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. She is represented by her agency Stardust PromotionSTARDUST - Stardust Promotion - Takizawa Karen Profile
- Stardust Promotion（Accessed 2019-05-15） and was the winner of the ''Miss Seventeen 2008'' grand prix. She was an exclusive model for the fashion magazine '' JJ''. Takizawa's father is

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, her mother is Japanese.

Life and career

Takizawa was scouted in

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and entered the entertainment industry as a model. She entered and won the ''Miss Seventeen 2008'' grand prix for the fashion magazine '' Seventeen'' in 2008 and began activities as an exclusive model. From 2009 to 2010, Takizawa starred in the live action films of '' Rookies: Graduation'' and ''

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''. In March 2011, she graduated from high school and from the fashion magazine ''Seventeen''. A month later, she joined '' JJ'' as their exclusive model. In 2014, she moved agencies from ''Groovy Air'' to Stardust Promotion. Takizawa gained traction as a ''

'' for her appearance on ''Dancing Sanma Palace'' in June 2015, where her unique method of speech and choice of words was noticed. Since then, she has become an active television personality on various programs. On July 23, 2019, Takizawa graduated from JJ as an exclusive model. On July 4, 2022, Takizawa announced on her Instagram that she is married to a commoner.

References

External links

Official Profile on Stardust Promotion

Official Profile on JJ
* {{DEFAULTSORT:Takizawa, Karen Japanese television personalities Japanese female models 21st-century Japanese actresses 1992 births Living people Stardust Promotion artists People from Tokyo Japanese people of Ukrainian descent Models from Tokyo Metropolis