In 1974, a 24-year-old Japanese illustrator called Yuko Shimizu put pen to paper to draw the ... her own called Charmmy Kitty. Yuko left Sanrio just two years after creating Hello Kitty, at ...

She has a twin sister named Mimmy, who is also her best friend, and a pet cat named Charmmy Kitty. Hello Kitty enjoys baking ...