10 Reasons Why Jenny Shimizu Is The Most Underrated Supermodel

The Most Interesting Woman in the World

Own it, girl.

1. She's Asian American

"When you see people, you see people on movies rarely, but you see people on TV and magazines and you don’t really know who they are and so that was another cause, I just wanted to make young Asian kids see that there is a story behind it and they too can strive to be different maybe and not kind of go into the same kind of career path because there are generalizations of what kids do, Asian kids especially doctors, lawyers, and engineers and I think there’s more to that. And also a lot of pressure of making your parents proud."

2. She's not tall. She stands at a petite height of 5'6"

She completely defies the supermodel standard that supermodels have to be a certain height in order to be successful.

3. She quit modeling to be a mechanic

Being a supermodel in the 1990s, Shimizu was not only one of the first Asian American supermodels, but she was also openly gay and used her androgynous look to her advantage. She had/has a passion for cars and was a mechanic before she was discovered.

4. She has a lot of tattoos

It's taboo for supermodels to have such large tattoos that are visible because it prevents them from getting certain jobs, but Jenny Shimizu is such a bad ass that she doesn't care.

5. She's openly gay

yep. she had a brief fling with Angelina Jolie.

6. Other love interests include Madonna

7. She was a judge on Make Me A Supermodel

Shimizu has had a successful career as a supermodel, modeling for Calvin Klein, Bobbi Brown Cosmetics, Versace, Prada, Jean Paul Gautier, Levi's, J.Crew, and being the face of Banana Republic's "American Beauty" campaign, just to name a few.

8. She's an advocate for same sex marriage

She had a faux marriage on TV with Rebecca Loos as a protest to anti-gay marriage laws

9. And an activist for AIDS

"It was being kept a secret and these people were expendable that were dying which made me…well, not expendable but that’s the way the government seemed to be thinking, that’s what made me get involved right away."

10. She had a successful career doing amazing things in the world while utilizing her connections and staying true to herself.

I wonder if she was a "Material Girl"...