,"Popular model reveals her homosexuality"
February 18, 2011, ''

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'' better known simply as Hiromi, is a Japanese

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who has been active in the professional and commercial modeling fields since late 2000s. Formerly a popular model for the ''

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'', she is known for her

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looks and is particularly known in the gal scene.

Biography

Modeling

She modeled for the ''

'' during the years 2005 through 2007 and began appearing on the ''

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'' magazine in late 2007."Hiromin"
''Casting.net'' Her notable works include appearing on the ''Happie Nuts'' magazine and endorsing ''109-2'', the men's line of the '' 109'' brand.Model Profiles : Hiromi
, ''Shibuya Girls Collection'' She has signed advertising contracts with several products and brands such as '' Jungle Beat'', M.A.C's Japanese branch, and the third issue of the ''Buchiage Trance'' series of

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compilation albums.

Music

Aside from modeling, she has worked as an exclusive

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for girls-duo Lil'B. She has released several psy trance CDs since 2007, under the alias of "DJ Reika","Psy-Trance Queen Vol.2: Hagane"
''

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'' such as ''Psy-Trance Queen''"DJ Reika – Psy-Trance Queen"
''

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'' and ''Psy-Trance Queen Vol.2: Hagane''.

Personal life

Hiromi is an out

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."Model Hiromi comes out as a homosexual: 'Love doesn't have any form, color and rule'"
, February 18, 2011, '' Yahoo! News - Yahoo! Japan'' from ''RBB Today'' She publicly acknowledged her homosexuality, which she had kept hidden for a long time, in the April, 2011 issue of the ''

'' magazine. In 2011, she revealed that she was dating a female model named Aura.

References

External

Official blog
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Profile
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