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TOKYO, Japan - Kurara Chibana, a model who was runner-up in the Miss Universe 2006 beauty pageant, is pictured in Tokyo on Dec. 13, 2013, after she was named as the first Japanese ambassador for the World Food Program.

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WFP ambassador

TOKYO, Japan - Kurara Chibana (L), a model who was runner-up in the Miss Universe 2006 beauty pageant, is pictured in Tokyo on Dec. 13, 2013, after she was named as the first Japanese ambassador for the World Food Program. At right is Elisabeth Rasmusson, assistant executive director of the Rome-based U.N. body.

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WFP's Rasmusson, Chibana seek aid for Syrian refugees

TOKYO, Japan - Japanese model Kurara Chibana (L), the National Ambassador against Hunger for Japan for the U.N. World Food Program, and the WFP's Assistant Executive Director Elisabeth Rasmusson call for more aid for Syrian refugees in Jordan at an event in Tokyo, on Nov. 17, 2014.

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Model Chibana calls for support for Syrian refugees

TOKYO, Japan - Japanese model Kurara Chibana, the National Ambassador against Hunger for Japan for the U.N. World Food Program, reports on the situation of Syrian refugees in Jordan at an event in Tokyo on Nov. 17, 2014. She called for support for Syrian refugees, particularly children.

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Model Chibana becomes WFP ambassador against hunger

TOKYO, Japan - Photo taken Dec. 13, 2013, shows Japanese model Kurara Chibana, who became the U.N. World Food Program's ambassador against hunger for Japan that month after having served as the organization's celebrity partner since 2007.

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Seal pup born after disaster arrives at Fukushima aquarium

IWAKI, Japan - An aquarium keeper looks on as a harbor seal pup approaches a pool at Aquamarine Fukushima in Iwaki, Fukushima Prefecture, on June 26, 2011. The pup was born in an aquarium in Chiba Prefecture, where his mother, Kurara, and other marine mammals were being cared after the Fukushima aquarium was damaged by the March 11 earthquake and tsunami.

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Seal pup born after disaster arrives at Fukushima aquarium

IWAKI, Japan - A harbor seal pup arrives at Aquamarine Fukushima in Iwaki, Fukushima Prefecture, on June 26, 2011. The pup was born in an aquarium in Chiba Prefecture, where his mother, Kurara, and other marine mammals were being cared after the Fukushima aquarium was damaged by the March 11 earthquake and tsunami.

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Uniqlo plans global sales of Heat Tech innerwear

TOKYO, Japan - Kurara Chibana (C), who placed 2nd in the 2006 Miss Universe world competition, in Tokyo on Nov. 7 wears a dress over Heat Tech innerwear developed by Fast Retailing Co. The company said the Heat Tech innerwear can absorb body moisture and convert it into heat.

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Ban meets with Japanese goodwill ambassadors of U.N. bodies

U.N. Secretary General Ban Ki Moon (2nd from L) meets with Japanese goodwill ambassadors of U.N. bodies at United Nations University in Tokyo on March 17, 2015. They are Japanese grand tea master Genshitu Sen of UNESCO (far L), actress Tetsuko Kuroyanagi of UNICEF (2nd from R) and model Kurara Chibana of WFP. Ban solicited their further support for the U.N. activities. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Ban meets with Japanese goodwill ambassadors of U.N. bodies

U.N. Secretary General Ban Ki Moon (L) shakes hands with model Kurara Chibana (R), Japan's goodwill ambassador of the World Food Programme at United Nations University in Tokyo on March 17, 2015. Actress Tetsuko Kuroyanagi, who serves as Japan's goodwill ambassador for UNICEF, is seen between them. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Uniqlo plans global sales of Heat Tech innerwear

TOKYO, Japan - Kurara Chibana (C), who placed 2nd in the 2006 Miss Universe world competition, in Tokyo on Nov. 7 wears a dress over Heat Tech innerwear developed by Fast Retailing Co. The company said the Heat Tech innerwear can absorb body moisture and convert it into heat. (Kyodo)

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Seal pup born after disaster arrives at Fukushima aquarium

IWAKI, Japan - An aquarium keeper looks on as a harbor seal pup approaches a pool at Aquamarine Fukushima in Iwaki, Fukushima Prefecture, on June 26, 2011. The pup was born in an aquarium in Chiba Prefecture, where his mother, Kurara, and other marine mammals were being cared after the Fukushima aquarium was damaged by the March 11 earthquake and tsunami. (Kyodo)

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Seal pup born after disaster arrives at Fukushima aquarium

IWAKI, Japan - A harbor seal pup arrives at Aquamarine Fukushima in Iwaki, Fukushima Prefecture, on June 26, 2011. The pup was born in an aquarium in Chiba Prefecture, where his mother, Kurara, and other marine mammals were being cared after the Fukushima aquarium was damaged by the March 11 earthquake and tsunami. (Kyodo)

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WFP's Rasmusson, Chibana seek aid for Syrian refugees

TOKYO, Japan - Japanese model Kurara Chibana (L), the National Ambassador against Hunger for Japan for the U.N. World Food Program, and the WFP's Assistant Executive Director Elisabeth Rasmusson call for more aid for Syrian refugees in Jordan at an event in Tokyo, on Nov. 17, 2014. (Kyodo)