Truly one of the most beautiful young Ladies gracing magazine pages and many places on the internet, Akira was not only a pleasure to chat with, but a recent look at her website was equally enjoyable. Just think, on a dare, and a few shots of Tequila, she got her start, an occurrence I am sure that most of you have no objections over. She seems quite pleased!

Hi Akira, thank you for joining us in a short chat. I was very happy when you agreed to share a bit about yourself with our visitors and me. Let me start out with a simple question. You call your site Akira-PM. What does the "PM" stand for?
Akira: I get asked that question a lot and I think people often think it means after midnight or some other sensual after-hours meaning. The truth is that it stands for "Photographers and Models," and I ended up with that URL because all other combinations of Akira were already taken.

I noticed you lived and studied in Virginia for a while, where do you call home now?
Akira: Orange County, California.

I will spare you the standard age and measurement questions, so let's try a different one. Give us your personality measurements.
Akira: Mostly, I like to smile and most people seem to find me friendly and outgoing. "You are so friendly and easy to talk to" seems to be the comments that I get often at shows and public appearances. Like all women, I have my bitchy moments and sometimes can't help but to offer directions and see things done my way but that is more in my personal life. I have

Photo by Henry Boardman

been blessed with many friends and hope to stay as I am.

What do you think of Akira the woman. Do you feel you are attractive or do you have any little pet peeves about yourself?
Akira: I don't think that any model is happy with how she looks. The thing that I hate doing most is picking out the images for my website because I am never completely happy. I guess my tummy is my pet peeve as it never seems flat enough.

When did your first inkling appear with the idea of modeling? I read about the tequila, but was it always in the back of your mind?
Akira: I really am a bit of an exhibitionist and it happened just as described on my website. I got crazy one night and for some reason consented some of the tamer images to be posted on the internet and then photographers began to call. After that, I quickly gathered up enough images to start a website and here I am today.

Did you find it awkward or uncomfortable the first time you did a nude set? When was that?
Akira: No, I kind of like it but I get offended if there are a whole lot of extra people there just to leer but as a general rule, nudity does not bother me.

Does it bother you that men, and maybe women, look at you sexually and maybe not the real person?

Akira: No, and both sexes do. The internet isn't real - I will never get to meet most people who visit my site and all they are left with is an impression of me and my images. I want them to enjoy both and hopefully become a little aroused and a little curious about me as a person. I think that there is enough personal information on my site for people to get a flavor for me. As for the people I meet and being the outgoing sort, I don't have a lot of problems with being looked as in a sexual manner only.

My biggest problem in that area is some (and very few) photographers believe that they are entitled to take any kind of picture they want, mislead the model and generally use the Model. It is typically after one of those rare occurrences that I felt used or treated in a sexual fashion.

How much time do you actually spend working on your site?
Akira: Way too much. It is actually a huge amount of work for relatively little financial return. I probably spend 20 to 25 hours a week on the site, not counting email and not counting the time that I am shooting content for my site. I have to look at the website in the bigger picture; it drives model bookings, merchandise sales and other opportunities. However, at the end of the day, the site supports fantasies (including my own) and is really a entertainment venue rather than a means to gain mainstream fashion and lifestyle commercial modeling opportunities.

You recently appeared in Playboy(TM). What was the experience like? Do you have any plans for future Playboy shots?
Akira: Playboy is a good company to work for and I hope to continue appearing in both the magazine and Playboy channel. (I have probably worked on four or five different shows for the Playboy channel).

I see you have appeared in a number of publications. But is there one magazine you would love to be featured in?
Akira: I would love to featured in Playboy and I also like the style of FHM and MAXIM.

Somewhere I read you were interested in acting. Have you done any movie roles as yet?
Akira: I have done a few minor roles and if life goes well, my ambition is really to do more film and acting.

If you were offered a movie or even a TV series role, what kind would you like to play? With your great smile I think you would shine. Do you think you could play a good villainess?
Akira: Without a doubt!

I know the adult industry is always looking to recruit new models to do features and photo sets. Has the more explicit area of the genre approached you?
Akira: All the time, but hardcore work is not for me and I have no plans to do so. On the other hand, I have learned never to say

"never" and I have done more revealing work on my site that I ever thought that I would.

Here are a few of Akira's Friends

Shae Marks

Mika Tan & Akira

Tammy and Akira

Tigerlily and Akira Play Twister

Are you good friends with any of the other Ladies you work with?
Akira: Yes, too many to count although I would consider Josielyn Chase, Tigerlily and Mika Tan as special friends.

Let me put you on the spot, who are your favorite photographer and model?
Akira: I don't have a favorite photographer as there are so many styles. I certainly admire Kim Mizuno very much. As for model, I like many of them and actually enjoy looking at pictures of sexy women.

For those not familiar with photo shoots, how much time and preparation go into doing one?
Akira: If the shoot is for my site, I spend some time thinking about themes but they generally come to me as I am driving or watching TV. For instance, I want to sneak on a golf course one of these days in a golf skirt and do a shoot. Think what fun that could be. Make up and set up tends to be about 2 hours and the shoot itself can run anywhere from two to four hours. Then, if the images are for my site, it is another two to four hours to select, edit, resize and publish the images.

Where do you get your ideas and themes from for the shoots? You seem diverse and even do some mild bondage sets. Are light fantasy sets a favorite of yours?
Akira: Absolutely, Friends and fans also offer suggestions (which are always welcome).

her classes are very well attended and include many celebs. Cool, I say!

I noticed in the Inner Lair you have one set shot in a fans home. Do you do this often?
Akira: A couple of times; in fact there are several sets from fan locations. Finding new locations is one my biggest challenges.

I know we all have a funny or odd situation that comes up in our work. Have you got any you would like to share?
Akira: I was on a show and talking to many fans and I bent over and my pants split right up the butt. I thought it was kind of funny and had to work that way for an hour or so. Of course, somebody posted a detrimental comment on the internet that was my fat ass that split the pants. I guess we know whose ass he'll never get to know.

Do you have difficulty because of your celebrity in meeting nice guys and having a good time? Many beautiful women have related it is really hard to meet people as a regular person.
Akira: I haven't had that problem. Maybe I am too approachable.

One of your members asked what you do at the end of the day when you get home. What about on the town? You seem to enjoy shopping, but do you enjoy clubbing, dancing and just letting it all hang out?
Akira: Yes, yes and yes and I am also a homebody that makes a pretty good couch potato on my slow days.

We see you have done a number of promotion sets for products and such. Would you consider yourself to be the western equivalent of the beautiful Japanese Campaign Girls?
Akira: No, I think that I am a little too curvy for the classic Asian beauty. My roots are Okinawan and we tend to have darker skin, rounder eyes and more curves but we still didn't get the height to go with the bigger bones.

You have a chat room set up in your member’s area. How often do you join your members in a bit of online conversation? Have you considered adding streaming video to your chats as a few other Ladies have done in the future?

Akira: Video chat is certainly in the future.

You mentioned expansion in one comment about your website. Is the new look, which is very good, still being refined and developed? Can your members expect any "little surprises"?
Akira: As I am sure you know, a website is something that is always in process and never quite good enough. I am still searching for the right mix of flair and simplicity. I hate slow loading/pop up filled sites with excessive flash yet I am still contemplating methods of adding more pizzazz to my site.

What is your long term plans for the future? Where do you see yourself in 10 or 20 years?
Akira: Hopefully married with children and happy, wealthy and wise. That would be ideal.

I won't be so bold as to ask if there is a "special guy" in your life, but do you see yourself settling down one day and having a family of your own?
Akira: See above.

If you don't mind, could I request you shoot a pic greeting all the great visitors to Asian Ladies of the Internet? I know they might enjoy having great Wallpaper for their desktop from our site, and you would be fantastic to see when we start our days on the computer.
Akira: I will do that the next time that I shoot for my site.

Thank you again Akira. We wish you the best in the future and hope to hear more from you here too! Readers, be sure to check Akira's pages out!