Ikumi Yoshimatsu 吉松 育美 | |
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| Born | (1987-06-21)21 June 1987 (age 37) |
| Occupation | Actor |
| Height | 1.72 m (5 ft 8 in) |
| Beauty pageant titleholder | |
| Title | Miss International Japan 2012 Miss International 2012 |
| Hair color | Black |
| Eye color | Brown |
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Ikumi Yoshimatsu (吉松 育美,Yoshimatsu Ikumi, born 21 June 1987) is aJapanese actress, stunt woman, book author, opinion leader, social activist and beauty queen who was crownedMiss International 2012 inOkinawa.[1] It wasJapan's firstMiss International win in the 52-year history of the pageant.[2][3][4][5]
In 2014, she was intimidated and criticized by Japanese nationalist and right-wing groups for publicly advocating on behalf of the historicalcomfort women issues and has been an outspoken leader forwomen's rights issues.[6]
Yoshimatsu started the "STALKER-ZERO" campaign to introduce strict new laws to protect victims of stalking and intimidation inJapan, after becoming the first[citation needed] high-profile woman to go public with her personal experience in an international press conference. She was a featured presenter atTed Talks where she advocated for stronger laws to protect women in Japan.[7]
Ikumi started the Global Student Diplomacy Network in 2015 to connect elementary and middle school classrooms from various countries with each other bySkype for cultural exchange. The first exchange featured special guestPeter Yarrow ofPeter, Paul and Mary and the governor ofSaga Prefecture,Yasushi Furukawa.[8]"
She obtained a degree ineducation andinternational education at theUniversity of the Sacred Heart inTokyo,Japan.
Ikumi is both an actress and stunt double forTao Okamoto in three episodes of theHBO seriesWestworld.[9] She is also acting inMichael Bay'sNetflix movie6 Underground.[10] Ikumi has been cast to star in, and is currently filming the 10 episode of, international action thriller series, LightStinger.[11] Ikumi starred as the lead actress in Nico Santucci's movieSarogeto,[12] starring alongsideWinsor Harmon andEric Roberts.
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| Preceded by | Miss International 2012 | Succeeded by |
| Preceded by Nagomi Murayama | Miss International Japan 2012 | Succeeded by Yukiko Takahashi |
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