Page 14 - Philippine Tatler (April 2019)

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Meet the inspiring men and women gracing the covers of our regional titles
Interiors guru Joyce Wang graces the cover
and tells about bringing Louis Vuitton’s
latest showcase of Objets Nomades to
life. Elsewhere, nine trailblazing young
professionals share their success stories as
they spend an afternoon at the AIA carnival.
On the cover is Michelle Yong, scion of
Woh Hup and director of Aurum. She tells
why she went against the grain to strike a
new creative path. Joining her in the feature
are Yu Yah-leng from Foreign Design Policy
and Winnie Chan from Bynd Artisan.
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Decades after she found her calling, the
passion lives on in veteran songstress
Syafinaz Selamat. Also, meet three of the
scientists who won 2018 L’Oreal-Unesco for
Women in Science Awards: Chai Lay Ching,
Lam Sze Mun and Norhayati Abdullah.
The Women’s Issue features Tina Lin,
chairwoman of Yo Ji Construction, on the
cover. She took over running the company
after her father, Lin Tseng-lien, died in
2009. She tells of the ups and downs of
running a business while being a wife and
Singer M80, tech entrepreneur Sophie
Lu, writer and photographer Gong Linxuan
and artist Zhou Hehe star on a cover
that celebrates talented young achievers
from different industries. They tell of the
challenges they have faced.
Hair and beauty industry pioneer Panipa
Pavanarit is celebrating the 50th anniversary
of her eponymous chain of salons. With
her on the cover is daughter Praredaa, who
is following in her footsteps and poised to
guide the business into its next phase.
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