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KIYO WAS BORN IN SAPPORO, JAPAN AND WAS EXPOSED TO THE BEAUTY INDUSTRY AND THE ART OF MANICURES FROM AN EARLY AGE THROUGH HER FAMILY. SHE MOVED TO TOKYO WHEN SHE WAS 20 AND SHORTLY THEREAFTER TO NYC WHERE KIYO STARTED HER OWN FREELANCE CAREER.

KIYO HAS WORKED WITH MANY OF THE INDUSTRY'S LEADING FASHION AND BEAUTY PHOTOGRAPHERS INCLUDING ALEXANDER SALADRIGAS, ALIQUE, BOO GEORGE, CASS BIRD, CEDRIC BUCHET, CHRISTIAN FERRETTI, DAMON BAKER, ERIK MADIGAN HECK, GLEN LUCHFORD, GREG HARRIS, GREG KADEL, JASON KIBBLER, KATHY LO, MIGUEL RIVERIEGO, MILES ALDRIDGE, PAOLA KUDACKI, PATRICK DEMARCHELIER, PAOLO ROVERSI, NAGI SAKAI, ROE ETHERIDGE, ROBBIE FIMMANO, SEBASTIAN MADER, STANISLAW BONIECKI, TERRY RICHARDSON, AND WALTER CHIN.

HER EDITORIAL CLIENTS INCLUDE: BOBBI BROWN, BOTTEGA VENETA, VOGUE, ANTIDOTE, ALLURE, DOCUMENT, VANITY FAIR, HARPER'S BAZAAR, ELLE, W, GLAMOUR, INTERVIEW, I-D, MUSE, NUMÉRO, V MAGAZINE AND ZOO AMONGST MANY OTHERS.

HER ADVERTISING CLIENTS INCLUDE: DIOR, GIVENCHY, MAYBELLINE, MAC COSMETICS, COVERGIRL, REVLON, LA MER, L'OREAL, OLAY, LONGCHAMP, PHILLIP PLEIN, VERA WANG, DONNA KARAN, SANDRO, BCBG, RAG & BONE, ST. JOHN, ANN TAYLOR, H&M AND J. CREW.

CELEBRITIES SHE HAS WORKED WITH INCLUDE: ALLISON WILLIAMS, AMANDA PEET, AMANDA SEYFRIED, AMY POEHLER, CARLY CHAIKIN, CHELSEA HANDLER, DIANE KRUGER,  DONNA KARAN, ELLEN BARKIN, ELLIE KEMPER, ELIZABETH MOSS, ERYKAH BADU, IMOGEN POOTS, JIMMY FALLON, JULIANNE MOORE, KRISTIN WIIG, LENA DUNHAM, LUCY LIU, MADONNA, MEGYN KELLY, NICKI MANAJ, TRACEE ELISS ROSS, SARAH PAULSON, SIGOURNEY WEAVER, AND THOMAS DOHERTY.

KIYO IS BASED NYC.

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