Miss Universe Riyo Mori Wants to be Hiro’s Girlfriend
By Sam | June 11, 2007 (11:34 am) | More: Heroes Cast/Crew Updates, Heroes Season 2 Spoilers/News
In an interview with FoxNews, Japan’s Riyo Mori, aka 2007’s Miss Universe, talks about her whirlwind life after winning the crown and the possibility of joining the cast of Heroes — at least temporarily, as I doubt her duties as Miss Universe would allow her to take on a full regular role. According to Riyo, after winning the crown she was summoned to NBC, where she read for the part of “Yaeko”, who would be “a love interest for one of the main characters.” Of course we all know who she’s talking about: Princess Keriyama, last reported here, perhaps?
Mori said she is hoping to devote herself to her new role — which includes acting as a spokeswoman for AIDS issues — and is also looking for a possible role on the TV series “Heroes,” broadcast by NBC, which has rights to the Miss Universe pageant.
“As soon as I won Miss Universe I had this big chance,” she said. “I’ve never acted before. I went to the casting audition and read a script in English and Japanese, and they said it was really good. So I hope I can be in the show.”
More reasons to believe she’ll get the job: This isn’t a recurring role, and since Hiro is stuck in Feudal Japan, all Riyo would have to do is “act Japanese”, which, being Japanese, I’m assuming wouldn’t be that hard for her. Secondly, NBC owns both Heroes and the Miss Universe pageant, so what better way to cross-promote?
(And as an aside, James Kyson Lee, Ando himself, was one of the celebrity judges at the Miss Universe Pageant that crowned Riyo Mori!)
(Thanks to Matt Parker for the link.)
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nosssweat on 12 June 2007:
daaaaamn.
Kasper on 12 June 2007:
Damn what a Babe!! Can’t believe Hiro might be getting with that.
larry on 13 June 2007:
I really hope Riyo will get to play a part in Heroes this will be a win win situation for Riyo and her future career and I get to see her in my favorite program.!!!
Timothy on 13 June 2007:
When can we see her in Heroes? Can’t wait~~~~~~
Conner on 13 June 2007:
Heroes could use a real Japanese girl character in the show. Riyo would be the perfect character for this show. She is young and beautiful the most of all she’s Japanese.!!!
Mark on 14 June 2007:
Hallelujah! When I first heard that she would be a love interest for a character on ‘Heroes’ I immediately thought she would be cast opposite any male cast member BUT Hiro. Kelly Hu, Lucy Liu, Devon Aoki, Grace Park, etc are never cast opposite an asian male. It’s always a white man, maybe a black man. IF an asian male in TV/Film is even allowed a woman opposite him, it may, may be a asian woman. But far more frequently, he gets nothing! Go Hiro!
Bones on 14 June 2007:
I wonder if Hiro can go back in time to save Charlie and get some quality time with the Princess. Hiro is the MAN! Chick magnet, plain and simple.
death on 24 July 2007:
i guess she is perfect to that situation