Wednesday, 30 December 2020
Beautiful Asian Warriors
Siti Nurhaliza Puts Her Fame To Good Use
With over 7.9 million Instagram followers, the 41-year-old singer posted reviews of meals and snacks from small food vendors to keep their businesses afloat at the beginning of the Covid-19 pandemic.
The initiative landed Siti on the 100 Digital Stars list which recognises celebrities from the Asia-Pacific region who wield powerful social media presences.
“Earlier this year, the singer posted food reviews of restaurants affected by Covid-19, hoping to boost their business among her eight million Instagram followers.
“In July, she released her 18th solo album ManifestaSITI 2020 and continues to run her successful halal-certified beauty brand SimplySiti, launched in 2009,” wrote Forbes Asia.
Siti continues to do food reviews on her Instagram Story to this day and keeps them available for viewing through a highlight album on her Instagram profile.
She told Berita Harian in May that she does the reviews free-of-charge and is always glad to hear how her shoutouts have helped vendors get by during these tough times.
“I am just a mediator and I do what I can to help out.
“I feel happy when I receive messages from vendors who said they were overwhelmed with orders (after I gave them a shoutout).
“We should lend a hand to each other during this difficult time,” Siti was quoted as saying.
Another Malaysian who appeared alongside Siti on the 100 Digital Stars list was entrepreneur and TV presenter Neelofa.
Forbes Asia wrote that the 31-year-old gained a largely positive response online in October after she decided to don the purdah, a long veil that covers a Muslim woman’s entire face except for her eyes.
Other notable figures on the list include K-pop stars BTS, Indonesian singer Agnez Mo, Australian actress Margot Robbie, and Thai singer Jannine Weigel.
Source: MSN
Wednesday, 23 December 2020
Gigi Lai Successful Career and Fabulous Lifestyle
Hong Kong actress Gigi Lai’s life is filled with resplendence. She attained success in a variety of endeavours, from being a famous Canto-pop and TVB star to the CEO of her own cosmetics company. And although she has since retired from the entertainment industry at the age of 49, the legacy of her 23-year-long career remains etched in the minds of many.
Now married to Hong Kong billionaire Patrick Ma Ting-kung, Lai is enjoying her family life as a mother of three. Of course, being a mum is a little different when you’re a star – after Lai gave birth to twin daughters in 2010, her husband celebrated the occasion by gifting her with a 19-metre yacht named Bonheur, which means happiness in French.
Lai first rose to prominence in the early 2000s after her role in the series The Heaven Sword and Dragon Saber. Her other well-known works include family saga The Gem of Life, period drama War and Beauty and the Young and Dangerous film series.
In 2008, Lai married multimillionaire businessman Patrick Ma Ting-kung, whose family owns major Hong Kong media group the Oriental Press Group. Their wedding was held at a villa in Sydney, and her wedding gown and the series of evening dresses she wore were valued to collectively be worth more than half a million dollars.
Lai reportedly lives in Branksome Grande duplex in Hong Kong’s affluent Mid-Levels neighbourhood. She’s shared snippets of her daily life on social media, prompting netizens to call her luxurious home a veritable palace. In her videos, she showcased her spacious walk-in wardrobe, in-house gym and lavish bathroom. Every day she has breakfast while enjoying the spectacular view overlooking Victoria Harbour, too.
Lai’s other property investments include a house at The Beachfront in Repulse Bay and a flat at Tavistock II in Mid-Levels.
After initially leaving showbiz to take over her brother’s cosmetic company in 2007, she has overcome fierce industry competition to officially become the CEO and chairperson of successful medical beauty enterprise CosMax, listing it on the Hong Kong stock exchange in 2017.
Dubbed the “Goddess of Beauty” by the media, Lai maintains her youthful looks even now. She has shared tips on how she maintains her age-defying appearance on social media, revealing her skin care regimen and yoga exercise routine. She also recommended her diet plan that includes nourishing meals carefully prepared by her nutritionist and in-house chef.
Source: SCMP
Saturday, 5 December 2020
Princess Ezurin Khyra
Some people were simply born to be in the spotlight, and the fabulous Ezurin Khyra is one of them.
The royal and former model has reached another milestone with the new season launch of Malaysian series The House, propelling her and her family to the status of reality stars.
The show, which has drawn comparisons to US series The Simple Life and isn’t unlike Korean series Hyori’s Homestay, has Khyra and her children trade in their luxury lifestyle to live in a small traditional house. Cameras capture their every move as they undertake daily chores, visit the market and make a home out of their temporary kampung village house.
Khyra’s claim to fame was her modelling career that splashed her across magazine covers and TV commercials from the 1990s onwards. Her youthfulness and contemporary style still manages to turn heads today. She’s also active on Instagram, offering her followers peeks at all the designer ensembles she wears and the fashion events she’s a regular at. She also has the contact list of a true A-lister; Kim Kardashian and Lionel Richie are among her friends.
Although they divorced two years ago, Khyra was once married to Negeri Sembilan royal Tunku Dato’ Yaacob Khyra of Malaysia. (The titles tunku or tengku are usually reserved for children of state rulers, and are somewhat equivalent to princes or princesses.) Her ex-husband is the executive chairman of MAA Group, a Malaysian investment holding company. Together, they share five children.
Before Covid-19, Khyra was often spotted jetting off from enviable destination to destination, from New York to Langkawi to Brazil. A number of those trips were dedicated to ensuring that her children got into ideal boarding schools abroad. She started having them visit these schools at a young age, and even flew back and forth to the UK to help them settle in.