Ai Tominaga

Ai Tominaga (冨永 愛, Tominaga Ai, born 1 August 1982 in Kanagawa) is a Japanese fashion model and actress.

Ai Tominaga
Tominaga on the runway in 2004 as part of the Red Dress Collection for The Heart Truth campaign
Born (1982-08-01) 1 August 1982
Modeling information
Height5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)[1]
Hair colorDark brown
Eye colorBrown
AgencyIMG Models
Websitewww.tominagaai.net

She had been one of the first Asian models on the European catwalks when she debuted a runway.[2] Her representing agencies are the followings: Bon Image Corp (Tokyo), Marilyn Agency (Paris) and View Management (Barcelona).[3]

Career

She has appeared on the cover of Vogue in her native country, as well as Harper's Bazaar (Japan, China, Singapore, Malaysia, Indonesia), Elle (Japan, Singapore, Hong Kong), Marie Claire (Hong Kong) and Madame Figaro (Taiwan, Thailand). Tominaga has walked in runway shows for John Galliano, Vivienne Tam, Anna Sui, Christian Dior, Karl Lagerfeld, Lanvin, Gucci, Michael Kors, Ralph Lauren, Dolce and Gabbana, Givenchy, Elie Saab, Alexander McQueen and Valentino, among others. Tominaga has appeared in many fashion magazines including Vogue (American, French, British, Japanese, Russian and German), Harper's Bazaar and i-D, and has been shot by photographers such as Annie Leibovitz, Nick Knight, Steven Meisel, Ellen von Unwerth, Mert and Marcus and Peter Lindbergh.

Tominaga has featured in campaigns for Yves Saint Laurent (with top models Jacquetta Wheeler, Carmen Kass and Caroline Ribeiro), Gucci, Hermès, Tag Heuer, Banana Republic and Moschino. Tominaga also appeared in the 2004 Pirelli Calendar. Nowadays, she is based in Tokyo and continued to take on new challenges as a personality on TV, radio and various events, along with modelling. [4]

Personal life

She married a Japanese chef in 2004, and gave birth to a son in 2005.[5][6] The couple divorced in 2009.[7][8][9][10][11] She is based in Tokyo.[12]

References

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