Twenty-six years old (born in 1996), American model Yumi Nu was born to her parents, Kane Grace And Brent in New Jersey. She is recently modeling for SI Swimsuit Issue 2022.
The model is available on Instagram handle as @_yumi_nu and is the first Asian plus-size model to appear on Si Swimsuit cover in 2022; and is releasing her second EP, Hajime, in May 2022.
Nu was born in Englewood, New Jersey, on September 23, 1996. She is an American model and singer-songwriter and began modeling in 2010.
She began practicing songwriting at twelve and wrote her first song in 2016. She is signed to her uncle’s record label, Dim Mak Records.
SI Swimsuit 2022: Yumi Nu parents -Brent and Kana Grace
The stunning model Yumi Nu was born to her parents Brent and Kana Grace, in 1996.
Her parents were from two different ethnic groups, her mother was Japanese, and her father was Dutch. Her mother was the daughter of the Japanese businessperson Rocky Aoki; meanwhile, the details of her father and his family are yet to be uncovered to the public.
Her mother is the inspiration for her modeling career, who used to bring her to the modeling sets during her infancy. Her maternal family was a business personality, while she and her sister carried her mother’s legacy as a model.
Nu said that she was one of two Asian girls in her school, and was also subjected to prejudiced comments; however, she has been carrying herself with pride and has been featured in the Japanese Vogue edition.
Yumi Nu Family Ethnicity -Here Is What We Know
Yumi Nu has a mixed ethnicity and is of Japanese and Dutch descent. Her mother was born to a Japanese-American family, and her father was Dutch.
She was born in New Jersey, and later her family moved to Maryland when she was seven years old. Later on, when she was fourteen years old, her family moved to Newport Beach, California. She currently resides in LA.
Her Mother, Kana Grace Nootenboom, was the daughter of Rocky Aoki, a Japanese-American Amateur Wrestler, and restaurateur who had founded the popular Japanese Cuisine restaurant chain Benihana and Genesis magazine.
The model is the niece of Devon Aoki, an American actress and fashion model, and Steve Aoki, an American DJ, record producer, music programmer, and record executive. Her younger sister, Natalie Nootenboom, is also a model.
SI Swimsuit 2022: Yumi Nu Nationality
Yumi Nu has an American nationality with mixed ethnicity. She resides in Silver Lakes, Los Angeles.
The model had created Blueki, a plus-size clothing line, and was on the cover of the American and Japanese editions of Vogue in 2021 and also appeared in British Vogue.
Nu made her debut appearance in Sports Illustrated’s annual Swimsuit Issue in 2021, becoming the first Asian plus-size model to appear.