Far from feeling demeaned by being treated as an escort, the former model relished in the dynamic.
I loved the fact that I was at this womans beck and call.
It turned me on, being ordered to her room whenever she felt like it.
Herandrogynous looksbecame the trademark of her career, with her breakout campaign being for Banana Republics American Beauty collection.
Shimizu wouldmarryfashion entrepreneur Michelle Harper in 2014.
The pair met a New York party in 2012, and keep a healthy relationship to this day.