Editing Devon Aoki

{{Short description|American actress and fashion model (born 1982)}}
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{{Infobox model
| name          = Devon Aoki
| image         = Devon Aoki.jpg
| caption       = Aoki in 2008
| birth_date    = {{birth date and age|1982|8|10}}
| birth_place   = [[New York City]], U.S.
| birthname     = Devon Edwenna Aoki
| death_date    =
| children      = 4
| spouse        = {{marriage|James Bailey|2011}}
| occupation    = {{flatlist|
*Model
*actress}}
| death_place   =
| height        = {{convert|1.65|m|order=flip}} 
| haircolor     =
| eyecolor      =
| years_active  = 1997–present
| parents       = [[Rocky Aoki|Hiroaki Aoki]] (father)
| relatives     = {{ubl|[[Steve Aoki]] (half-brother)|[[Yumi Nu]] (niece)}}
}}

'''Devon Edwenna Aoki''' (born August 10, 1982)<ref>{{cite book|last1=Goldstein|first1=Margaret|title=Japanese in America|date=December 10, 2005|publisher=Lerner Publications|isbn=0822539527|page=62|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=ssabkgIoIvYC|access-date=September 18, 2017}}</ref> is an American [[model (person)|model]] and retired actress.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.vogue.fr/vogue-hommes/fashion/diaporama/devon-aoki-jeremy-scott-model-spring-summer-2018/45718|title=The comeback of the year: Devon Aoki models for Jeremy Scott|website=Vogue Paris|date=September 9, 2017|language=en-GB|access-date=June 17, 2019}}</ref> Aoki's film roles include ''[[2 Fast 2 Furious]]'' (2003), ''[[Sin City (film)|Sin City]]'' (2005), ''[[DOA: Dead or Alive]]'' (2006) and ''[[Mutant Chronicles (film)|Mutant Chronicles]]'' (2008).<ref>{{Cite web|title=Devon Aoki's Most Iconic Looks|url=https://www.themadameblue.com/blog/devon-aokis-most-iconic-looks|access-date=September 9, 2021|website=Madame Blue|language=en-US|archive-date=September 9, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210909183537/https://www.themadameblue.com/blog/devon-aokis-most-iconic-looks|url-status=dead}}</ref>

==Early life==
Aoki grew up in [[New York City]], [[Malibu, California]], and [[London, England]]. She attended high school at [[The American School in London]].<ref>{{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}}</ref>

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 [[Germany|German]] and [[English people|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]].<ref name=":1" /> Aoki is also the aunt of fellow model [[Yumi Nu]].<ref>{{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}}</ref>

==Career==
===Fashion===
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 [[Gianni Versace S.p.A.|Versace]].<ref>{{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}}</ref> She has also been featured in advertising campaigns for [[Chanel]], [[Yves Saint Laurent (brand)|Yves Saint Laurent]], [[Kenzo]], [[Hugo Boss]], [[L'Oréal|L'Oreal]], [[Lancôme|Lancome]] and [[Tiffany & Co.]], and walked for designers including [[Versace]], [[Chanel]], [[Oscar de la Renta]], [[Diane von Fürstenberg|Diane von Furstenberg]], [[Jean Paul Gaultier]], [[Celine (brand)|Celine]], [[Baby Phat]], and [[Marc Jacobs]].<ref name=":0">{{Cite web|url=https://www.fashionmodeldirectory.com/models/Devon_Aoki/|title=Devon Aoki|website=The FMD|access-date=September 5, 2019}}</ref> 

Aoki has graced the covers of numerous international fashion magazines, including US' ''[[Ocean Drive (magazine)|Ocean Drive]]'', ''Vegas'',<ref name=":2">{{Cite web|url=http://www.imdb.com/name/nm1226817/publicity/|title=Devon Aoki|website=IMDb|access-date=March 19, 2019}}</ref> ''[[Nylon (magazine)|Nylon]]'', ''[[i-D]]'', ''[[Interview (magazine)|Interview]]'', ''[[Elle Girl]]'' and UK's ''Wonderland'';<ref>{{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}}</ref> Korea's ''[[CosmoGirl|Cosmo Girl]]''; France's ''Jalouse''; Australia's ''[[Russh]]'' and ''[[10 Magazine (British magazine)|10 Magazine]]''; Japan's ''Voce'' and ''[[Harper's Bazaar]]''; and [[Malaysia]]'s ''[[Her World]]''.<ref>{{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}}</ref> Additionally, Aoki has appeared on the covers of ''[[Vogue (magazine)|Vogue]]'' (American, Germany, Russia, Japan, Korea) and ''[[Numéro]]'' (Tokyo).<ref name=":0" /> 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]].<ref name=":2" />

In September 2007, she designed a [[Capsule wardrobe|capsule]] collection for [[Levi's]] Asian market called Levi's +D.<ref>{{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}}</ref><ref>{{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}}</ref> 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."<ref>{{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}}</ref> In 2017, she returned to the runway for [[Moschino]]'s fashion show and appeared in advertising campaigns for "[[Sephora]] x [[Moschino]]" and Hugo Boss.<ref name=":1">{{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}}</ref><ref>{{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 }}</ref> 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]].<ref name=":0" /><ref>{{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}}</ref> In September 2019, she appeared in ''Harper's Bazaar''{{'}}s "Bazaar Icons 2019" issue, photographed by [[Mario Sorrenti]].<ref>{{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}}</ref><ref>{{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}}</ref>

===Acting===
As an actress she has appeared in the films ''[[2 Fast 2 Furious]]'',<ref>{{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 }}</ref> ''[[D.E.B.S. (2004 film)|D.E.B.S.]]'', ''[[Sin City (film)|Sin City]]'', ''[[DOA: Dead or Alive|Dead or Alive]]'', ''[[War (2007 film)|War]]'', ''[[Mutant Chronicles (film)|Mutant Chronicles]]'' and ''[[Rosencrantz and Guildenstern Are Undead]]''.<ref>{{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}}</ref> She was cast as [[Katana (comics)|Tatsu Yamashiro]] in ''[[Arrow (TV series)|Arrow]]'' season 3,<ref>{{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}}</ref> but was replaced by [[Rila Fukushima]] due to a scheduling conflict.<ref>{{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}}</ref><ref>{{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}}</ref> She appeared briefly in the documentary films ''[[I'll Sleep When I'm Dead (2016 film)|I'll Sleep When I'm Dead]]'' and ''[[Jeremy Scott: The People's Designer]]'', the former being a documentary about her brother Steve.

==Impact==
She is considered as an icon in the [[Fashion|fashion industry]] by models.com.<ref name=":3">{{Cite news|url=https://models.com/models/devon-aoki|title=Devon Aoki - Model|work=MODELS.com|access-date=October 22, 2018}}</ref> In 2017, Dominic Cadogan of ''[[Dazed]]'' called Aoki a "cult model" and "one of the most recognizable alternative faces of the 90s".<ref name=":1" /> 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 (photographer)|Nick Knight]]) all transforming her in their images."<ref name=":1" /> In April 2019, ''[[Marie Claire]]'' listed her as one of the 15 [[Supermodel|supermodels]] of the 2000s who changed the face of fashion.<ref>{{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}}</ref> ''[[L'Officiel]] USA'' called her "an eternal fashion It-girl",<ref>{{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}}</ref> 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.<ref>{{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}}</ref>

In February 2019, [[Wonderland (magazine)|''Wonderland'' magazine]] reported that singer [[Rihanna]] channeled Aoki's look from the action film ''2 Fast 2 Furious'' for her [[Fenty Beauty]] campaign.<ref>{{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}}</ref><ref name=":4" /> In the film, Aoki's character Suki drives her custom pink [[Honda S2000]] wearing a white top and pink jeans.<ref name=":4">{{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}}</ref>

== Personal life ==
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.<ref>{{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}}</ref><ref>{{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}}</ref><ref>{{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}}</ref> Her daughter Alessandra appeared in [[Guess (clothing)|Guess Kids]]' spring 2018 advertising campaign.<ref>{{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}}</ref><ref>{{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}}</ref> Model and singer-songwriter [[Yumi Nu]] is Aoki's niece.<ref>{{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}}</ref>

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 [[International Red Cross and Red Crescent Movement|Red Cross]] Gala in [[San Francisco]] in March 2018.<ref>{{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}}</ref><ref>{{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}}</ref>

==Filmography==
{| class="wikitable"
|-
! Year
! Title
! Role
! Notes
|-
| rowspan="2" |2003 || ''[[Death of a Dynasty]]'' || Picasso
|
|-
| ''[[2 Fast 2 Furious]]'' || [[List of Fast & Furious characters#Suki|Suki]]
|
|-
|2004 || ''[[D.E.B.S. (2004 film)|D.E.B.S.]]'' || Dominique
|
|-
|2005 || ''[[Sin City (film)|Sin City]]'' || [[Miho (Sin City)|Miho]]
|Nominated—[[Broadcast Film Critics Association Award for Best Cast|Critics' Choice Award for Best Acting Ensemble]]<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.imdb.com/name/nm1226817/awards|title=Devon Aoki|website=IMDb|access-date=August 21, 2018}}</ref>
|-
| rowspan="3" |2006 || ''[[Friendly Fire (2006 film)|Sean Lennon's Friendly Fire]]'' || Mermaid
|
|-
| ''[[DOA: Dead or Alive]]'' || [[Kasumi (Dead or Alive)|Kasumi]]
|
|-
| ''[[Zoom (2006 film)|Zoom]]'' || Daravia
|
|-
|2007 || ''[[War (2007 film)|War]]'' || Kira Yanagawa
|
|-
|2008 || ''[[Mutant Chronicles (film)|Mutant Chronicles]]'' || Valerie Duval
|
|-
|2009 || ''[[Rosencrantz and Guildenstern Are Undead]]'' || Anna
|
|-
|2015
| ''[[Jeremy Scott: The People's Designer]]'' 
| rowspan="2" |Herself
| rowspan="2" |Documentary film
|-
|2016 
| ''[[I'll Sleep When I'm Dead (2016 film)|I'll Sleep When I'm Dead]]''
|}

=== Music videos ===
{| class="wikitable"
|-
!Year
!Title
!Artist
|-
| rowspan="2" |1997
|"[[Electric Barbarella]]"
|[[Duran Duran]]
|-
|"[[Kowalski (song)|Kowalski]]"
|[[Primal Scream]]
|-
| rowspan="2" |2003
|"[[Act a Fool (Ludacris song)|Act a Fool]]"
|[[Ludacris]]
|-
|"[[In Those Jeans]]"
|[[Ginuwine]]
|-
| rowspan="2" |2006
|"Dead Meat"
|[[Sean Lennon]]
|-
|"[[Bones (The Killers song)|Bones]]"
||[[The Killers]]
|-
|2013
|"[[Just Another Girl (The Killers song)|Just Another Girl]]"
||[[The Killers]]
|-
|2016
|"[[M.I.L.F. $]]"
|[[Fergie (singer)|Fergie]]
|-
|2018
|"[[Waste It on Me]]"
|[[Steve Aoki]] feat. [[BTS]]
|}

==References==
{{Reflist|2}}

==External links==
{{Commons category}}
* {{IMDb name|1226817|Devon Aoki}}
* {{Instagram|devonaoki}}

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