Japan's It Girl Kiko Mizuhara Covers 10 Magazine's Fall/Winter 2018, Lensed By Dexter Navy

Japan's It Girl Kiki Mizuhara Covers 10 Magazine's Fall/Winter 2018, Lensed By Dexter Navy

Anna Trevelyan styles one of Japan’s most recognizable faces Kiko Mizuhara in No. 5/6 cover girl-in-motion images lensed by Dexter Navy for 10 Magazine Fall/Winter 2018./ Hair and makeup by Rie Shirashi

In April 2018, Vogue zeroed in on Kiko with Kiko Mizuhara—Tokyo’s Biggest Model and Style Icon—On Becoming Dior’s New Girl and Bringing #MeToo to Japan. Writing what we already know, Vogue declared that Kiko has mostly flown under the radar stateside, until being tapped as the first Asian ambassador for Dior Beauty.

Born in Dallas, to an American father and a mother of Zainichi Korean descent Mizuhara lived in Texas until age 2, when she and her family relocated to Japan. Like most females, Kiko has a position on the #MeToo movement.

“I was inspired by the #MeToo movement and the Women’s March happening in the U.S., because in Asia, especially in Japan, lots of people [feel they] can’t really raise their voice,” she says. “[Now] it feels like everyone is getting inspired. I’m looking forward to the younger generation raising their voice, becoming confident, and saying what they want to say. I’d like to be the person who can help a little bit—make young girls feel proud of themselves and be able to be fearless!”