Twenty-one-year-old bikini and fashion model Akina Minami is this year's winner of the Beauty Eye Award. The finalists were judged on a single wink with the grand prize going to Akkina, as Minami is popularly known.
"I'm surrounded by beautiful-eyed people, so I'm delighted to have been chosen. I'm not sure I really deserve this," she gushed. "I think looking people in the eye is a really important part of communication."
When asked about her eye-care routine, she recommended an eyeball massage before sleep every night and regular eyedrops. "Eye makeup hardens over time, which means I have a tendency to get droopy eyes. I've been using lots of glitter recently to try to make my eyes sparkle," she revealed.
As part of the award Minami will appear in an advertisement for a Shinagawa Lasik laser eye surgery clinic, although she herself professes to favor contact lenses.
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kansaifun
"As part of the award Minami will appear in an advertisement for a Shinagawa Lasik laser eye surgery clinic, although she herself professes to favor contact lenses."
I can't believe she won with such a controversial political opinion!
sourpuss
glitter??? isn't that a form of steroids?
tenguleavings
The utter inanity of each sentence in this "story" beggars belief, even by Japan Today standards. I realize it's part of the ongoing "Best (blank)ist" meme (Best Eyeist, BTW), but single-wink showdowns and nightly eyeball massages are really just pushing the envelope off the precipice.
The758
I don't know what everyone sees in her
kansaifun
You are better off than me, The 758! I don't even know who she is!
Gurukun
Bestist Winkist?
some14some
"Bancha mo debana"
namabiru4me
I thought she looks so good in a bikini that she won some award for the ease of looking at her...
What a waste of a photo.
alladin
Akina Minami has the most beautiful eyes in Japan and she deserved everything that she got. I am glad that she got an award for having beautiful eyes.
FishHead
I think a photo of Minami in a bikini with her eyes closed would serve us better.
Smythe
She is a good looking young woman & if a woman has attractive eyes that will catch the eyes of others be they make of female.
So she has a good idea or two about HER eyes which also means her appearance.
Junnama
Surrounding by beautiful eyed people?!? Lol!!
Mittsu
I think she wears her contacts beautifully
farcus
I think she looks pretty good. Can't understand all the complainers. This type of news is the only reason I visit Japan Today as I get my serious Japan news fix from other sources.
pointofview
How do you determine who has the most beautiful eyes?
BoratLikeBarry
I've seen better eyes. She was lucky to get the award.
FishHead
This picture does not do her justice. "GoogleImage" her and you will see.
sugamosumo
She is right, she really doesn't deserve it. She is smarter than I thought!
goddog
Eye for an eye. I wonder how they judged her
Sunjovi
Money and fame brighten the eyes that the secret.
FishHead
I love her beautiful brown eyes.
Sarge
She's got great teeth as well as great eyes, and she looks great in a bikini too.
herefornow
Wow. Any prize won based on a single wink has got to be truly important/newsworthy. Hats off to her. Ranks right up there with the two J-scientists winning the Nobel last week.
2020hindsight
Nice eyes, but why the pajamas?
PleasureGelf
First a legs beauty, now an eye beauty. Soon we'll have a whole beautiful bride of Frankenstein.
LoveUSA
And who is the man with the most beautiful eyes? I think the reformed yakuza Shindo has more beautiful eyes than her.
Sarge
"why the pajamas?"
Har!
IvanCoughalot
Wink? I always have a wink every time I see this beautiful young lady.
Darrin Flores
i have seen her on Hexagon.. cute but too bony.. and has no talent for singing at all... see Yuna Ito if you actually like music
gogogo
hahaha how stupid.... what's next Beauty ears and nails and belly buttons?
Sarge
"What's next Beauty ears and nails and belly buttons?"
I nominate Mao Asada for Beauty Ears, Kumi Koda for Beauty Nails and Erika Sawajiri for Beauty Bellybutton.
thetruthhurts
Well, it's like they say, "Beauty is in the eye..."