See the article HERE in The Time Newspaper

Who hasn’t had trouble with her skin, pimples all over? I had when I was 16 to 21. And it was horrible… Also, when Proactive asked me to try their Products last January, I told them: -”no need! I already know Proactive very well, and I recommend it to all the finalists with some acne problem”. …. They were surprised but of course quite happy to hear it that. I asked them to actually send me some kits for 3 girls in the competition whom had to start using it, and it was a good timing. Then a few weeks later, I met Michael Allen, “the” President and we connected right away, i liked his kind and joyful personality, also his honest enthusiasm about his product, and we discussed the possibility to share this message to other women in Japan, with the same problem. I spoke with the finalists who were using it and they were very happy to give their testimony because they were having good results. Also we shot a mini-documentary with finalists: Rui, Kana, Sayo, and Moe, also with Hiroko. Two other past top-finalists who had been using Proactive joined us to talk about their experience. There are gorgeous-singer Norico (MUJ 1999) and glam-model Rei Hamada, first runner-up last year in 2007 when Riyo won. (See Rei in the photos below). I strongly believe in Proactive, it make a big difference if you combine it with the following daily routines: 1. Stick to a healthy diet containing lots of fiber, grilled meat or fish with brown rice, and lots of vegetables and fruits. (!avoid greasy food and too much sugar!). 2. Drink lots of clear mineral water during the day as it will help you get rid-of the toxins). 3. Ask your doctor to check-out your blood to find out if you have any food intolerances. (I have an intolerance to egg white and I did not know until I checked). But my best advise is that if you decide to try Proactive treatment, then do it seriously and keep doing for a while, be patient as at the beginning your skin might even get worst or become more oily, but this mean you will be detoxifying, after a while you will see the difference even morning when you wake up, it will be like if you see a new you……. there is no miracle product in cosmetic, it takes time and determination, as you know: “success comes with perseverance”! You should check your TV screen mostly in the mornings, because from tomorrow we will be talking to you within a 60 second TV Spots that will be airing all over the country, as a mini-documentary with MUJ. It will be aired on many TV channels and many times.  Actually, too many to probably list-out, as from tomorrow till the end of September, it will air approx 2,600 times!!! Make sure you see it! With love, ines

Introducing, the new Miss Universe, gorgeous Dayana Mendoza from Venezuela I love her fresh, high-fashion and I belong-on-the-catwalk look. I am very happy that she follows the path of sweet Riyo Mori, she is also a modern image of beauty-queens. This week, Dayana is in Venezuela to celebrate he win, together with her family but also with her entire country. She arrived in a private jet from New York city and she was welcomed on the airport runway by thousands of fans and press. And, last version is featuring Dayana in a Very Hollywood-annees-50  below, very-retro-glam. Dayana modeled all around the world with supermodel-agency FORD before becoming the new Miss Universe. Now she will be represented by The Trump Models agency. NOTE: IF YOU ARE CURRENTLY A MODEL AND IF YOU BELONG TO AN AGENCY, IT IS NOT A PROBLEM. WE WILL TALK TO YOUR AGENT AND ARRANGE THAT YOU CAN COMPETE THIS YEAR. ALSO DO NOT HESITATE TO APPLY BECAUSE YOU COULD BE MISS UNIVERSE! DO IT NOW!

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Natalia Zabala, Miss Spain 2006 right side with 2 finalists UP: Patricia Rodriguez, Miss Spain 2008, DOWN: 3 Miss Spain:    Helen Lindes, Miss Spain 2000 with Miss Spain 2008 & 2006 DOWN: Miss Spain 2008 & miss Spain 2007 (she competed together with Riyo Mori in Mexico)

This weekend I scouted 3 beutiful girls in Harajuky and Tokyo-Midtown! Actually I am out now scouting a lot, because there are so many beautiful girls walking down the street at the moment. if ou happen to see me, just come talk to me, I might not see you if I am not looking in your direction!!! And thank you for all the nice letters that I have been receiving after posting about writing me directly for MUJ 2009. Love to all, and… APPLY NOW!! The auditions will start soon. You can write in Japanese no probelm at all. My assistant will translate for me. IT COULD BE YOU ON THE PICTURE ABOVE WITH SATOMI, RIYO, KURARA AND HIROKO!

Think about it….. It could be you soon on my blog as a finalist, OR THE NEXT WINNER.You should send me your photo with one simple handwriting note with: your name, your age, your city, your hobby, your dream in life. your favorite country outside Japan What you are doing lately…student, working, no doing anything?

Do it now! It is your chance to have a dream life, to meet lots of celebrities, make news friends, travel first class around the world, be invited as a celebrity to the most exclusive parties, to be on the cover of a fashion magazine, to appear on TV and….to make a lot of money quickly! You do not need to be tall, skinny, cute… you need to be smart, healthy, motivated, and a nice person to compete.You have nothing to loose, but everything to gain! I promise I will read personally your letter and let you know my thoughts.Send me directly your letter at: Ines ligron, Kitaju BLDG 5 floor; 5-9-13 Jingumae; Shibuya-ku; Tokyo 150-0001;Tokyo

ファイナリストとして私のブログに紹介されるのはあなたかもしれないわ。 是非あなたの写真、応募用紙を送ってみて!! 応募用紙といっても簡単なもので、あなたの氏名、年齢、出身地、趣味、将来の夢、好きな観光地、職業などを記入すればいいだけ。 難しく考えなくていいわ。素直な気持ちを綴って、後は写真を添えるだけ!! 思いついた時にまず行動するべきよ! これはあなたの夢を叶える第一歩になるの。 素敵なパーティに出席して、沢山のセレブに会ったり、新しい友達が出来たり、世界中をファーストクラスで旅行したり、ファッションマガジンに登場したり、ＴＶに登場したり・・・もちろんお金もすぐに稼げたり・・・。 あらゆるチャンスがあなたを待っているんだから!!! 身長や、スタイル、容姿を心配する必要はないわ。 私が何よりも重視しているのは、健康的であること、賢さ、そして物事に対するモチベーションなのだから。 挑戦して失うものは何もないの、得る事ばかりなのよ!! あなたの素直な気持ちを応募用紙にぶつけてみてね、私が一人ひとり読ませて頂くわ。 応募用紙はhttp://www.cri-me.com/muj2009/index.html からダウンロードできるわ。 さあ、まず勇気をだして応募用紙を下記に送ってみて！もちろん日本語での応募も待ってるわ！！ 〒153-0044 東京都目黒区大橋1-2-5 KSビル6階 株式会社クリエイティブリソースインスティチュート内 2009ミス・ユニバースジャパンオーディション専用事務局　宛

From the 19th to the 24th, we will be in Italy with Riyo to attend the Just Cavalli and Roberto Cavalli fashion show!!!!!!!! Riyo is invited personally by Roberto to see his 2 shows, this will be MAGIC! I am a HUGE fan…. I am so lucky that iyo chose me to go with her. (Anyway I would have hiden in her suitcases!) Picture: Riyo is talking with Roberto Cavalli at the after-party of the Miss Universe live-event in Vietnam. Around them are Riyo’s bodyguards and actually a few hours later who would have predicted that the head of security, right side standing with a white shirt, would be cut with a knife trying to defend one of the Miss Universe staff seriously knife-cut, who was himself trying to protect Miss China while she was molested by a Vietnamese agressive guy. Miss China was later in total shock, with blood on her clothes, that was scary and we all flew off the club, blood everywhere… Present with our group were Miss Puerto Rico, China, Trinidad & Tobago and a few more, I cannot remember… We heard the next morning that the agressor got arrested right after during the night. Crazy world we live in….

THE MAKING-OFF BACKSTAGE I LOVE HIROKO WITHOUT ANY MAKE-UP, SHE LOOKS STUNNINGLY-FRESH FUN RIYO IN HER SHOE (dress partizia pepe, shoes YSL) Comments for the PICTURES at the bottom of my post: After the show, I cannot remember what Hiroko was telling me, but we laugh so much for a while. Riyo trying the fruits, we actually came back home around 11;30 pm and we prepared a diner for us at midnight and spoke until almost 2 am! This was the first night we could chat since Riyo is back in Japan. Right after Vietnam, Riyo was so cute, she asked me: - hot mama, (she calls me like this) can I ask you something? -Yes of course I replied… -Can I leave with you for sometimes, the time I find a place I like for me to live in Tokyo? -As long as you wish Riyo chan I was so happy because I love spending time with Riyo. I remember before she went to Miss Universe in Mexico, she was staying at my home ( a private mini-studio inside my home) and in the evening after my office hours, i would come back home, remove my shoes, drop my bags and knock on her door.. -Riyo are you up? Do you want to join me for diner?… -ah! you’here! Of course! Then we would seat at the dining table and we would talk for hours, about life, career, family, ambition, respect, love, passion, trust, our past experiences, etc. Riyo is the first winner who lived part-time, at home with my family before the Miss Japan pageant, then full-time after winning. Then Hiroko did as well this year after winning Miss Japan, and returning from Miss Universe, she was a true regal as well. Riyo and Hiroko by living with me, my family, really helped me to understand young women and mostly young Japanese women, because they are unique, special and mostly I would say they are different from the rest of the world. I have lived in France, Spain, Africa, Japan and Hong Kong, also I met many kind of women, each with a  different cultural and social background, but I keep being amazed by Japanese women, they have a deep soul, they are grounded, respectful, they hold a lot of values in life which I deeply respect and appreciate. I truly admire Japanese women for their strong identity. This is what foreigners are not able to catch at first glance when they visit Japan, neither when they cross their path outside Japan. This is why I am blessed, I was given the honor and responsibility to train them and to introduce them to the world each year. I am proud with my duty to show the world how amazing the young generation of Japanese women is. They are emerging, growing, glowing and becoming top leaders in many different fields in their own country. top left:     Aki, our MUJ official make-up artist since years

about below… I watch/listen her speech on CNN last night and I was speechless, she is pretty good! I know for a fact how it feels to speak in front of lots of zillion in an auditorium and also I really respect her calm and clarity while she spoke. The teleprompter of course was right there on her right side, but she eventually did not look at it so often, and indeed she kept on going with her speech. I am not judging her opinions in any manner but would like to celebrate her as a woman, and for her impressive achievements. By the way, the pictures above are fake, this is not her body, but her photoshoped pretty-head on someone else body. Surprisingly I had received zero comments regarding this post, not sure of this is good or not. Love to all and wishing you a happy weekend! Today In the Hollywood-land news: Also invited was…. Just for fun… ACTUALLY I am French, also I do not vote in America!! I just thought it was funny. Ex-beauty queens can be powerful. Please…… don’t come after me Miss Sarah-America, I am also a mother of many kids like you and….unarmed And for her fans I have a more innocent one taken backstage right before the swimsuit show by the pool. Normally beauty Queens message is: “and… I wish for a peaceful world”. Amen

with Nobuhiko Akatsuka of Nude jewlery OHAYO GOZAIMASU! NEW PICTURES,,,,, COMMENTS WILL FOLLOW…… YOROSHIKU XOXO

I am happy to present the theme for this year Miss Universe Japan 2009: HOLLYWOOD in the 40’s (les annees 40)

IT COULD BE YOU ON THE PICTURES!

Do you want to have your picture taken by our genius maestro photographer CASSIO?Think about it….. It could be you soon on my blog as a finalist.You should send me your photo with one simple　handwriting note with:

• • your name, your age, your city, your hobby, your dream in life.

• • your favorite country outside Japan

• • What you are doing lately…student, working, no doing anything?

Do it now! It is your chance to have a dream life, to meet lots of celebrities, make news friends, travel first class around the world, be invited as a celebrity to the most exclusive parties, to be on the cover of a fashion magazine, to appear on TV and….to  make a lot of money quickly! You do not need to be tall, skinny, cute… you need to be smart, healthy, motivated, and a nice person to compete.You have nothing to loose, but everything to gain! I promise I will read personally your letter and let you know my thoughts.Send me directly your letter at:Ｉnes ligron,Kitaju BLDG 5 floor; 5-9-13 Jingumae; Shibuya-ku; Tokyo 150-0001;Tokyo Click to see the video of the shooting with CASSIO!  

芸術的な天才フォトグラファー、Cassioにカメラを向けられている自分を想像してみて。ファイナリストとして私のブログに紹介されるのはあなたかもしれないわ。 是非あなたの写真、応募用紙を送ってみて!! 応募用紙といっても簡単なもので、あなたの氏名、年齢、出身地、趣味、将来の夢、好きな観光地、職業などを記入すればいいだけ。 難しく考えなくていいわ。素直な気持ちを綴って、後は写真を添えるだけ!! 思いついた時にまず行動するべきよ! これはあなたの夢を叶える第一歩になるの。 素敵なパーティに出席して、沢山のセレブに会ったり、新しい友達が出来たり、世界中をファーストクラスで旅行したり、ファッションマガジンに登場したり、ＴＶに登場したり・・・もちろんお金もすぐに稼げたり・・・。 あらゆるチャンスがあなたを待っているんだから!!! 身長や、スタイル、容姿を心配する必要はないわ。 私が何よりも重視しているのは、健康的であること、賢さ、そして物事に対するモチベーションなのだから。 挑戦して失うものは何もないの、得る事ばかりなのよ!! あなたの素直な気持ちを応募用紙にぶつけてみてね、私が一人ひとり読ませて頂くわ。 応募用紙はhttp://www.cri-me.com/muj2009/index.html からダウンロードできるわ。 さあ、まず勇気をだして応募用紙を下記に送ってみて！ 〒153-0044 東京都目黒区大橋1-2-5 KSビル6階 株式会社クリエイティブリソースインスティチュート内 2009ミス・ユニバースジャパンオーディション専用事務局　宛