{"id":15421,"date":"2015-04-15T11:31:27","date_gmt":"2015-04-15T03:31:27","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.imoney.my\/articles\/?p=15421"},"modified":"2015-06-10T19:04:29","modified_gmt":"2015-06-10T11:04:29","slug":"sheena-liam-defying-the-model-stereotype","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.imoney.my\/articles\/sheena-liam-defying-the-model-stereotype","title":{"rendered":"Sheena Liam: Defying The Model Stereotype [Exclusive Interview]"},"content":{"rendered":"

Sheena Liam, the\u00a0sultry, platinum-blonde beauty that stole the hearts of many when she won the Asia\u2019s Next Top Model Cycle 2 (AsNTM2) last year, has been blazing her way to modelling stardom and proven her haters wrong many times.<\/p>\n

Winning AsNTM2 was bittersweet for Liam, as the haters started crawling out of the woodwork once she was crowned. Pitted against Filipinas Jodilly Pendre and Katarina Rodriguez, the journey was anything but easy for Liam.<\/p>\n

After failing to get into the first season of AsNTM, she did not give up. Her hard work paid off by not only finally getting on the show for the second season, she also beat all the other contenders and came out victorious at the end of the competition.<\/p>\n

Dubbed \u201cthe modern face of Asia\u201d by the judges, Liam had her eyes fixed on the prize, which include a three-month modelling stint in London with Storm Model Management; along with a S$50,000 (RM120,000) cash prize, a brand new car, and a fashion spread in Harper\u2019s Bazaar Singapore and Malaysia.<\/p>\n

\u201cIt was never about the money or the car. I went into it to get the experience and the opportunities,\u201d Liam says, when asked about how she felt about winning first prize.<\/p>\n

Sheena Liam, model and winner of the Asia\u2019s Next Top Model Cycle 2, shares her passion for modelling and more with iMoney\u2019s editor, Iris Lee.<\/strong><\/h3>\n
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