Liza Kennedy

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Born
Liza Kennedy

(1989-07-05) July 5, 1989 (age 34)
NationalityJapanese
Occupation Fashion model
Years active2004-present
Modeling information
Height170 cm (5 ft 7 in)
Hair colorBlack
Eye colorDark brown
AgencySigno
Website lizakennedy.com

Liza Kennedy (born July 5, 1989), better known by her stage name Liza (often stylized as LIZA), is a Japanese fashion model.

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Early life

Liza Kennedy was born in Hamburg, Germany, to a Japanese mother and a Scottish German father. [1] [2] She went to a German school in Japan. [3] Liza's background made her trilingual (English, German and Japanese). [4]

Career

At age 13, Liza was scouted as a model for JJ and started modeling for the magazine. [5] [6] After that, she became an exclusive model for the Oggi magazine. [7]

She released the first DVD, Liza, on Pony Canyon in 2007. [8]

As a fashion model, Liza has appeared in Tokyo Girls Collection in 2009, 2010, 2011 and 2012. [9] [10] [11] [12]

She has also been a presenter for several television programs such as Terebi de Doitsugo, Another Sky and Kiseki Taiken! Unbelievable. [13] [14]

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References

  1. "Hamburg via Frankfurt" (in Japanese). J-Wave. August 20, 2011.
  2. "塩谷瞬さん、LIZAさんがゲスト出演 10月の「おしゃれメッセ」ファッションショー" (in Japanese). Hokkoku Shimbun. August 3, 2010. Archived from the original on November 5, 2014. Retrieved September 7, 2012.
  3. "【CM・今月の話題人】LIZA(リーザ)~ピップフジモト「スリムウォーク レジェ」" (in Japanese). Nikkei Trendy. December 4, 2009.
  4. "リーザ - Liza" (in Japanese). Oggi.tv.
  5. "FEATURE MODEL Vol.020 - LIZA" (in Japanese). Model-style.net.
  6. "JJモデルLIZA、「30歳までに結婚」宣言!" (in Japanese). Oricon. September 28, 2007.
  7. "米倉涼子、上戸彩を輩出した美の総合商社・オスカー秘伝の育成プログラムをヨンアとLIZAがセクシーにアピール!!" (in Japanese). Cinematoday. October 10, 2010.
  8. "人気モデル「LIZA」初のDVD「LIZA」2007/10/17発売!" (in Japanese). Biglobe Stars. October 10, 2007. Archived from the original on February 18, 2013. Retrieved September 8, 2012.
  9. 30代女子も楽しめた! 「東京ガールズコレクション」 (in Japanese). Kakaku.com Magazine. October 2, 2009.
  10. "LIZA - 東京ガールズコレクション2010秋冬" (in Japanese). Asahi Shimbun. September 6, 2010.
  11. 観月ありさ、ファッションモデルで存在感示す/東京ガールズコレクション (in Japanese). Livedoor. March 6, 2011.
  12. "益若つばさ、くみっきーらTGC上海で豪華競演!ディズニーも初コラボ" (in Japanese). Modelpress. September 9, 2012.
  13. "『テレビでドイツ語』でモデルのLIZAがMCに" (in Japanese). TV Life.[ permanent dead link ]
  14. "ロングヘアを断髪したときの決意と涙......モデルLIZAが赤裸々トーク" (in Japanese). RBB Today. April 20, 2010.