Ayako Nishikawa (西川 史子, Nishikawa Ayako, 5 April 1971) is a Japanese female TV star, tarento, comedian, and cosmetic surgeon.
Ayako was born in Sagamihara, Kanagawa on 5 April 1971.
Her father is also a doctor and runs his own hospital in her hometown.
She attended Toin Gakuen High School (学校法人桐蔭学園) and later graduated from St. Marianna University School of Medicine.
In 1996, while in medical school, she was selected as "Miss Nippon", Japan's most prestigious beauty contest.