For the past 11 years, The Singapore Women’s Weekly, through the Great Women Of Our Time Awards, has given a voice to women who otherwise would not be heard.
This awards initiative not only recognises the achievements of brilliant women who are all trailblazers in their respective fields, but also allows them to be buoyed by one another, and supported by countless more like-minded women.
At this year’s awards held at Lewin Terrace, we brought together the best and brightest women in the Arts & Media, Design & Style, Health, Sports & Wellness, Finance & Commerce, Education & Public Service, and Science & Technology sectors and paid homage to their contributions to Singapore’s society with an intimate cocktail gathering.
Take a look at the fashion, fun, and festivities as we honoured the most inspirational ladies of 2016 at the Great Women Of Our Time Awards.
The Great Women Of Our Time 2016 is presented by Skin Inc and co-sponsored by Swarovski.
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Sabrina Tan, Founder and CEO of Skin Inc & Great Women Of Our Time Awards 2016 judge, receiving a token of appreciation from The Singapore Women’s Weekly’s Editor-in-Chief, Barbara Koh.
Guests were treated to the musical stylings of harpist Katryna Tan on the night.
Blow+Bar’s Ashley Soh and Great Women Of Our Time Awards 2016 Education & Public Service nominee Cheryl Chong (right).
From left: The Weekly’s Editor-in-Chief Barbara Koh, Skin Inc Founder and CEO Sabrina Tan, with Skin Inc’s Karen Chia, Van Hoang and Hanzade Aytacli.
Alison Schooling and Great Women of Our Time Awards 2016 Arts & Media nominee Sarah Tang (right).
From left: Dr June Goh, President of the Singapore Council of Women’s Organisation, Editor-in-Chief Barbara Koh, Sabrina Tan, Founder and CEO of Skin Inc, and Caroline Ngui, Group Editor-in-Chief SPH Magazines.
From left: Skin Inc Founder and CEO Sabrina Tan, Editor-in-Chief Barbara Koh, and Great Women of Our Time Awards 2016 Health, Sports & Wellness nominee and Most Inspiring Woman winner Chrissy Goh-Tasker.
From left: Editor-in-Chief Barbara Koh, Pocket Sun, and Sabrina Tan, Founder and CEO of Skin Inc.
The Singapore Women’s Weekly’s Editor-in-Chief Barbara Koh kicks off the night’s festivities with her opening speech.
From left: Skin Inc’s Sabrina Tan, Arts & Media nominee and winner of Skin Inc’s Outstanding Businesswoman Award Tan Su-Lyn, Editor-in-Chief Barbara Koh, and Arts & Media nominee Sarah Tan.
From left: Skin Inc’s Sabrina Tan, with Design And Style nominees Sabrina Goh, Lim Wenhui and Clara Yee, alongside Editor-in-Chief Barbara Koh.
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From left: Skin Inc’s Sabrina Tan, with Education & Public Service nominees Jayne Nadarajoo, Fion Phua and Cheryl Chong, alongside Editor-in-Chief Barbara Koh.
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From left: Skin Inc’s Sabrina Tan, with Finance & Commerce nominees Yvon Bock, Anisa Hassan and Winnie Chan, alongside Editor-in-Chief Barbara Koh.
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From left: Skin Inc’s Sabrina Tan, with Health, Sports & Wellness nominees Dr Sheila Vasoo, Chrissy Goh-Tasker and Melissa Tan, alongside Editor-in-Chief Barbara Koh.
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From left: Skin Inc’s Sabrina Tan, with Science & Technology nominees Associate Professor Sierin Lim, Esther Wang and Associate Professor Ho Ghim Wei, alongside Editor-in-Chief Barbara Koh.
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From left: Skin Inc’s Sabrina Tan with Skin Inc Outstanding Businesswoman Award winner, Tan Su-Lyn, and The Singapore Women’s Weekly’s Editor-in-Chief Barbara Koh.
From left: Lisa Wong, Head of Marketing & Communications, Consumer Goods Business, Swarovski SEA, with Swarovski Trendsetter Award winner Winnie Chan, and Editor-in-Chief Barbara Koh.
Our charming host and emcee for the night, Oon Shu An.
Editor-in-Chief Barbara Koh with Most Inspiring Award winner, Chrissy Goh-Tasker.
Guest-of-Honour and Senior Minister of State, Ministry of Law and Ministry of Finance, Indranee Rajah, receiving a token of appreciation from Editor-in-Chief Barbara Koh.
From left: SPHM Group Editor Tara Barker, Senior Minister of State, Ministry of Law and Ministry of Finance, Indranee Rajah, and Skin Inc Founder and CEO Sabrina Tan.
The Singapore Women’s Weekly’s Editor-in-Chief Barbara Koh and SPHM Head of Consumer Magazines & Publishing Services Sue Tjong.
The Singapore Women’s Weekly’s Art Director Ivy Choong and Associate Editor Sean Tan.
Blow+Bar’s co-founder Ashley Soh (right) and Gary Yow.
Anisa Hassan, Great Women of Our Time Awards 2016 Finance & Commerce nominee, in a gorgeous baju kurung, with her husband Mohamed Hazik.
SPH Circulation’s Tommy Ong and Deborah Teo.
Cheryl Chong (right), Great Women of Our Time Awards 2016 Education & Public Service nominee, with her guest for the evening.
Jayne Nadarajoo, Great Women of Our Time Awards 2016 Education & Public Service nominee, with her husband.
Beste’s Anna Bek and Fong Yen Chuen.
From left: COTY Singapore’s Karen Tan in Fayth, Valerie Chan in Guess and Lynette Kwan in Forever 21.
Clara Yee (right), Great Women of Our Time Awards 2016 Design & Style nominee, in Mango, with her guest Tan Jia Yee in H&M.
Actress Oon Shu An, the emcee for the evening, in Chanel.
Gladys Wee, Great Women of Our Time Awards 2015 Finance & Commerce nominee, in a self-designed dress.
Sabrina Goh (left), Great Women of Our Time Awards 2016 Design & Style nominee, in one of her own designs from Elohim, with guest Jason Fu.
From left: Poh Heng’s Mabel Lim in Love, Bonito, Editor-in-Chief Barbara Koh, and Poh Heng’s Pamela Seow in Nastygal.
Mrinalini Venkatachalam, Great Women of Our Time Awards 2015 Education & Public Service winner, in Ritu Kumar.
The Great Women Of Our Time Awards 2016 judge & President of SCWO, Dr June Goh (left) in Lai Chan, and Editor-in-Chief Barbara Koh.
Melissa Tan (left), Great Women of Our Time Awards 2016 Health, Sports & Wellness nominee, in Society A, with her guest Fang Wei.
Jennifer Heng, Great Women of Our Time Awards 2015 Education & Public Service nominee and winner of Most Inspiring Award, in Soon Lee dress.
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Phootprint’s Claire Kwan (left) in House of Harlow 1960 x REVOLVE, and guest Dawn.
Lim Wenhui (left), Great Women of Our Time Awards 2016 Design & Style winner, in Calvin Klein, with her guest for the evening Stephen Pimbley.
77th Street founder Elim Chew, in her signature jacket and 77th Street Zerek shirt.
YY Low works her Mango mini and Aldo boots.
Winnie Chan (right), Great Women of Our Time Awards 2016 Finance & Commerce nominee and winner of Swarovski Trendsetter Award, in Self Portrait dress and Bynd Artisan x Ong Shunmugam clutch, with her husband James Quan.
Senior director of Yeo-Leong & Peh LLC, Susan Peh, in Johannas Ortiz.
Amore Pacific’s Doreen Chia (left) and Brenda Lim.
Great Women of Our Time Awards 2016 Science & Technology nominee Esther Wang.
Dr Julia Gandhi in RAOUL.
ONE FM 91.3 Radio DJ and actress Melody Chen.
Beatrice Chia-Richmond (left), Great Women of Our Time Awards 2015 Arts & Media winner, in Philip Lim dress, with her mother, Grace.
Teh May Wan, host and entrepreneur, in Esther dress, Bottega Veneta shoes and Alexander McQueen bag.
Senior Manager and Consultant at Fei Yue Community Services Evelyn Khong.
Fion Phua, Great Women of Our Time Awards 2016 Education & Public Service winner, in a beautiful sequinned cheongsam, with her daughter, Ashley.
From left: Shiseido’s Celeste Ng, Elaine Low, Heng Juit Wen and Nora Shereen.
From left: Dr Sheila Vasoo, Great Women of Our Time Awards 2016 Health, Sports & Wellness winner, Dr Malcolm Mahadevan, and President of Breast Cancer Foundation, Noor Quek.
Chrissy Goh-Tasker, Great Women of Our Time Awards 2016 Health, Sports & Wellness nominee and winner of Most Inspiring Award, in DKNY, with her son, Nicolas.
Tan Su-Lyn, Great Women of Our Time Awards 2016 Arts & Media nominee and winner of the Skin Inc Outstanding Businesswoman Award, in Herve Leger.
Linda Soo Tan in AMZ Paris top and Oscar De La Renta skirt.
Great Women of Our Time Awards 2015 Design & Style winner Janice Tan.
SPH New Media’s Veronica Teo (left) and Reta Lee.
Pamela Ting (left), Co-Founder of Scene Shang, in Beyond The Vines, with her guest, Jacqueline.
Dr Ann Tan, Great Women of Our Time Awards 2008 Education & Public Service nominee, in Shanghai Tang.
The Weekly’s Associate Editor Sean Tan and Contributing Features Editor Candy Lim.
Pocket Sun, Founder of SoGal Ventures, in Keepsake.
Associate Professor Sierin Lim, Great Women of Our Time Awards 2016 Science & Technology nominee, with her parents.
Lorna Whiston’s Esther Wong (left) and her guest, Peggy.
Dewi Imelda Wadhwa (right), Founder of All Things Delicious, in The High Street Warehouse, with her guest Janet Wong in YEN.
Yvon Bock, Great Women of Our Time Awards 2016 Finance & Commerce winner, in Karen Millen, with her husband Leon Bock.
Great Women of Our Time Awards 2014 Health, Sports & Wellness winner May Ooi.
Founder of Klarra, Beatrice Tan, in Klarra dress and BCBG bag.
From left:SPH Magazines Group Editor-in-Chief Caroline Ngui, SPHM Group Editor Tara Barker, Guest-of-Honour Senior Minister of State, Ministry of Law and Ministry of Finance, Indranee Rajah and SPHM Commercial Director Ivan Wong.
Guest-of-Honour, Senior Minister of State, Ministry of Law and Ministry of Finance, Indranee Rajah, delivers her speech on empowering women in Singapore.
Guest-of-Honour, Senior Minister of State, Ministry of Law and Ministry of Finance, Indranee Rajah, receiving a token of appreciation from Editor-in-Chief Barbara Koh.
Elim Chew (middle), Founder of 77th Street, flanked by fellow guests.
Sarah Lyle Bow (left), Editor of The Finder, and Claire Starkey, Editor-in-Chief of Cleo.
Chelsea Lam (far left), Advertising Director for The Singapore Women’s Weekly, with our guests from Luxasia.
Striking, sparkling Swarovski jewellery and timepieces were on display for the guests’ viewing pleasure.
From left: The Face Shop Singapore’s Geraldine Lin and Cherrlyn Lim with The Weekly’s Key Accounts Director Gwendolyn Ho.
From left: Editor-in-Chief Barbara Koh, Stephen Pimbley, Great Women of Our Time Awards 2016 Design & Style winner Lim Wenhui, Great Women of Our Time Awards 2015 Design & Style winner Janice Tan, and Founder and CEO of Fly Entertainment and Great Women of Our Time 2010 winner, Arts And Media category, Irene Ang.
The Singapore Women’s Weekly’s Fashion Director Janice Pidduck with Deputy Editor Shenielle Aloysis.
Sabrina Tan (left), Founder and CEO of Skin Inc, with Senior Minister of State, Ministry of Law and Ministry of Finance, Indranee Rajah.
From left: Editor-in-Chief Barbara Koh, YY Low and Elim Chew, Founder of 77th Street.
The Singapore Women’s Weekly editorial team.
