Miss Singapore Beauty Pageant 2016: Press Conference
Hey Everyone!
ERM has allowed me to come on board the Miss Singapore Beauty Pageant 2016 and I'm pretty excited! This time, the pageant contestants are around MY age and technically, I could participate but, none of that for me, I'd rather be blogging and vlogging away at these events!
The overexposed screen.
Anyway, I should mention that this year, they've decided to focus on the health and fitness of their contestants rather than having all contestants look stick thin. I think this is really brilliant because I admit - I'm very conscious of my body, though I'm not as obsessed with body image anymore, I personally want to lose some weight to look good on screen and on stage.
I figured this would be pretty interesting for me as part of the audience as well. Perhaps I'd be able to grow along with these girls as well.
And here are the sponsors!
MAKI-SAN IS LIFE
And there were other foods of course!
Which I didn't get to eat because I was rushing off for a shoot :'(
So the Press Conference was held at Orchid Country Club!
I realised they do love pictures a lot HAHAHA
What's this? *waves*
Lynette's our MC?! ^^ Good to see you again Lynette!
In case you're wondering, she was crowned Mrs Singapore Universe 2016 earlier this year! Blogpost for their finals can be found here.
Rachel Koh, the chairperson for this year!
THE EXCITEMENT IS REAL!!!!!!
So we have a folder given to us with some interesting things about the contestants, so since that was done, why not share it with you guys so you can also start rooting for your favourite?! Right? Right?!
Yes, okay, let's get on with it.
Contestant No. 1 Tania Tan
So this petite lady here's a freelance actress (high five girl, I feel you) and has also taken part in previous pageants and contests. Also, she's pretty involved with community works, performing in major events like the SEA Games, Asean Para Games and National Day Parade 2015. By joining the pageant, she hopes to have a positive impact on society as well as creating the awareness of the true meaning of pageants - it's not all about beauty, but the support of both inner and outer beauty.
Contestant No. 2 May Ngiam
A former participant of Miss Intelligent 2014, she definitely isn't new to pageants. A true believer of the saying 'learning never stops', joining the Miss Singapore Pageant is her way of gaining new experiences and enriching her joy of learning. Additionally, she hopes to represent Singapore in visiting orphanages all around the world to help as many children as she can.
Contestant No. 3 Alexa Lee
A former contestant of Miss Singapore 2014, this lady has contributed to many projects that aim to improve the life of Singaporeans (psst, she's an engineer). Wanting to create awareness for the sexually abused children in our society, she hopes that winning the crown would be able to allow her to eventually write and publish a book that aims to save children who have been sexually abused, as well as give strength and support to those who have gone through that same ordeal.
Contestant No. 4 Rita Dhar
As someone who treasures relationships with family and friends, she is an advocate of working well together with the people around you. Hoping to strengthen her self-confidence and to also create a like-minded team that encapsulates the ideal values of every Singapore, she strives to help the community thrive and succeed in this troubled era. She aims to help the victims of terrorism and hopes to coordinate with the MPs in Singapore to tackle Go Green policies and carbon emissions to better our environment.
Contestant No. 6 Vanessa Ng
A financial consultant by career and dancer at heart, she decided to push her boundaries and embarked on her journey with Ms Singapore this year (you go girl!). Inspired to be a role model to others, she hopes to be able to give back to the community and help the Down Syndrome Association by raising funds and awareness. Additionally, she would like to promote awareness for the Breast Cancer Association, by educating and empowering women to extend their support. She also hopes to prove that Singaporean girls are savvy, goal-oriented and aware.
Contestant No. 7 Felicia Phang
Having a close bond with her grandparents, Felicia is quite the social influencer. Pop by her website here. HAving spent so much time with her grandparents, she acknowledges the importance of caring for the elderly, thus spending her free time volunteering at old folks homes. In hope of making her grandparents proud as well as shining a light on beauty pagents being about the mind, heart and soul, she embarks on her journey with the pageant.
Contestant No. 8 Auby Nurul Jannah
She is no newbie to the modelling industry and with the love and support of her family, she pushes herself one step further and decided to become a part of Ms Singapore 2016. Being a strong individual, she believes that with great beauty comes responsibility.
Contestant No. 9 Lovelle Cengiya
Having struggled with Crohn's disease in her earlier years, Lovelle has grown into a more beautiful and stronger person. Despite having to endure the various hardships of recovery, she has bravely taken the leap of faith to stand on stage this year and embrace her insecurities. Having conquered the illness, she hopes to let people know that there is always light at the end of the tunnel, and you can embrace the facts to grow stronger, or get stuck in the pool of misery.
Contestant No. 10 Lynn Qu
The NTU graduate has expressed her desire to help the elderly with no companions through their loneliness and depression. She says 'I hope that more and more people can lend a helping hand to others as there is still many people in need of our help. I believe that the more we contribute the better our society will become.'
Contestant No. 11 Jolyn Ng
Who would think she used to be a nerdy girl in school? Having had hiccups with her self-confidence due to the unforgiving effects of puberty, she did not give up hopes of becoming a model or joining a pageant. Now with more confidence and having joined a few other pageants prior to Ms Singpaore 2016, she wishes to help to raise funds to purchase healthier convenience food for the less privileged people.
Contestant No. 12 Vanessa Peh
Having struggled with bullying and various challenges in primary and secondary school, this young lady decided to turn her life around. With the love and support from her family, she took hold of her life and overcame her troubles (proud of you, girl!). Having grown stronger and a lot more positive from her past, she aims to spread body-positivity, self-confidence and kindness.
Contestant No. 13 Divya
After clinching her first winning title at the Fashionista New Face season 6 contest, she hopes to create new friendships and experiences. Taking pride in her ability to communicate in various languages, she believes that the increasing number of mixed-race individuals in our society is what could create a more vibrant and diversified environment. She also hopes to spread positive experiences to girls who face troubles with self-acceptance and help them to find their own individuality as well as become a role model to them.
Contestant No. 14 Jesslyn Sng
Having gone through her parent's separation, Jeslyn felt the need to raise awareness about the issues of Divorce. Having experiencing that first hand and witnessing her mother's unfulfilled dreams of being in the modelling industry, Jeslyn decided to step up and make her mother's dream her own and join Ms Singapore. From her experiences from volunteering at the orphanages, she realised that not everyone is able to achieve their dreams, she wishes to reach out to the underprivileged and inspired her to start an orphanage foundation to develop the children's' talents and achieve their dreams.
Contestant No. 15 Priscilla Martin
Having joined various pageants prior to Ms Singapore, she is inspired to start her own children's pageant in order to build confidence in children. Being frequently involved in various charity programmes such as visiting the Roslin Children Orphange and a fundraiser for a bone marrow programme of leukemia patients, she hopes to work with the Down Syndrome Association through her journey with Ms Singapore.
Contestant No. 16 Chloe Choong
Having various experiences with modelling competitions and fashion, this lady not only obtained the title of 'Overall Winner for ladies in ITE - Wing Tai Retail Central Runway', she also owns an online business that sells ladies apparel and accessories. By joining Ms Singapore, she hopes to garner more exposure in the fashion industry.
Contestant No. 17 Jolene Ong
Contestant No. 18 Gladys Goh
Having suffered from an anorexia disorder a few years back, she has managed to turn her life around and began being healthy instead of skinny. Having gone through such an ordeal that has impacted her life intensely, she wants to shed a light on the disorder. She shares that it is mentally draining and it is not used to gain attention from others. She also adds that she would like to encourage others to notice those around them who may be in need of emotional support in order to overcome their eating disorders.
Contestant No. 19 Shanaya
Ms Singapore being her very first beauty pageant, she simply wishes to achieve a sense of fulfilment. Apart from learning more about herself, establishing new relationships and opening windows to various opportunities, she wishes to be able to represent Singapore and spread the message that 'after all the struggles and hard work, there will always be a positive outcome in life. A moment of neglect is a lifetime of regrets".
Unfortunately, two of the other contestants were not able to be at the press conference, so no photos or bios of them in this blogpost. But no matter, we will meet them eventually! Just wait till next week's blogpost because, you will see the missing two. Hehe.
Moving back on track..
Right after the contestants introduced themselves, we got a sneak peak of some talent items. I won't spoil yesterday's Talent and Fashion show, you guys can follow me on snapchat (@chinaphilidoll) for sneaks, but you guys have to wait for next week's post to find out more!
Lovelle
Lynn
Jeslyn
Priscilla
Those were pretty nice to watch. I personally enjoyed Priscilla's performance, probably because it really stood out for me and she looked like she was really comfortable on stage.
Did you think that was it?
HECK NO!
We need to have a fitness challenge because skinny isn't pretty and healthy is sexy. So, the contestants were challenged to plank for as long as they could!
That's right. PLANK.
Incase you guys are wondering, yes, this girl won the challenge.
Congratulations Gladys, all that gymming has definitely paid off. I'm inspired to hit the gym now because planking for a minute is enough to make me sob.
Ain't nothing like a group photo at a press conference!
I told you they like group photos.
YAY MORE PHOTOS MORE MORE!
I'm clearly getting carried away here. Anyway, I thought I should take this opportunity to thank ERM Marketing for inviting me yet again, I'm growing very very attached to everyone and I'm not even sorry.
Also, I know I would usually vlog these things but I decided to combine this entire journey into one super massive long vlog for you guys and hopefully you guys enjoy that. I'm not sure about how that will turn out just because it's not my usual style of vlogging but hey, school is starting and I figured a collective vlog of this entire journey would be fun. So, let me know what you guys think by commenting on the video when it does come out. I'm not telling you when it's going to come out but I will tell you that school has started *insert bashful emoji*.
Anyhow, I hope you guys have enjoyed this blogpost and I hope you guys will be looking forward to the vlog and the other blogposts about the pageant. I feel like I could be a pageant genius sooner or later and all the more I'd want to blog about them because they're slowly becoming very very interesting to me. Plus like I said, I'm slowly growing pretty attached to the people at ERM. I'm going to end the blogpost here and I'll see you guys in my next one!
xx
Shayne
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