Kaila Yu is a

Taiwanese American Taiwanese Americans (traditional Chinese, Chinese: 臺灣裔美國人; pinyin: ''Táiwān yì měiguó rén''; Pe̍h-ōe-jī: ''Tâi-Bí-jîn'') are Americans of Taiwanese people, Taiwanese ancestry, including American-born descendants of migrant ...

singer, songwriter, former model, and freelance journalist fo
The Rolling StoneGlamour
and more. She was formerly the lead singer and vocalist for the all-Asian-American, female rock band Nylon Pink. Yu is also one of the founders of the jewelry/fashion line "Hello Drama" which is affiliated with the Nylon Pink band and style. She has also been an import model and appeared in magazines including ''

Stuff Magazine ''Stuff'' is a British consumer electronics magazine published by Kelsey Media. History ''Stuff'' was first published in Britain in November 1996 by Dennis Publishing. A bimonthly title, it followed the success of magazines such as '' FHM'' ...

'', ''

Maxim Maxim or Maksim may refer to: Entertainment *Maxim (magazine), ''Maxim'' (magazine), an international men's magazine ** Maxim (Australia), ''Maxim'' (Australia), the Australian edition ** Maxim (India), ''Maxim'' (India), the Indian edition *Maxim ...

'', ''

FHM ''FHM'' (For Him Magazine) was a printed British multinational men's lifestyle magazine that was published in several countries. It contained features such as the ''FHM'' 100 Sexiest Women in the World. The final printed issue of British ''F ...

'' and ''House of Roses''.''Id.'' Yu had a brief role as an Asian stripper in '' Dark Blue'', appeared as a race girl in '' The Fast and the Furious: Tokyo Drift'', and also hosted shows on channels such as

MTV Asia MTV was a pan-Asian music pay television channel that was launched on 5 May 1995 as a standalone pay television service. The channel was owned by Paramount Networks EMEAA. History Pre-launch The first incarnation of MTV Asia was launched on ...

, MTV Chi, Music Plus TV, TorqueTV, Octane TV and Ripe TV. Yu is a graduate of

UCLA The University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA) is a public land-grant research university in Los Angeles, California, United States. Its academic roots were established in 1881 as a normal school then known as the southern branch of the C ...

(with a degree in economics), after transferring there from the

University of California, San Diego The University of California, San Diego (UC San Diego in communications material, formerly and colloquially UCSD) is a public university, public Land-grant university, land-grant research university in San Diego, California, United States. Es ...

, where she initially majored in

biology Biology is the scientific study of life and living organisms. It is a broad natural science that encompasses a wide range of fields and unifying principles that explain the structure, function, growth, History of life, origin, evolution, and ...

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External links

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Nylon Pink on Reverb NationHello Drama Jewelry and Fashion Line
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Kaila Yu's Official WebsiteKaila Yu's PR Company
{{DEFAULTSORT:Yu, Kaila Living people Taiwanese emigrants to the United States American musicians of Taiwanese descent American models of Taiwanese descent American women singer-songwriters 1979 births American women pop singers 21st-century American women singers 21st-century American singer-songwriters