Devon Edwenna Aoki, born August 10, 1982 is an American actress and fashion model. Her birthplace was New York City in 1982. She grew up in Malibu, California, and went to high school at The American School in London.Her father was a wrestler who later became Benihana restaurant owner Hiroaki Aoki, and her mother is Pamela Hilburger, a jewelry designer. Her father was Japanese as was her mother. She is of German and English ancestry. She began modeling when she was 13, at the time her godmother introduced her to Kate Moss. Aoki is the sibling of a younger brother and an older sister, along with four half-siblings that include Steve Aoki. Aoki is also the mother to Yumi Nu, who is also a model. Aoki made her runway debut in 1997 and walked for Chanel, Comme des Garcons, Balenciaga, and Comme des Garcons. Aoki was 16 years old when she was named the face of Versace. She was a model for Chanel, Diane von Furstenberg and Jean Paul Gaultier.

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