"安部ニコル" ("Nicole Abe")
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who has been featured in '' Ranzuki'' (2008–2011) and ''

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'' (2011 onwards) gyaru fashion magazines. Abe was once a contributor to ''Ranzuki''.

Early life and education

Abe was born in the Philippines to a Filipino mother and Japanese father; she later obtained Japanese nationality through her father. Abe and her family had moved to Japan when she was five. She did not understand Japanese when she first arrived in Japan. While learning Japanese, she gradually forgot the fundamentals of English and Tagalog. Abe went to nursery school in

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, and attended elementary school in

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for the first two grades. She transferred to an elementary school in

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before 4th grade. "ちびニコ♪"
, 12 December 2010, Official blog, '' Ameba Blog''

Modeling career

While studying in grade 3 at junior high school, Abe began her career in the ''

'' magazine '' Ranzuki'', debuting in the June 2008 issue. She was the youngest model to debut in ''Ranzuki''. Abe worked with 16 publications in three and a half years, and became the most representative and influential model in ''Ranzuki''."元「Ranzuki」モデルが電撃移籍　モデルプレスへ独占コメント到着" ("Former 'Ranzuki' model makes a surprising move - Exclusive interview")
, 17 October 2011, ''

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'' After Abe left ''Ranzuki'' in November 2011, she moved to the more popular ''gyaru'' magazine ''

'', starting with the December issue. She appeared as a young queen in ''Happie Nuts''. Abe has been a representative for several ''gyaru'' fashion brands, such as Diamond Puff, Lis Liza Doll, a

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brand Koibana. and a color contact lenses brand Candy Magic."モデル詳細：安部ニコル" ("Model Details : Nicole Abe")
''Radiant''

References

External links

Official blog

Official Twitter
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