2014 Mary Kay Dream Beautiful Judging Panel
Future stars of the modeling industry were recently launched at the live Hong Kong finale of Mary Kay’s Dream Beautiful contest, which starred international supermodel and “Queen of Poses” Coco Rocha as guest judge. Twenty-four pairs of Dream Beautiful finalists from across the Asia Pacific performed in a live catwalk show at Shaw Studios. Coming in as first runners-up were Mary Kay Philippines finalists, the 24-year old Maeñuel Sabillena and her partner Mary Kay Independent Sales Director, Liberty Señierez.
Apart from Coco, the eight-person judging panel included Asia’s supermodel and TV host, Cara G.; Celebrity makeup artist and TV personality, Luis Casco; world-class fashion photographer, Jason Capobianco; celebrity stylist to the stars, Christie Simpson; Mary Kay Asia Pacific Region President, KK Chua; Mary Kay Global Chief Marketing Officer, Sheryl Adkins-Green; and Mary Kay Global Design Director, Stephen Webster. The judges put the models through their paces and evaluated them on their makeup style and performance on the runway.
Mary Kay DMBC 2014 AsiaPac Finale 1st Runner-up_Maeñuel Sabillena and her partner Mary Kay Independent Sales Director, Liberty Señierez (Awarding)
Conferred as 2014 Grand Winners were China’s Shu Yu Wei and her partner Independent National Sales Director, Jin Liu. As the new face of Mary Kay Asia Pacific, Shu Yu Wei, along with Jin Liu, will be flown to the US for a cover shoot. She was also awarded a 12-month modeling contract with Dream Beautiful’s model agency contest partner – Dreamodels.
Coco Rocha comments: “What an incredible night! Although I applaud the beauty and talent of all twenty-four pairs of Dream Beautiful finalists, Shu Yu Wei and Jin Liu presented a level of beauty, style and strong feminine energy that was undeniable. They also embodied the positive values of the contest and presented a fantastic partnership.”
K.K. Chua, Asia Pacific President, Mary Kay Inc., celebrated “Mary Kay exists to enrich the lives of women around the world. For the second year, our Dream Beautiful model and makeup artist search has done just that. All our finalists shone tonight, but our 2014 winning pair are the perfect ambassadors for Mary Kay – two women with big dreams who are ready to step out into the world and truly shine.”
Over 290,000 women entered the Dream Beautiful contest, which sees a Mary Kay Independent Beauty Consultant team up with an aspiring model to compete and perform together. The contest recognizes talent in the model industry both on and off the runway and celebrates the unique partnerships forged between women to help each other realize their dreams. Local heats were held in nine counties in Asia, including China, Taiwan, Singapore, Malaysia, Philippines, Korea, Hong Kong, Australia and New Zealand.