LA CARMINA TV hosting reel: CNN, Travel Channel Bizarre Foods, Today Show, NHK

† LA CARMINA † www.lacarmina.com
Japan Goth blogger. TV host. Author of 3 Jpop books. CNNGo writer.

"Adorable, in a somewhat bizarre way."
- The New Yorker

(La Carmina has) "beauty, grace, intelligence and can speak with authority on many subjects."
"If you don't subscribe to this woman's Facebook, blog, and Twitter feeds you are really missing out, kids."
- Andrew Zimmern (TV host, Bizarre Foods on Travel Channel)

BLOG, SOCIAL NETWORKS & PRESS
✷ La Carmina's popular blog on Harajuku fashion and subcultures -- http://www.lacarmina.com/blog - has been featured in major publications including The New Yorker, Washington Post, WWD, Village Voice,
Time Out New York, LA Times, Fox News. All press clippings are here: http://www.lacarmina.com/blog/category/press/
✷ She runs a hugely popular blog (http://www.lacarmina.com/blog) and is active on multiple social networks (Twitter, Facebook, MySpace). Her YouTube channel (http://www.youtube.com/user/lacarmina) is one of the most subscribed in Japan.

BOOKS & WRITING WORK
✷ La Carmina is the author of three books on Japanese pop culture and food, including Cute Yummy Time (Penguin USA) and Crazy Wacky Theme Restaurants: Tokyo (Random House). Promotional activities included a major US city book tour and Today Show appearance. For more about her books:
http://www.lacarmina.com/books.php
✷ La Carmina is one of the main writers for CNNGo.com, an Asia travel/lifestyle site launched by CNN. She has written over a hundred articles and interviewed a Tokyo Goth designer for CNNGo TV and CNN International. All of her articles are found here: http://www.cnngo.com/author/la-carmina
✷ She is represented by the Levine Greenberg Literary Agency in NYC, home to Chuck Klosterman and Scott Adams.

DESIGNER
✷ La Carmina collaborated with clothing label Akumu Ink on her signature fashion line, "inspired by everything coming out of Japan from its cute pop icons to its terrifying horror movies."

COMPLETED TV WORK
✷ The Today Show: La Carmina did a live "cute cooking" demo to promote her book Cute Yummy Time. (October 2009)
✷ NHK Japan: Her work and "personal brand" were the subject of a 20-minute documentary for Japan's national broadcaster. (February 2010)
✷ Andrew Zimmern's Bizarre Foods: She co-hosted the Tokyo episode, which aired on Travel Channel and in 75 countries. Carmina was Andrew's guide to strange Japanese theme restaurants. (June 2010)
✷ CNN International: La Carmina interviewed a Japanese designer and spoke about fashion for an episode that aired 10-15 times. (June 2010)
✷ Canal Plus France: She co-hosted a French 90 minute documentary about Tokyo subcultures, with Antoine de Caunes of Eurotrash. (Will air November 2010)

UPCOMING & POTENTIAL TV WORK
✷ TBA: La Carmina will be the on-camera host for the educational travel series, shooting in Asia later this year.
✷ Samantha Brown Asia: She was approached by Optomen Productions to be the guide in Samantha Brown's Japan episode for Travel Channel, but the timing did not work out. (April 2010)
✷ Australia's Next Top Model: Granada Media asked her to be the Japanese fashion expert/judge in the competition finale, but the company was not able to fly her to Japan. (July 2010)
✷ New Food Network show: An LA production company scouted La Carmina to be the host for a new show on Food Network. (June 2010.)

EDUCATION
✷ Columbia University, BA (summa cum laude/Phi Beta Kappa/Global Scholar, graduated in 3 years)
✷ Yale Law School, JD (Grammy ELI Award)

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† LA CARMINA †
blogger. author. tv host. designer.

URL - http://www.lacarmina.com
EMAIL - gothiccarmina@gmail.com

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[ShimiSan]

How did your success start? give us a bio! or like a 'My Youtube Story'

[lacarmina]

@ShimiSan Thanks so much! You can see my full bio on my site, Lacarmina (dotcom) -- thanks!

[boredcow]

glad to see you're doing well! :)

[lacarmina]

@boredcow You too! Give Basil's cousin a kiss for me!

[VTh3Final808]

Ahh....Such an inspiration. I love everything you do. You're so talented & beautiful! <3 Keep at it! Great video, as always. I wish you could come to an anime con here in the U.S.A. :'( I hope Basil is doing great, as well. I <3 you!!!!!!!!!

[MaruEien]

Awww *-*

so many cute things!

[generalreki]

<3 U!!

[JustAPrayer]

Great video. :)

[000OffDutyNinja000]

aww this is cute