- Is half-Japanese and half-Irish.
- Became an instant internet celebrity and gained internet fame after appearing in a national broadcast network Pepsi/iTunes advertising campaign that debuted during the 2005 NFL Superbowl. Given the wide audience and the connection to Apple computer, numerous postings were made almost immediately after the commercial first aired.
- Is a Wilhelmina model and has modeled for Billy Tucci's "Shi" comic book.
- Featured in the May 2005 issue of Maxim (Medio).
- A popular fan blog site named "That Pepsi Girl" is exclusively about her.
- Has a white Dodge Challenger R/T named Pris, after the character in Blade Runner.
- The cause closest to her heart is taking care of veterans -- especially the work done by The Heroes Project, Homes for Our Troops, Warriors for Freedom Foundation, Rock to Recovery, Final Salute Inc., Vetpaw, and Heroes & Horses.
- Daughter of Jeff Amano, a writer-artist and creative dynamo at Beckett Comics
- Attended Newman Smith High School in Carrollton, Texas.
- Served as the inspiration behind the character of "Lady Fujiko" in the highly anticipated comic book Roninhood (May 7, 2005).
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