The young Japanese designer Midori Matsuo has yesterday won the Triumph 2008 prize for the most creative lingerie in the occasion of the international final in Beijing.

Fashion students from 31 countries presented their creations to a underwear world specialist jury made up of Viktor & Rolf, Helena Christensen, Ellen Von Unwerth...

Midori Matsuo, 20 years old, from Japan, won the prize in front of the German Theresa Bachler, 21 years old, and the Norwegian Stine Fagervik-Rosèn, 28 years old.

She now pockets the 15 000 euro prize, a few months after having banked the 100 000 yen prize in the Japanese final in Tokyo on May 26th (see below).

More photos of the fashion show here:
http://news.xinhuanet.com/ent/2008-08/01/content_8886505_1.htm