16 Facts About Lui Watanabe

Lui Watanabe was born on 6 December 1983 and is a Japanese actress and beauty pageant titleholder who represented Japan in Miss World 2007 in China.

Lui Watanabe was one of the finalists of the 2008 edition of Miss Universe Japan.

Lui Watanabe launched her own yoga company Sunroom Yoga in 2011.

Lui Watanabe acted as a supervising director on former kickboxing legend and four-time K-1 World Champion Ernesto Hoost's DVD 'Perfect Combat Part.

Lui Watanabe was selected as the representative of Japan for Miss World 2007 and was assisted in her preparations for the competition by French fashion and beauty expert Ines Ligron and Miss Universe Japan 2003, Miyako Miyazaki.

Lui Watanabe lived with the contestants from around the world for one month during November and appeared at the 57th Miss World pageant held at the Crown of Beauty Theatre, Sanya, People's Republic of China on December 1,2007.

In 2008, Lui Watanabe competed with 4000 entrants for the title of Miss Universe Japan, placing in the top ten at the final on April 3 held at Tokyo International Forum.

Lui Watanabe then became the face and image of Guthy-Renker skin care and fitness products, including for a DVD of Colombian dance fitness program Zumba, on TV and web media.

Lui Watanabe appeared as a model for American fashion designer Betsey Johnson at a festival for breast cancer awareness charity Pink Ribbon.

From 18 April to 5 May 2009, Lui Watanabe appeared on stage in TBS's musical 'Missing Boys: A Tribute to Yutaka Ozaki' held at Akasaka Act Theater.

In 2010, Lui Watanabe worked as a catalogue model for Oshman's Sporting Goods and swimsuit model for female fashion apparel brand Roxy.

Lui Watanabe began taking yoga lessons in 2004 and studied as an instructor with the Yoga Alliance from 2010 at YogaJaya.

From 2011, Lui Watanabe began giving yoga classes in studios and at luxury hotels such as Conrad and Ritz Carlton.

From April 2012, Sunroom Yoga began a three-month tie-up with American clothing company Gap and Fox TV for a series of 'Gap x FOX' outdoor yoga events, TV and video productions called 'Yoga Experience with GapFit' in which Lui Watanabe was the main instructor.

Lui Watanabe gave a lecture on the history of yoga at Japan's largest yoga event, Yoga Fest, held in Yokohama on the weekend of September 21,2012.

On 23 February 2013, Lui Watanabe was made an ambassador for the Japanese National Trust.