木 ▁ よ し か , ▁February ▁ 8 , ▁ 1 9 8 3 ▁- ▁January ▁ 4 , ▁ 2 0 0 1 ), ▁better ▁known ▁simply ▁as ▁Y osh ika ▁or ▁Yu hn agi ▁( <0xE5> <0xA4> <0x95> <0xE5> <0x87> <0xAA> ▁/ ▁ ゆ ー な <0xE3> <0x81> <0x8E> ), ▁was ▁a ▁Japanese ▁fashion ▁model . ▁ ▁Born ▁in ▁Y ah ata h ig ashi - ku , ▁Kit ak y ū sh ū ▁to ▁parents ▁from ▁K um am oto ▁and ▁Ok ina wa , ▁Yu hn agi ▁grew ▁up ▁in ▁the ▁city ▁and ▁began ▁both ▁professional ▁and ▁commercial ▁fashion ▁model ing ▁at ▁the ▁age ▁of ▁ 1 1 . ▁Her ▁early ▁commercial ▁appearances ▁were ▁for ▁Fu ku oka - local ▁te en ▁mag az ines . ▁ ▁Biography ▁ ▁History ▁After ▁being ▁discovered ▁by ▁a ▁Sh og ak uk an ' s ▁magazine ▁editor , ▁at ▁the ▁age ▁of ▁ 1 2 , ▁she ▁began ▁appearing ▁in ▁a ▁number ▁of ▁well - known ▁fashion ▁mag az ines ▁such ▁as ▁V ivi ▁and ▁Se vent een ▁under ▁her ▁several ▁stage ▁names , ▁and ▁also ▁in ▁several ▁TV ▁/ ▁print ▁ad s . ▁She ▁signed ▁exclusive ▁contract s ▁with ▁at ▁least ▁ 9 ▁fashion ▁houses ▁in ▁her ▁first ▁ 3 ▁years ▁of ▁model ing . ▁ ▁She ▁was ▁not orious ▁for ▁her ▁violence ▁against ▁people ▁especially ▁men ▁such ▁as ▁male ▁design ers , ▁and ▁her ▁alco hol ▁issues ▁as ▁she ▁was ▁a ▁heavy ▁drink er . ▁One ▁of ▁her ▁alco