Photos taken by James Watanabe, Event Director in my office. Thanks James! (my parents will be happy to see what I do for a living! LOL.) Morning: shooting for the Miss Universe Japan new mobile site, which will be promoted on the portal of one of the bigger mobile carrier. Will keep you posted! Barbie-dess by Akiko Ogawa, bag by Samantha Kingz (styled by myself) For the shooting, I changed clothes 3 times in one hour, then one hour inteview with the marketing & PR team. Afternoon, I went to MAGAZINE HOUSE, one of the biggest publisher in Japan (BOAO, JANE, POPPEY, AN-AN, GINZA ect..). I visted all the Editor in chief, it is called a caravan. I went to dsay thank you for their support during the last semester, because each magazine promoted my book very intensively. Below when I arrived, i posed for a few posters of Riyo magazine cover for JANE. I was chocked to see the geant banner of Riyo on the building wall! One beautiful lady came to shake my hand and said that she is my fan, cool! Looking at all the magazines inside Magazine House! Amazing! I was told that the continuation of my first book is in project now. I know exactly what I want to write about… more soon! Posing with the Editor in Chief JANE magazine and Board Member of Magazine House, also with 2 pretty senior editors. Such a sweet team! Oops, Sun is calling me and asking what accessories to wear with her swimsuit for the shoot in the pool. I am on the phone all the time between, Hiroko, Sun and… Miss Universe, Riyo! Also everyone know that I can be out of a meeting anytime…. yeah! A poster of my book on the wall next to the elevator, at the book-division floor! Leaving Magazine House in Ginza and heading to the TBS broadcasting studios in Akasaka. The program is called KINSUMA. It is a very popular variety show. Follow me around…. Making our way to the room where Maiko and myself will get changed for the recording. Maiko Kitagawa, top 5 in 2006, is choosing her clothes. She will be on the plateau to translate for me during the filming. Thank you to my sweet assistant, Ai, (w/ white t-shirt) for coordinating KINSUMA since last February! A lot of filming had to be done for a few months. Checking the scrip… (not for long because it is all in Japanese!) Helping Maiko with my bracelet, I bought it from my fvenezuelan friend Claudia Zuleta, who designs for Anzata. After the meeting, the board with all the key explanations. Last check-up…. and look whi is in the mirror. Our great James Watanabe himself! ha! this is how I appear in the program, when the curtains open…. actually just minutes before the start, Hirtoko called me and they screamed ” you must go now!! It is youyr turn!!” I run to the box as fast I could and jumped inside the box followed by Maiko. Then the curtains opened after 15 seconds only and I could not breathe because I was so out of breath… awfull, I tried to pretend but you will see my face when it will be broadcast and you will understand… I thought I was going to faint! Before the show started. Getting wired with the microphone. Show is over, going back home in my Jaguar, I love to drive at night when the street are less busy, I put the music quite-high and I can finally escape mentally until I arrive home and can kiss my boys goodnight, my ultimate happiness. Dress by Vivienne Tam