On December 11th, actress Ueto Aya was presented the �Takarajimasha Nihon Fashion Leader Award 2012� at the company's award ceremony in Tokyo.

Ueto, who appeared at the ceremony wearing a sexy back-baring black dress, explained her outfit with, �Today, I decided to be bold.� I decided to wear a classic black dress that bared my back.�� She smiled as she said, �My butt rarely looks round, but thanks to the fur on my dress, it looks quite perky.� I think girls always get help from fashion,� and mesmerized the press with her grown-up style that has not yet been seen until now.

Ueto also stated, �I want to be a woman who can wear various styles of clothing, be it cool things or cute things.�� She then answered a request for pointers in Fall-Winter fashion and revealed that, �Since there is a tendency to choose black or grey clothes in the winter, I would choose bright colored clothes as much as possible.� Since colorful knits are more common this Fall-Winter season compared to past seasons, I would choose beige or pink colors.�

In addition to the award and trophy, an extra prize of a �Star Naming� in the Andromeda Galaxy to symbolize that �[The] Fashion Leader is �Japan�s Star�� was also presented.� To this, Ueto excitedly stated, �I was raised in an apartment, but I really like stars.� I often went up to the roof and wished on and complained to the stars.� Since I do not know which star is mine, I will love all the stars in the sky as my own from now on.�� The �AYA UETO� star has been named and recorded in Australia�s Springbrook Observatory.

This is the fourth year that Takarajimasha has organized the event; the winner of the award is chosen by readers based on contributions to spread casual fashion by the fashion leaders.� In addition to Ueto, model Mizuhara Kiko and Mizuki Alisa also received the award.� It was also announced that model Rinka, who received the award for the third consecutive year, will enter the company's Hall of Fame.

Check out some photos from the event below:

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Source & Image(s): modelpress