Kiko Mizuhara (Japanese: 水原 希子 Mizuhara Kiko born Audrie Kiko Daniel, October 15, 1990) is a model, actress, singer and designer of American/Zainichi Korean descent, who has lived in Japan since childhood. She is under Asia Cross Agency with models Angelababy, Eimi Kuroda and Hu Bing. Mizuhara speaks three languages: Japanese, English and a little bit of Korean. Recently, she has started learning Chinese.

Kiko Mizuhara started her modeling career at the age of twelve when she entered an audition contest for Seventeen Magazine in which readers selected their favorite new face for the magazine. Later, she signed as a model under ViVi and MAQUIA Magazine. Mizuhara had her acting debut in 2010 in Norwegian Wood and from that year on, she has been continuously appearing in the big screen and has been part of Japanese dramas Yae no Sakura, Shitsuren Chocolatier and Nobunaga Concerto. In 2011 and 2013 respectively, she was featured as a singer in Towa Tei's "The Burning Plain" and in M-Flo's No Way track under their Neven album. Mizuhara has also done a collaboration with Opening Ceremony where singers Rihanna and Beyonce have worn her designs. To date, she has already teamed up with the said clothing line for the fourth time, earning her rank as an upperclassmen of Opening Ceremony collaborators. In 2014, Mizuhara has been listed as part of the Business of Fashion 500: The People Shaping the Global Fashion Industry.

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Mizuhara has been rumored to be in a relationship with South Korean rapper G-Dragon since 2010. Pictures of the two emerged in 2014, sparking intense media scrutiny. The pair never confirmed nor denied their relationship, with G-Dragon's label YG Entertainment stating that they "try to respect their artists’ privacy, so there is nothing we can say about this." It was reported in August 2015 that Mizuhara and G-Dragon ended their relationship to focus on their respective careers.