Actress Emi Takei, 16, has become the youngest ever winner of the Best Dresser Award after scooping the top prize in the 39th annual Best Dresser Award ceremony at the Grand Prince Hotel in Akasaka this week. Before Takei, the youngest ever winner of the award was Namie Amuro, now 33, who was awarded the honor at 19 years of age in 1996.
Takei said, "I'm a little surprised myself but I'm pleased to have received such a stylish award." She said that she had been interested in fashion since she was in fourth grade. Describing herself she joked, "Precocious? Yeah, that sounds about right." When asked if there were any areas in which she has grown up since stepping into the public eye, she replied wryly, "I suppose I'm getting better at answering journalists' questions."
Other winners were actor Ikki Sawamura, 43, actress Aya Sugimoto, 42, and J-league soccer star Yuji Nakazawa, 32.
© Japan Today
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marushka
Aya is very beautiful and this dress is just so nice
tokyokawasaki
Ahh! Monday morning just got better after seeing Aya's beauty... She is one very hot lady..
Gurukun
Ahhhh, Aya looks stunning!
LoveUSA
The men in the picture are perfectly dressed. Have no objection to their wear. Hair style could be better.
BlackWidow
is there a worst dressed award, a raspberry-type fashion award or something?
sillygirl
hey y`all - a dresser is also someone who helps actors change costumes between scenes and/acts. do you think that is what they mean?
peachy871
tsurubushi...no, that is not wrong at all! It was the first thing I thought when I saw the title, too!
bobbafett
no. just delusional.
bubzabub
This isn't a real award. Don't bother publishing this fake stuff.
goddog
Bobbafett, are you rich?
goddog
I just paid ¥500 to Yamato-shi to throw my dresser away. I guess I should have entered it in this contest first.
bobbafett
how do they know who has the best dresser at home? they have not seen my Signed Henkel Harris solid cherry long dresser with ogee bracket feet, and solid brass Chippendale hardware. My bet is Emi sports a simple South Shore Maddox 6 Drawer Double Dresser in Pure Black
oberst
Is that a snake drapped across her shoulder ?
electric2004
Her lower leg bone is bend in a strange way. Too much seiza?
wanderlust
She has real potential, until/ unless the J-promo machine grind her down...
herefornow
asahi-man -- agree completely. Aya is seriously hot and getting sexier with age.
asahi_man
Aya Sugimoto looking great as usual
tsurubushi
is it wrong that I am tempted to satirically yell, "No JT, it's Best Dress-IST! Get it right!"?