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Asia's Next Top Model (season 5)
The fifth cycle of ''Asia's Next Top Model'' (subtitled as ''Asia's Next Top Model 5: Expect The Unexpected'') aired on April 5, 2017. Filming for cycle five took place in Singapore and Malaysia. Cindy Bishop and Yu Tsai returned as judges for panel this cycle, while Kelly Tandiono departed from the show, and was replaced by Cara G. McIlroy. The cycle featured 14 contestants: three each from Indonesia and the Philippines, two each from Malaysia, Singapore and Thailand, and one each from Cambodia, Hong Kong, Laos, Taiwan and Vietnam. China, India, Japan, Mongolia, Myanmar, Nepal, and South Korea were unrepresented. Taiwan marked its comeback after its absences from the two previous cycles. The prize package for this cycle included a Subaru Impreza, a cover and fashion spread in ''Nylon'' Singapore, and a modeling contract with Storm Model Management in London. The winner of the competition was 18 year-old Maureen Wroblewitz, from Philippines. Auditions Casting calls were hel ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Singapore
Singapore (), officially the Republic of Singapore, is a sovereign island country and city-state in maritime Southeast Asia. It lies about one degree of latitude () north of the equator, off the southern tip of the Malay Peninsula, bordering the Strait of Malacca to the west, the Singapore Strait to the south, the South China Sea to the east, and the Straits of Johor to the north. The country's territory is composed of one main island, 63 satellite islands and islets, and one outlying islet; the combined area of these has increased by 25% since the country's independence as a result of extensive land reclamation projects. It has the third highest population density in the world. With a multicultural population and recognising the need to respect cultural identities of the major ethnic groups within the nation, Singapore has four official languages: English, Malay, Mandarin, and Tamil. English is the lingua franca and numerous public services are available only in Eng ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
It Girls
''It Girls'' is a feature documentary film directed by Robin Melanie Leacock that aired on the Women's Entertainment channel on April 2 and 7 2002. It features wealthy socialites including Casey Johnson, Elisabeth Kieselstein-Cord and Nicky Hilton, as well as appearances by Diane Von Furstenberg, Marisa Berenson and other women. It was filmed in Manhattan during New York Fashion Week. The film's premise is that anyone can be an it girl. In the documentary, von Furstenberg says "It's really about being a forever girl!" Critical response Roger Friedman, writing for Fox News, said that this was a "numbingly mesmerizing documentary" in which "You have rarely seen such a collection of vacuous and tiresome people". He complains that "the 'It Girls' of 2002... are an inarticulate and alarming lot of long legged blondes without a thought in their heads". Mary Robbins, in the ''New York Times'', wrote that the film suffered from poor timing, because the bad economic conditions at the time ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2017 Singaporean Television Seasons
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Sunway Lagoon
Sunway Lagoon is an amusement park located in Bandar Sunway, Subang Jaya, Selangor, Malaysia owned by Sunway Group. History The park began operations in 1992 and was officiated by the then Prime Minister of Malaysia, Tun Mahathir bin Mohamad, on 29 April 1993. Since its opening, the theme park has added Malaysia’s first surf simulator, the FlowRider in 2010; Malaysia’s first 5D Waterplexx in 2012 and a very large water ride, Vuvuzela, in 2013. Timeline Geology The park is built below ground level on a tin mining wasteland and currently has 90 attractions spread across six parks. Attractions Concerts and events Sunway Lagoon has hosted some of the international lifestyle, music and sporting events including MTV World Stage (2009 to 2015) and Quiksilver Revolution Tour (2006 and 2008). Other concert hosted are deadmau5 (2011), The Native Tour by OneRepublic, Pitbull (2011) and many more. Awards * 2015: Silver Award in the Entertainment Category at the Put ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tawan Kedkong
Tawan Jiratchaya Kedkong (; born 15 August 1995) is a Thai fashion model and winner of the fourth season of ''Asia's Next Top Model''. ''Asia's Next Top Model'' Tawan was one of two contestants who represented Thailand, the other being Maya Goldman. She was declared the best performer of the week in the fourth week of the competition; as a result, she was automatically put through to week six. Also, Subaru XV cars appointed her as their 2016 brand ambassador. In the 13th episode, Tawan was crowned as the winner of the fourth season of ''Asia's Next Top Model''. After winning the competition she appeared in ''Cosmopolitan UK, Harper's Bazaar India, Vogue Thailand and Arabia''. She graced the cover of ''Elle Croatia , image_flag = Flag of Croatia.svg , image_coat = Coat of arms of Croatia.svg , anthem = "Lijepa naša domovino"("Our Beautiful Homeland") , image_map = , map_caption = , capit ...'' in Augus ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Monika Sta
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Monika may refer to: People * Monika (given name) Films and video games * ''Monika'' (1938 film), a German film * ''Monika'' (1974 film), an Italian film Music * ''Monika'' (opera), a 1937 opera by Nico Dostal * Monika Christodoulou, a Greek musician known mononymously as Monika * Monika Enterprise, a record label *''Monika'', an operetta composed by Nico Dostal * "Monika" (song), by Island, Cyprus' entry for Cyprus in the Eurovision Song Contest 1981 *"Monika", a 1969 song by Peter Orloff See also *"Hej Hej Monika", a song by Nic & the Family * * Monica (other) *Monique (other) * Santa Monica (other) Santa Monica, California, Santa Monica is a city in western Los Angeles County, California, U.S. Santa Monica may also refer to: Places * Santa Mônica, Paraná, Brazil * Santa Mônica in Lages, Brazil * Santa Monica, Tlalnepantla de Baz, Mexico ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bobby Tonelli
Robert Tonelli Jr., known as Bobby Tonelli is an American actor and television host who has appeared in several Hollywood films including '' Cages'', ''Running Red'', ''No Tomorrow'', and ''The Darwin Conspiracy'', as well as numerous Singapore television series. Biography Early life Bobby Tonelli was born and raised in Las Vegas, Nevada. He attended Chaparral High School there and graduated in 1994. He had a promising career in baseball as a pitcher until he suffered a rotator cuff injury that hindered his chances to pitch at the professional level. Tonelli attended several small colleges in California in hopes of rehabilitating his shoulder and professional baseball pitching career. After leaving baseball in 1997, he fell into the fashion industry by chance and traveled throughout Southeast Asia as a print and runway model, working for companies such as Donna Karan, Versace, Levi's, and Louis Vuitton. In 1998, Tonelli traveled to Europe to continue modeling where he also attend ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Russ Swift
Paul Russell "Russ" Swift (born 24 March 1951) is a British driver who is known for performing stunts and for precision driving. Career Starting out as a rally co-driver, and later moving into the sport of Autotesting, Russ Swift has built his career on a sturdy motorsport foundation. After being asked to demonstrate his driving skills locally, Russ realised there could be a demand for precision driving skills to be displayed nationwide. Swift's driving skills were memorably put to the test in 1987, when he performed stunts in a crowded parking lot in an Austin Montego for a television advertisement. The close-ups were done by an actor, but Swift (uncredited) was responsible for the driving. It was during the filming of the advertisement that Russ came up with the Parallel Park manœuvre, which has remained his "trademark" to this day. Russ previously held the world record for this manœuvre, parking in a space just 33 cm longer than the car. He has since been beaten by Pete ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Subaru
( or ; ) is the automaker, automobile manufacturing division of Japanese transportation conglomerate (company), conglomerate Subaru Corporation (formerly known as Fuji Heavy Industries), the Automotive industry#By manufacturer, twenty-first largest automaker by production worldwide in 2017. Subaru cars are known for their use of a flat engine, boxer engine layout in most vehicles above 1,500 cc. The Symmetrical All Wheel Drive drive-train layout was introduced in 1972. Both became standard equipment for mid-size and smaller cars in most markets by 1996. The lone exception is the Subaru BRZ, BRZ, introduced in 2012 via a partnership with Toyota, which pairs the boxer engine with rear-wheel-drive. Subaru also offers turbocharged versions of their passenger cars, such as the Subaru WRX, WRX, Subaru Legacy, Legacy and Subaru Outback, Outback XT, Subaru Ascent, Ascent, and formerly the Subaru Legacy, Legacy GT and Subaru Forester, Forester XT. In Western markets, Subaru vehi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kevin Ou
Kevin Christopher Ou (born March 4, 1979) is an American celebrity, director, photographer, entrepreneur, and investor. He is originally from Singapore. He is the sole founder of KEVINOU INC., the co-founder of Modern Home + Living (MH+L), and founder of The Lumenere Group and LIVMO. His photographs have been published in ''Rolling Stone'', ''Nylon'', ''Elle'', '' DUB'', ''People'', ''Surface'', ''Vogue'', and ''Entertainment Weekly'' with clients like Levi’s, Cartier, Louis Vuitton, Maserati, SONY, Universal Music, Hermes, H&M, Uniqlo, Lego, BMW and General Motors. Early life Kevin Ou was born in Singapore, on March 4th, 1979. He attended St. Joseph's Institution International High-School and graduated in 1991, and then attended Catholic Junior College in 1997. He attended Ngee Ann Polytechnic (Mass Communications) in 1999. Ou left Singapore after being "turned away" from a photography class. He moved to Los Angeles in 2000 after obtaining a mass communications diploma from ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Zalora Group
Zalora Group is a Singaporean e-retailer founded by Kinnevik AB and Rocket Internet with operations in several Southeast Asian and East Asian countries. History and Fundraising Zalora's e-commerce websites launched in 2012 in Singapore, Malaysia, Indonesia, Philippines, Vietnam, Thailand, Hong Kong and Taiwan. Zalora raised $100 million in May 2013 from German internet company Rocket Internet, Swedish investment house Kinnevik AB, Summit Partners, Verlinvest and Tengelmann Group. Zalora raised a second round in December 2013 of $112 million from new investors including Len Blavatnik's Access Industries. In September 2014, Rocket Internet and Kinnevik formed Global Fashion Group comprising Lamoda, Dafiti, Namshi, The Iconic, THE ICONIC and Zalora. In April 2016, Central Group of Thailand acquired a 100% stake in Zalora Vietnam and Zalora Thailand from Zalora Group. In February 2017, Ayala Corporation acquired a 43.4% stake in Zalora Philippines in their first foray into fashi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Fiona Fussi
Fiona Fussi (born 25 January 1996) is an Austrian-Hongkonger fashion model. She is a celebrity model in Singapore and is best known for being the winner of Elite Model Look Singapore 2011. Modelling career In 2011, at the age of 15, Fiona won Elite Model Look Singapore 2011. She then represented Singapore in Elite Model Look International 2011 held in Shanghai, China. In 2012, Fiona was the face of Audi Fashion Festival, a major fashion event in Singapore. In 2014, Fiona became the first model ambassador from Singapore to represent global beauty brand L'Oreal Paris in Asia. L'Oreal Paris has always been using celebrity endorsement in Asia. In 2016, Fiona became the ambassador of Acuvue Define in Asia. # Fiona has also appeared in TV commercials for Darlie, Hang Seng Bank, LG Electronics and HKT. She has also appeared in a series of makeup and skin care tutorial for Chanel and Clarins Clarins is a family-run French multinational cosmetics company, which was founded in Paris ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
