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Harry recalls being called "Jap" many times as a girl, even at the school on the U.S. military base in Tokyo.

     Perhaps her most memorable Tokyo hit was the Diet Coke poster that graced every subway station for most of the 1990s. On this side of the Pacific Harry became best known as the L'eggs Sheer Elegance model. Harry was delighted that the commercials were calculated to show off what she considers her best feature. It also plays up her Asian features which, sometimes, isn't so obvious, especially as she sheds the last traces of babyfat. Ironically, when she met L'eggs bigwhigs for a second time before the contract was inked, she was told they were looking for someone "more Oriental". It wasn't until nearly a year later that they decided she was "Oriental" enough.
     Proving that not even the most beautiful of us is exempt from racism, Harry recalls being called "Jap" many times as a girl, even at the school on the U.S. military base in Tokyo. Having suffered that kind of painful discrimination, Harry remains uncomfortable about looking too "Oriental". To this day she resists wearing red nail polish and bright red lipstick against a pale foundation because, she says, it makes her feel like a geisha.
     Harry's other U.S. jobs have included the memorable Caffeine-Free Diet Coke commercials in which she wore a green-sequined dress, "being a typical James Bond girl." She also appeared in the Clairol Ultress commercial with Linda Evans and on the catalog pages of Olga lingerie. In a Sterling car commercial Harry showed up in full scuba gear, projecting the "strikingly beautiful, sexy and also sophisticated and intelligent look" that the director said he wanted.
     Almost every major California department store chain, including I Magnin, May Co and the Broadway -- have consistently used Harry for catalogs and print ads. To top it off, runway work keeps her shuttling between Milan, New York and Madrid. At one Chanel show the director came up to her and said, "I remember your face when you first came out -- you were cute then. Now you are beautiful." That's one indication of the unforgettable look that only Angela Harry can deliver.

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