Nanao Arai (荒井 菜々緒, Arai Nanao, born October 28, 1988)[1][2] known professionally by her mononym Nanao (菜々緒),[3] is a Japanese actress and model who is affiliated with Platinum Production.

[4][5] Nanao was born on October 28, 1988 in Saitama Prefecture, Japan.

[citation needed] Nanao began her entertainment activities in 2009 when she was 20 years old, she was a regular model as a martial arts ring girl and race queen in the magazine Pinky which became a turning point, she won the Miss TGC of Tokyo Girls Collection and the 2010 Sanai Mizugi Image Girl and was a fashion model for Non-no.

[8] She has appeared in various fashion magazines, television commercials, dramas, and variety shows.

[9] Media related to Nanao (model) at Wikimedia Commons