Friedia Niimura
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Friedia Monnamur Niimura (フリーディア・ニムラ) is a German
-born Japan
ese fashion designer and television presenter who has also worked as an occasional actress and model
.
, Germany. Her father is Japanese, and her mother is Brazil
ian. Her younger brother Joshua was a model/actor but died in mid May 2008. He was the former husband of Anna Tsuchiya
.
She lived in the USA until she was 13, then moved to Japan, where in the mid-1990s she started using the nickname "Rin Kozue" (こずえ鈴) and performed as a model on several late shows on TV. Later she was a presenter
for several TV music shows.
Then in 2001, she started singing in a punk indie band called "Grizzly". The band parted ways in 2005.
In 2002, she showed up in the tabloids for her breakup with the actor Yoshihiko Hakamada and started a romance with Benji Madden
of Good Charlotte
.
In 2003 she decided to launch a rare-items fashion label called "Black Daisy Ville" with her friend, singer Olivia Lufkin. This fashion line would continue until 2004, when a summer line of clothes and accessories were released.
She moved to California
with Madden in 2005, but they broke up soon after. During this time, she acted in the movie Dekotora no Shu: Koino hanasaku shimizuko and had a small roles in other films.
Currently she models for Vision Model LA and has her own clothes line that can seen on her official website.
Germany
Germany , officially the Federal Republic of Germany , is a federal parliamentary republic in Europe. The country consists of 16 states while the capital and largest city is Berlin. Germany covers an area of 357,021 km2 and has a largely temperate seasonal climate...
-born Japan
Japan
Japan is an island nation in East Asia. Located in the Pacific Ocean, it lies to the east of the Sea of Japan, China, North Korea, South Korea and Russia, stretching from the Sea of Okhotsk in the north to the East China Sea and Taiwan in the south...
ese fashion designer and television presenter who has also worked as an occasional actress and model
Model (person)
A model , sometimes called a mannequin, is a person who is employed to display, advertise and promote commercial products or to serve as a subject of works of art....
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Biography
She was born February 19, 1980 in MunichMunich
Munich The city's motto is "" . Before 2006, it was "Weltstadt mit Herz" . Its native name, , is derived from the Old High German Munichen, meaning "by the monks' place". The city's name derives from the monks of the Benedictine order who founded the city; hence the monk depicted on the city's coat...
, Germany. Her father is Japanese, and her mother is Brazil
Brazil
Brazil , officially the Federative Republic of Brazil , is the largest country in South America. It is the world's fifth largest country, both by geographical area and by population with over 192 million people...
ian. Her younger brother Joshua was a model/actor but died in mid May 2008. He was the former husband of Anna Tsuchiya
Anna Tsuchiya
is a Japanese singer, lyricist, actress and semi-retired model.Tsuchiya was born to a Japanese mother and an American father of Polish-Irish descent from Buffalo, New York. In her earliest years, she spoke English and Japanese...
.
She lived in the USA until she was 13, then moved to Japan, where in the mid-1990s she started using the nickname "Rin Kozue" (こずえ鈴) and performed as a model on several late shows on TV. Later she was a presenter
Presenter
A presenter, or host , is a person or organization responsible for running an event. A museum or university, for example, may be the presenter or host of an exhibit. Likewise, a master of ceremonies is a person that hosts or presents a show...
for several TV music shows.
Then in 2001, she started singing in a punk indie band called "Grizzly". The band parted ways in 2005.
In 2002, she showed up in the tabloids for her breakup with the actor Yoshihiko Hakamada and started a romance with Benji Madden
Benji Madden
Benji Madden is an American guitarist and backup vocalist for the band Good Charlotte, which he co-founded with his identical twin brother, Joel Madden.-Early life:...
of Good Charlotte
Good Charlotte
Good Charlotte is an American rock band from Waldorf, Maryland that formed in 1996. Since 1998, the band's constant members have been lead vocalist Joel Madden, lead guitarist and back-up vocalist Benji Madden, bass guitarist Paul Thomas and rhythm guitarist and keyboardist Billy Martin...
.
In 2003 she decided to launch a rare-items fashion label called "Black Daisy Ville" with her friend, singer Olivia Lufkin. This fashion line would continue until 2004, when a summer line of clothes and accessories were released.
She moved to California
California
California is a state located on the West Coast of the United States. It is by far the most populous U.S. state, and the third-largest by land area...
with Madden in 2005, but they broke up soon after. During this time, she acted in the movie Dekotora no Shu: Koino hanasaku shimizuko and had a small roles in other films.
Currently she models for Vision Model LA and has her own clothes line that can seen on her official website.