Inès Ligron

Inès Ligron
Born Agnès Ligron
Montpellier, France
Ethnicity French
Occupation Entrepreneur,
Title Miss Universe Japan national director
Website http://inesligron.com/

Inès Ligron is a French fashion and beauty expert best known for working with celebrities, models, fashion houses, beauty firms, advertising agencies, and magazine editors. In 1997, she became Miss Universe national-director in Japan and she revamped the pageant from a non-existent show, into a multimillion-dollar sponsorship and television event. She produced one Miss Universe winner and 5 runners-up during her 10 years with The Miss Universe Organization.

Ligron has always been a television person because of her personality. She appeared in several documentaries in Japan (NHK, TBS, NTV, Fuji, TV Tokyo, TV Asahi). To Japanese fans, Ligron is a mentor, a role model and a life-style teacher.

Ligron filmed a French reality television series called "Les Anges Gardiens" (The Guardian Angels) with Jean-Claude Van Damme and Jean-Roch.

Early life

Inés Ligron was born Agnès Ligron in Montpellier, France, the daughter of Pierre and Monique Ligron. Ligron changed her first name from Agnès to Spanish Inés (or French Inès) when she was 25, because she started working in Spain where people could not say her name correctly, and in English it sounded too old-fashioned. Ligron grew up in the South of France near Montpellier because her parents had to leave Paris due to the allergies of her younger brother. She has a sister, Mireille Ligron, and a brother, Philippe Ligron. She studied literature, learned 3 languages, and enrolled in a fashion and cosmetic school in Montpellier called Inter Beaute. Before working as the National Director of Miss Universe in Japan, she worked with European cosmetic companies and designed a line of cosmetics consisting of make-up and skin care products for Montagut, and the products were to be sold in China. Ligron worked with IMG Models after moving to Hong Kong.[1]

In 1995, Ligron became the Asia/Pacific director of IMG model in Hong Kong.[2]

Career

Although Ligron works with high-profile clients and has a very notable fashion sense, she has never stayed in one place and travelled regularly throughout Asia to work as a freelance for international projects, giving her the opportunity to meet and work with some well-known clients. Acting as an agent for some Hollywood agencies, she has worked with Sarah Jessica Parker, Penélope Cruz, Jennifer Lopez, Maria Sharaprova, and Beyoncé, securing booking to contracts for endorsements and for multi-media events.

Based in Hong Kong, Ligron acted as IMG Models Asia-Pacific Director. IMG Models is a powerful model agency with headquarters in New York and celebrity supermodels such as Gigi Hadid, Miranda Keir, Tyra Banks, Milla Jovovich, Liv Tyler, Kaia Gerber, Gisele Bündchen, Carolyn Murphy, Alek Wek, Angela Lindervall, Nicki Taylor, and Lauren Hutton.

With the help of her numerous appearances on national televisions in Japan, France, and Hong Kong as a fashion leader, Ligron has reached a high level of followers. Her success led her to sign a multi-year contract with a tele-marketing company called Oak Lawn Marketing whom produced a series of 8 DVDs which were the bible of fashion and beauty for any woman in Japan. Ligron's DVD sales are combined with the four books that she has published (three in Japan and two in Thailand).

Ligron was appointed Best National Director by the Miss Universe Organization in 2007.

Ligron has appeared on numerous magazines in Japan: (25 ans, Maquia, Voce, Biteki, AnAn, Grazia, Anhelo, Marie-Claire, Vogue, Domani, Elle, Bi-Story, Crea, More, Fytte, Croissant, Glamourous, Lucere, Da Vinci, Ar, Seven Seas, Hers, Alluxe, Vingtaine, WWD, Bijin-Hyakka, Pretteen, Spur, Savvy, Cheek, Pinky, Hanako, Tarzan, Nikkei Health...)[2][3]

Other notable collaborations

Books

Ligrons' book 77 secret to beauty was published by Magazine House, which made it on several bestseller lists, talks about styling tips and observations from a trainer of model's and a Miss universe runner-up's point of view. The main focus of her book is about gaining confidence. It also gives advice about style in every aspects of life: home décor, clothes, travel, and entertainment. The success of the book generated a "part-two" which also sold tremendously well.

Based on the success of her 2 previous books, Ines produced a magazine-book (called a mook) which was not only sold in Japan, Hong Kong, Seoul, Singapore, Paris, and New York city bookstores, but also was chosen and used as a workbook for the famous beauty and fashion school chain in Japan called Vantan.

In the year 2011, Ligron published 2 books in Thailand and another book in Japan in 2012.

Present work

Ligron is the CEO of WCBA, a chain of beauty schools in Japan.

Ligron gives seminars about fashion and beauty around the world. She travels to China to search for potential models. She regularly serves as a judge during fashion and beauty events, competitions, and television shows.

Ligron gives seminars for parents of Autistic children around the world because she has this type of disease.

Ligron appears several times a day on numerous Japanese television channels promoting her Ines Secret DVDs. She is also featured in women magazines in Japan. She is currently ranked by the Rakuten website as number 6 most influential personality in beauty and style (and the only foreigner to appear in the top 10 list).

References

  1. ↑ http://inesligron.com/?page_id=2
  2. 1 2 Sekiguchi, Toko (2007-06-12). "Japan's Beauty Queen Factory". Time. Retrieved 2007-06-12.
  3. ↑ http://www.channelnewsasia.com/stories/eastasia/view/279117/1/.html

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