Getting in shape the old fashioned way

Devon Aoki is one of the most familiar faces and figures in the high-fashion world today, but even though the Japanese/German/British beauty was considered Karl Lagerfeld’s muse and has graced the covers of Japanese and Russian Vogue, she still struggles with insecurities and image issues.

"Everyone has their own insecurities, regardless of how you look or how people perceive you, but sometimes people give their insecurities too much power." Aoki told Tarts in an exclusive interview. "Defining beauty is simply a matter of opinion. For me, real beauty has very little to do with the structure of someone's face or body."

Given the constraints of the couture world it comes as no surprise that the 26-year-old stunner recently decided to strut off the runway and focus on an acting career and as her latest role in "Mutant Chronicles" attests, it’s a far cry from the glamour of Givenchy or the posing in Prada."I had to pump my arms up quite a bit. They were a little on the weak side when we started and by the end of filming, I was pretty rock solid," Aoki said. "The funny thing was most the boys got dummy guns that weigh very little, and I got the real McCoy! I was running around with a 30-pound gun under my arm for the entire film. That might have been their way of telling me I needed some muscles!"

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