She was Miss Japan in 2003, fourth runner-up at Miss Universe pageant in 2003 and last but not least she was chosen by Global Beauties as the Sexiest Woman Alive in 2003. Her impressive catwalk and stage presence made her an absolute favorite, as well as her doll-like features. She virtually smashed everyone in that stage with her runway skills and showed the world that fashion and pageants are a great combination. At least, that is what Global Beauties said about her in 2003. The name of this Japanese beauty is Miyako Miyazaki.

Most of the photos are taken by Marc Albert (for Global Beauties) and where found at:
http://www.globalbeauties.com/

More info and some small pictures of Miyako can be found at:
http://eladies.sina.com.cn/
http://www.japantoday.com/
http://www.pageant.com/
http://www.donstalens.com/
http://www.casting.co.jp/
http://news.enorth.com.cn/

The 5’5″ Italiana/Filipina beauty Raquel Gibson is Playboy Playmate of the Month for November 2005.Raquel Gibson (born June 14, 1985 in Clearwater, Florida, US) was “Ms. April 2005” and member of the USA National Bikini Team. She appeared in the second episode of the E! network television show The Girls Next Door, a reality television program that chronicles the lives of Hugh Hefner’s girlfriends living at the Playboy Mansion, in August of 2005, where she was seen auditioning and meeting other Playmates. Her test shoot was taken at Playboy Studio West and she is now in the magazine in November of 2005. Her elder sister, C.J. Gibson, is also a model. The two often appear in print as The Gibson Sisters.

You can find the Playboy spread here (mirror) (thanks Nik2!).

Some other Raquel Gibson galleries can be found here:
http://gibson.sisters.free.fr/
http://www.fuckingmotherfucker.com/
http://glam0ur.com/

Although it’s allmost a mission impossible to name my favourite Asian models, I will give it a shot anyway. Here we go! My current top 5:

1. Sung Hi Lee
2. Natasha Yi
3. Audrey Quock
4. Tiara Lestar
5. Hiromi Oshima

This top 5 is based on looks (and my current state of mind ;-)) only. Unfortunately I don’t know them personally (well, maybe Tiara, if e-mail counts), so I cannot really include ‘character’ as reference. I do like the ‘Korean type’ I guess, since 2 out of 5 are Korean… (Also read Why do we love Asian women to learn more about my fascination with Asian women.)

Do you want to share your own top 5 with us? Go ahead, make my day and comment! 🙂