Julia Kyoka • 京香じゅりあ

Julia Kyoka is, in my humble opinion, the most beautiful actress / model in all of Asia. Change my mind if you can in the comments. While she is on the older end of the spectrum (check her details after the jump), she has aged like fine wine, and remains, even after over a decade in the business, one of the most stunning models to ever come out of Japan. There are plenty of beautiful Japanese models out there. There are very few however, that natively have an Anglicised name has become so easily recognizable, that her first name alone is her calling card. Everything from her soft eyes, chiseled cheekboness, slender frame and ample proportions make her stand out in a crowd of hopefuls. Her picture archive should speak for itself.

The Deets

Born in Tokyo, Japan, Julia Kyoka (often denoted as JULIA and Julia Boin) is a former medical worker turned Japanese super model. She is as notoriously private in her personal life as she is recognizable, given her unusually exotic (almost European) facial features and curiously non-Japanese first name. While I'm certain that she is of mixed ancestry, none of that matters as much as the fact that she has very little competition in the way of pure, stunning beauty, save for perhaps Anri Okita and Saori Hara.

Julia didn't start out as an actress with the intent to pursue the craft. That was actually more a function of a disasterous fire that gutted her home. Lacking fire insurance, her job as a medical worker would prove to be insufficient to aid in her recovery. It was the word of a close friend that nudged her in that direction that ultimately led to almost overnight success. Once she entered the industry, she almost immediately became an instant sensation, winning multiple awards all across Japan while quickly becoming a household name. She has since graduated to modeling full time, publishing multiple photo albums under her JULIA name with several outlets. Be sure to check out her prolific body of work in the archive link on the right.