Kaoru Kikuchi

"I love men who I can just look at and gives me inspiration. Someone who is talented and creative in many ways and is filled with great ideas. It turns me on big time"

Kaoru Kikuchi is our new cover model of the month. If you ask Kaoru where she comes from, she will of course tell you she is Japanese, but in reality she is a real 360° cosmopolitan person. Kaoru can call Singapore, Tokyo, Hong Kong, Taipei home. And she is not just a very beautiful model, she is a TV and internet producer and… an architect. "I hate to work" she told us while shooting this cover model feature "I only do things that I am passionate about, so my personal and professional ambitions are always together. My ambition is to brand myself as an international female entrepreneur".

And an entrepreneur she is. Kaoru currently has her own pearl and lingerie line called KOZO, which she has been wearing in this cover model shoot, as well as her Mandarin language learning project called SexyMandarin which has been so scandulous that it got 260,000 views on youtube in the last 2 months and on Taiwan TV… and that's not all… she runs an Ostrich farm in Palawan with 150 ostriches right now… curious to know more about our new cover model Kaoru? Read on for the full interview, and do not forget to browse the gallery of pictures you can find below. Alessio Cristianini

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Celeste Siam: Thailand number 1 and Ibiza first Asian Female DJ

"Thailand number 1 and Ibiza first Asian Female Dj"

Our cover feature is dedicated to Celeste Siam, Thailand number 1 and Ibiza first Asian Female Dj. Celeste Siam is not just beautiful, she is a very talented and successful DJ. But beauty can have its side effects, especially when you are a talented artist. When you are beautiful you have to work even harder if you want to show that you ARE good, and not just good looking.

Born and raised in Thailand, Celeste Siam is one of the most acclaimed Asian female DJ's, constantly travelling between Europe and Asia, where she performs in the most important clubs, and at the most important festivals. Her skills and her style, "Latin funky vocal house within a Balearic touch" as she defines it, are widely appreciated, and her name is quickly gaining international recognition. Her official sites, where you can find more information about Celeste Siam and her tour dates are www.ladysiam.asia andwww.wedare.asia

How did you start working as a DJ?
I started to burn free CD's for my friends few years ago, then everyone told me "you have a cool music selection why don't you just try to mix it?" First time I touched a mixer, both songs came together with the same beat and slowly adjusted the button up... then BANG! I felt like I just opened my third eye :)