Devon Aoki

Devon Edwenna Aoki (デヴォン青木 Devon Aoki, born August 10, 1982) is an American model and actress.

Biography

Early life

Aoki was born in New York City though she grew up in California, and attended high school in London. Her Japanese father, Rocky Aoki, a former Olympic wrestler, is the owner of the Benihana restaurant chain. Her mother, Pamela Hilburger, is a jewelry designer of English and German heritage. Her brother, Steve Aoki, is a well-known Los Angeles, California DJ, and is the head of the Dim Mak record label. She also has a sister.
Devon was discovered in New York at a Rancid concert she had gatecrashed. She began modeling at the age of 13.

Career

She has appeared in the movies 2 Fast 2 Furious, D.E.B.S., and Sin City and , as well as in numerous magazines. She has modelled for the fashion houses Lancôme, Chanel, and Versace. Aoki is 5 ft 5 in (165cm, according to celebheights.com)—an almost unheard of height for runway models, who are usually at least 5 ft 8 in tall—and is known as the world's shortest supermodel.
Earlier in her career Aoki made a cameo appearance in Duran Duran's music video "Electric Barbarella", Ginuwine's "In Those Jeans" video and, later, in Ludacris's "Act a Fool". Music from this video was featured in the soundtrack of 2 Fast 2 Furious, which Ludacris and Aoki both appeared in. In 2006, she made an appearance in The Killers's video "Bones".
She did not have her driver's license prior to filming 2 Fast 2 Furious and had to learn to drive during filming.
Devon has also made a cameo appearance in the short films accompanying the new Sean Lennon album, Friendly Fire.