She appeared on the cover of the Sports Illustrated Swimsuit Issue in 2022, becoming the first plus-size model of Asian-American descent to do so.
Her mother, Kana Grace Nootenboom, is the daughter of Rocky Aoki, the founder of the Benihana restaurant chain.
[2] She has stated that she was one of two students of Asian-American descent in her school, and experienced racism while living in Maryland.
[11] Nu was one of the cover models for the Swimsuit Issue in 2022,[12] and released her second EP, Hajime, in May 2022.
[13][14] She was also invited to the White House's celebration of Asian American and Pacific Islander Heritage Month in May 2022.