Agnes Lum Bikini Pictures Plus Cameltoe
Filed under: 6 Japan Babes, Agnes Lum
“Filmophile” sent these hot bikini/cameltoe pictures of your mother of Agnes Lum from the 1970s.
If you must know, Agnes Lum is widely considered as the “original Japanese gravure idol” also called “bikini idol.” She became a phenomenal bikini model hit in the late 1970s, and looking at these pictures, at that heartbreakingly lovely face, it’s easy to see why.
After the cut, more Agnes Lum bikini pics, plus her profile so you’d know her better.
I took the liberty of “borrowing” from another website the Agnes Lum Profile you see below:
Born in 1956 to a Chinese father and multi-ethnic (Hawaiian included) mother, Agnes is from Honolulu, Hawaii and she worked as a model during the mid-70s while still in high school. She was a well-known model and even won the title of Miss Hawaii but was later disqualified due to some technicality. She eventually found work in Japan and became the first Clarion Girl, Clarion being a well-known brand of car stereo and audio equipment. From 1975, the company looked for an advertising campaign girl who was to appear on their publicity posters, pamphlets, etc. Agnes became the first Clarion Girl and it has since become an institution. The Clarion Girl is selected every year from among thousands of applicants. The lucky girl receives a lot of publicity, often serving as a stepping stone for better things.
Agnes won a phenomenal following in Japan almost from the time she first landed in Tokyo in 1976. She is by far the most popular foreign-bred, sexy idol ever to work full-time in Japan. No other bikini idol has surpassed the popularity and fame that she attained. Agnes inspired a few other bikini-clad girls from Hawaii to come to Japan. But till this day, none has ever attained the success Agnes enjoyed. She was one of a kind and in a class all by herself.
During her heyday in the late ’70s and early ’80s, Agnes was all over the place–on billboards, posters, magazines, calendars, TV commercials, and even a record album. (Her singing talent was not good, but the pictures on the sleeve were great.) All these items are now highly collectible and valuable.
In 1984, she made her last TV commercial and then left Japan for good. Her time in Japan had run its course. However, she is still well remembered by many Japanese. Twelve years later in 1996, she returned to Japan to make a TV commercial for Daihatsu automobiles. She even brought her twin sons who were also featured in the commercial. She still has a very high name recognition, and the commercials were cute and family-oriented. (Her husband did not appear.)
October 2nd, 2008 at 7:25 am
nice pic!