I like this picture of both of us with Riyo. It was taken by Roston, Riyo’s manager while we were cruising in a Maybach from red carpet to another red carpet while Riyo was last in town. 

Kazu Terada genuisly gave us his car to move around fast and confortably. Thank you Kazu san!

WHAT YOU DO NOT SEE BUT WE ARE BUSY DOING….. 

Riyo in now in Jakarta for a week. She is shooting the TV and Ad campaign of YOU C-1000, the vitamin C drink, for a major campaign in Indonesia. She will be back to New York on Sunday.

I am actually “next door”… in Bali to finish writting my first book (published by Magazine House). It will be released on December 11th during the 2008 Miss Universe Japan – Kick-Off – press conference, in Tokyo. I will be back to Tokyo on Sunday. We shot the cover the 3 of us together: Kurara, Riyo and myself with Marc Albert. Very dramatic picture, Tom Ford likish.

Riyo will be back November 26th in Japan to receive her VOGUE 2007 Woman of the Year Award.

Tonight the last group of candidates applying for the 2008 competition, are now at our office for audition.  Soon the top-100 semi-finalists will be announced and a panel of pre-judges will choose a panel of 50 semi-finalists.

On December 11th, the top 15 finalists will be introduced to the press in Moda Politica in Tokyo.