana. She has been featured several times on the cover of Australian Vogue. - Actress
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Gemma Ward was born in Perth, Australia in 1987 and started her model career in the year 2002.
When she was 15 years old, she was discovered in the audience of Search for a Supermodel (2000), an Australian television show. At the age of 16, she was selected by Anna Wintour (fashion editor) to be feature in the "It Girls" of the supermodel world.
According to modeling and fashion statistics, she was the youngest model on the Vogue cover. Gemma has joined top brand fashion designer shows, such as Christian Dior, Prada, Gucci, Yves Saint-Laurent, etc. Working next to fashion models like Karolina Kurkova, Gisele Bündchen and Natalia Vodianova.- Actress
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Rosie Alice Huntington-Whiteley is best known for her work as a Victoria's Secrets lingerie model and as a movie actress. She has appeared in five Victoria's Secret Fashion shows from 2006 through 2010 and became a Victoria's Secret Angel in November 2009. She has appeared on the cover of international fashion magazines including Vogue, GQ, Elle, Harper's Bazaar among others. Huntington-Whiteley has been modeling since 2003 for a variety of clothiers: Abercrombie & Fitch, Burberry, Karen Miller, Bloomingdale's, Ralph Lauren, DKNY to name a few. She has honored by being named 2009 Model of the Year by Elle, received Elle's 2012 Top Style Icon Award and Maxim voted her #1 on its 2011 Maxim's Hot 100 list.
She made her film debut as Carly Spencer, Sam Witwicky's new love interest in the third installment of the Transformers series:Transformers: Dark of the Moon (2011). She followed up her debut with another great role in the 2015 blockbuster, Mad Max: Fury Road (2015) as The Splendid Angharad.
Rosie Alice Huntington-Whiteley was born on April 18, 1987 in Plymouth, Devon, England to Fiona ( née Jackson), a fitness instructor, and Charles Andrew Huntington-Whiteley, a chartered surveyor. Her great-great grandfather was the 1st Baronet of Grimley, Sir Herbert Hunington-Whiteley. She has been in a relationship since 2010 and became engaged in January 2016 to fellow actor, Jason Statham.- Actress
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Born in New York but raised in California, Devon Aoki is no stranger to the lifestyles of the rich and famous. Her father is former Olympic wrestler and Benihana restaurant magnate Rocky Aoki and her mother is Pamela Hilburger, a jewelry designer. Devon is of Japanese (from her father) and German and English (from her mother) ancestry. She started modeling when she was 13, the same year her godmother introduced her to modeling legend Kate Moss. She is now the face of Lancome and is one of the top earners at her agency, Women.