THE MAKING-OFF BACKSTAGE I LOVE HIROKO WITHOUT ANY MAKE-UP, SHE LOOKS STUNNINGLY-FRESH FUN RIYO IN HER SHOE (dress partizia pepe, shoes YSL) Comments for the PICTURES at the bottom of my post: After the show, I cannot remember what Hiroko was telling me, but we laugh so much for a while. Riyo trying the fruits, we actually came back home around 11;30 pm and we prepared a diner for us at midnight and spoke until almost 2 am! This was the first night we could chat since Riyo is back in Japan. Right after Vietnam, Riyo was so cute, she asked me: - hot mama, (she calls me like this) can I ask you something? -Yes of course I replied… -Can I leave with you for sometimes, the time I find a place I like for me to live in Tokyo? -As long as you wish Riyo chan I was so happy because I love spending time with Riyo. I remember before she went to Miss Universe in Mexico, she was staying at my home ( a private mini-studio inside my home) and in the evening after my office hours, i would come back home, remove my shoes, drop my bags and knock on her door.. -Riyo are you up? Do you want to join me for diner?… -ah! you’here! Of course! Then we would seat at the dining table and we would talk for hours, about life, career, family, ambition, respect, love, passion, trust, our past experiences, etc. Riyo is the first winner who lived part-time, at home with my family before the Miss Japan pageant, then full-time after winning. Then Hiroko did as well this year after winning Miss Japan, and returning from Miss Universe, she was a true regal as well. Riyo and Hiroko by living with me, my family, really helped me to understand young women and mostly young Japanese women, because they are unique, special and mostly I would say they are different from the rest of the world. I have lived in France, Spain, Africa, Japan and Hong Kong, also I met many kind of women, each with a different cultural and social background, but I keep being amazed by Japanese women, they have a deep soul, they are grounded, respectful, they hold a lot of values in life which I deeply respect and appreciate. I truly admire Japanese women for their strong identity. This is what foreigners are not able to catch at first glance when they visit Japan, neither when they cross their path outside Japan. This is why I am blessed, I was given the honor and responsibility to train them and to introduce them to the world each year. I am proud with my duty to show the world how amazing the young generation of Japanese women is. They are emerging, growing, glowing and becoming top leaders in many different fields in their own country. top left: Aki, our MUJ official make-up artist since years