Devon Aoki Biography
Devon Aoki is a fashion model and actress from the United States. Aoki’s film credits include supporting roles in 2 Fast 2 Furious (2003) and Sin City (2005), as well as leading roles in DOA: Dead or Alive (2006) and Mutant Chronicles (2007). (2008). She has modeled for world-famous fashion houses like Givenchy, Comme des Garçons, Balenciaga, Versace, Loewe, Kenzo, Chanel, and Jeremy Scott.
How old is Devon Aoki?- Age
She is 40 years old as of August 2022. Aoki was born Devon Edwenna Aoki on 10 August 1982, in New York, United States of America.
Devon Aoki Height
Aoki stands at a height of 5’5″ (165 cm) tall.
What Ethnicity is Devon Aoki? – Nationality
She is an American national and citizen by birth. She was born in New York, United State of America. She is of mixed ethnicity/heritage/ancestry of Japanese, German, British and American.
Devon Aoki Family-Parents- Father
Hiroaki Aoki and Pamela Hilburger Aoki are her parents. Her father was an amateur wrestler who later opened the Benihana restaurant. Devon Aoki’s mother is a painter and jewelry designer, and she has an older sister, a younger brother, and four half-siblings. Her siblings include Jenifer Crumb, Kana Grace Nooteboom, and Echo V Aoki, as well as her brothers Kyle N Aoki, Kevin Aoki, and celebrity DJ Steve Aoki.
Devon Aoki Husband- Children
Since 2011, she has been married to James Bailey, a Harvard University graduate, and venture capitalist, and the couple has one son, James Hunter, and three daughters, Alessandra Linville, Eleanor Talitha, and Evelyn.
Devon Aoki Career
Following her runway debut in 1997, Aoki walked for Balenciaga, Comme des Garçons, and Chanel, among others. At the age of 16, Aoki took over as Versace’s face in 1998, replacing Naomi Campbell. She has also walked the runways for Versace, Chanel, Oscar de la Renta, Diane von Furstenberg, Jean Paul Gaultier, Celine, Baby Phat, and Marc Jacobs, as well as for Chanel, Yves Saint Laurent, Kenzo, Hugo Boss, L’Oreal, Lancome, and Tiffany & Co. Aoki has appeared on the covers of numerous international fashion magazines, including Ocean Drive, Vegas, Nylon, i-D, Interview, Elle Girl, and Wonderland in the United States; Cosmo Girl in Korea; Jalouse in France; Russh and 10 Magazine in Australia; Voce and Harper’s Bazaar in Japan; and Her World in Malaysia.
Aoki has graced the covers of Vogue (Germany, Russia, Japan, and Korea) and Numéro (France) (Tokyo). She posed for Singaporean photographer Leslie Kee in 2006 for the charity photo book Super Stars, which was dedicated to the victims of the 2004 Asian tsunami. In September 2007, she designed Levi’s +D, a capsule collection for the Asian market. Aoki described the collaboration as follows: “It’s called Levi’s + D, with the D standing for Devon. We do it all, from denim to swimwear – you name it! Vintage pieces that are hard to come by inspire me.” She returned to the runway for Moschino’s fashion show in 2017 and appeared in advertisements for “Sephora x Moschino” and Hugo Boss.
In 2018, Aoki walked the runway for Jeremy Scott’s eponymous label, appeared in an American Vogue editorial, and appeared in advertisements for Moschino Fragrance, Nordstrom, and Swarovski. She was photographed by Mario Sorrenti for Harper’s Bazaar’s “Bazaar Icons 2019” issue in September 2019. She has appeared in films such as 2 Fast 2 Furious, D.E.B.S., Sin City, Dead or Alive, War, Mutant Chronicles, and Rosencrantz and Guildenstern Are Undead. She was cast as Tatsu Yamashiro in Arrow season 3, but due to a scheduling conflict, she was replaced by Rila Fukushima. She made brief appearances in the documentaries I’ll Sleep When I’m Dead and Jeremy Scott: The People’s Designer, the former about her brother Steve.
Dazed’s Dominic Cadogan called Aoki a “cult model” and “one of the most recognizable alternative faces of the 1990s” in 2017. According to Cadogan, “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) all transforming her in their images.” Marie Claire named her one of the 15 supermodels of the 2000s who changed the face of fashion in April 2019. I-D magazine dubbed Aoki “one of those few faces that defined the turn of the millennium,” and listed seven of her most memorable outfits.
Devon Aoki Net Worth
She has an estimated net worth of 30 million dollars.
Devon Aoki Films
- 2003 Death of a Dynasty
- 2003 2 Fast 2 Furious
- 2004 D.E.B.S.
- 2005 Sin City Miho
- 2006 Sean Lennon’s Friendly Fire
- 2006 DOA: Dead or Alive
- 2006 Zoom
- 2007 War
- 2008 Mutant Chronicles
- 2009 Rosencrantz and Guildenstern Are Undead
- 2015 Jeremy Scott: The People’s Designer
- 2016 I’ll Sleep When I’m Dead
- 2017 Double Dutchess: Seeing Double