Kurara Chibana

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Kurara Chibana Beauty pageant titleholder

Birth name:	Kurara Chibana
Birthdate:	March 27, 1982 (1982-03-27) (age 26)
Birth location:	Naha City, Okinawa Prefecture, Japan
Measurements:	90-60-90
Height:	5 ft 8 in (1.73 m)
Eye color:	Dark Brown
Hair color:	Black
Title(s):	Miss Universe Japan 2006

Kurara Chibana (知花くらら, Chibana Kurara^?), a Ryukyuan model, was born on March 27, 1982, is a native of Naha City (the capital of Okinawa Prefecture). She was first runner-up in the Miss Universe 2006 competition.

1 Miss Universe 2006
2 Personal information
3 References
4 External links

[edit] Miss Universe 2006

Chibana is best known for her participation in Miss Universe 2006 where she represented Japan and eventually placed second after Puerto Rico's Zuleyka Rivera. She created history by winning the first Best National Costume Award for her country with her samurai/ninja-style outfit designed by the artist Yuichi Miyagawa and the designer Yoshiyuki Ogata. During the final, Chibana wore a black evening gown exhibiting intricate laticework designed by Olivier Theyskens for Rochas, and at the preliminaries, Chibana sported a unique red and pink-hued gown with silver corseting designed by Novespazio. [1] Japan's second win came the following year, when Zuleyka Rivera's successor Riyo Mori won the Miss Universe 2007 crown in Mexico City.

[edit] Personal information

She was an educational-philosophy student at Sophia University. She obtained her Bachelor of Arts degree in 2006. She had to turn down a job offer from Japanese publishing company in order to compete in Miss Universe Japan pageant, which was held on April 25, 2006 in Tokyo. Kurara now works as a feature reporter, flying around the world to interview unique people for a leading fashion magazine in Japan. She writes and takes photos of their lifestyles.^[1] She can speak four languages: English, Spanish, French, and Japanese.^[2]

Since October 2006, she has appeared regularly on the NTV show "NEWS ZERO" reporting from both domestic and international locations, and launch her endorsement career as a spokesperson for more than four world-famous brands in 2007.^[3] She is the new spokeswoman for Maybelline New York's Angelfit Make-Up.^[4] In late December, Global Beauties named Kurara as the Sexiest Woman Alive 2006 - a title formally held also by, her co-patriot/beauty diva, Miyako Miyazaki.^[5]

Kurara is an avid sportswoman who loves tennis and swimming. She is also a certified kickboxing instructor. When it comes to food, 'goya', which is a type of bittermelon is her favourite. Her favorite song is Le Tourbillon de la vie by Jeanne Moreau and favorite movie is Un homme et une femme by Claude Lelouch. According to her, Un homme et une femme is her favorite movie because her favorite actors are Jean-Louis Trintignant and Anouk Aimée.