Here at The Singapore Women’s Weekly, there’s one night that trumps all others when it comes to celebrating the fairer sex: The Great Women Of Our Time Awards, which took place at Sinfonia Ristorante on Friday, October 5, 2018.
From jaw-dropping looks served up at the photo wall, to inspiring speeches delivered by the Guest of Honour, Ms Indranee Rajah, Minister, Prime Minister’s Office, and Second Minister, Finance & Education; and our Editor-in-Chief Barbara Koh, it’s safe to say the night was a blast and brought empowered women out in full force to empower others. Check out our video of the event below:
The Great Women Of Our Time Awards could not be made possible without the support of our main presenter, Lancôme, and presenter, PANDORA, who both helped our guests party the night away with their fringe activities. Check out all the fun and games in our behind-the-scenes look at the festivities:
From left: SPH Magazines CEO, Loh Yew Seng; Managing Director of Business Solutions, Maureen Wee; Minister in the Prime Minister’s Office & Second Minister for Finance and Education, Ms Indranee Rajah; Group Editor-in-Chief, Caroline Ngui; and Chief Executive Officer, SPH and Chairman of SPH Magazines Board, Ng Yat Chung.
The wonderful fresh flower centrepieces that adorned the venue were kindly provided by Petals and Foliage.
Guests were treated to a floral bar where they could handpick their own flowers and build a bespoke bouquet to bring home.
Our emcee, Angela May of FLY Entertainment, looking ravishing in a Vera Wang dress. She’s standing in front of Lancôme’s 3D lightbox, which made for some Instagrammable snaps on the night!
Health, Sports & Wellness nominee, Cassandra Chiu, having a heart to heart discussion with our Guest-of-Honour, Minister in the Prime Minister’s Office & Second Minister for Finance and Education, Ms Indranee Rajah.
Great Women Of Our Time 2016 Public Service & Education nominee, Cheryl Chong, enjoying a look at the PANDORA jewels on display with her husband, Jason Chin.
Great Women Of Our Time 2015 Health, Sports & Wellness nominee, Dr Jade Kua, is all smiles next to this year’s Finance & Commerce nominee, Jaelle Ang.
Dr Fock Ee-ling of The Missing Piece looking resplendent in a brocade dress from her own label.
Entrepreneur extraordinaire, Elim Chew, doing what she does best: Networking! Crazy Rich Asians‘ actress Amy J Cheng and Alan Eucharis of mm2 Entertainment look on as she works her charm.
Cesar Gomez and Jamie Alcantara from Global Fashion Group (ZALORA) wind down with wine and a quick chat with Sher-li Torrey of Mums@Work.
Guests could indulge in mini makeovers on the night as well. Luscious lipsticks and velvety foundations were on hand for quick touch-ups courtesy of our main presenter, Lancôme.
The Lancôme team were also on hand to show their support for The Great Women Of Our Time Awards, including the General Manager of L’Oreal’s Luxury Division, Michelle Chew (first from left).
Founder of SocietyA, Pek Lay Peng, hamming it up for the camera with her General Manager, Lily Hamid.
The vintage photobooth was set up by datboothie and provided guests with a good amount of laughs.
Managing Director of Market Development, Geoff Tan, poses next to KISS92 FM’s Maddy Barber.
From left: Dr Fock Ee-ling, Dr Jade Kua, Maddy Barber and The Weekly‘s Editor-in-Chief, Barbara Koh.
Great Women Of Our Time 2018 Design & Style nominee, Olivia Lee, and her fiancée, Hunn Wai.
Co-Founder of Mums@Work, Sher-li Torrey, catches up over drinks with Maddy Barber.
Ming Bridges stuns in a canary yellow dress from Rentadella’s collection.
Fashion designer, Nida Shay, smoulders as she engages in conversation with a friend.
Great Women Of Our Time 2016 Finance & Commerce winner, Yvon Bock, gets lippie with Lancôme in a stunning red shade to match her locks.
President of the Singapore Commitee for UN Women, Trina Liang-Lin, wows in a peacock blue ensemble, while her husband Edmund Lin looks on.
Guests had their fill of light bites from Sinfonia Ristorante’s kitchen, helmed by Chef Simone Depalmas.
Some culinary hits include the Blue Cheese Truffle Macarons that everyone raved about as it made its way through the crowd.
Our official venue sponsor, Sinfonia Ristorante, provided a grand backdrop the night’s activities with its colonial interiors.
Actress Amy J Cheng of FLY Entertainment looks good from every angle as she strikes a pose for our photographers.
Managing Director of Business Solutions, Maureen Wee, takes advantage of the great lighting to snap a picture with Dr Jade Kua at the photobooth.
The PANDORA team, which included General Manager Wing Chan (third from right), had a lovely mirrored set-up that brought out the sparkling beauty of their collection of charms.
Guests could engrave a PANDORA charm with their initials, lending a personalised touch to the festivities on the night.
From left: Marvina Low; Founder and CEO of Skin Inc Global, Sabrina Tan; The Weekly‘s Editor-in-Chief Barbara Koh; and Senior director of Yeo-Leong & Peh, Susan Peh.
From left: The Weekly‘s Editor-in-Chief, Barbara Koh, along with our judges this year, General Manager of L’Oreal’s Luxury Division, Michelle Chew; PANDORA General Manager, Wing Chan; Elim Chew; and Minister in the Prime Minister’s Office & Second Minister for Finance and Education, Ms Indranee Rajah.
From left: Group Editor, Tara Barker; with Design & Style nominee Olivia Lee; and Editor-in-Chief, Barbara Koh.
From left: Group Editor, Tara Barker; with Finance & Commerce nominees, Karen Tok, Christine Lim, Jaelle Ang; and Editor-in-Chief, Barbara Koh.
From left: Group Editor, Tara Barker; with Joanne Paranjothy; Health, Sports & Wellness nominee, Cassandra Chiu and her guide dog Esme; Becky Paranjothy; Editor-in-Chief, Barbara Koh; and Health, Sports & Wellness nominee Rujia Ali Shahul Hameed.
From left: General Manager of L’Oreal’s Luxury Division, Michelle Chew; Lancôme Visionary Award winner Lynette Tan; and Editor-in-Chief, Barbara Koh.
From left: Chief Executive Officer, SPH and Chairman of SPH Magazines Board, Ng Yat Chung; Most Inspiring Award winner, Rujia Ali Shahul Hameed; and Editor-in-Chief, Barbara Koh.
Health, Sports & Wellness nominee, Rujia Ali Shahul Hameed, was overcome with emotion as she was announced as the Most Inspiring Award winner. This subsidiary award is voted on by The Weekly‘s readers.
From left: PANDORA General Manager, Wing Chan; with PANDORA’s Spirited Woman award winner Major Sylvia Koh; and Editor-in-Chief Barbara Koh.
From left: Group Editor, Tara Barker; with Public Service & Education nominees, Christine Lim, Judith Knight, Major Sylvia Koh; and Editor-in-Chief, Barbara Koh.
From left: Group Editor, Tara Barker; with Science & Technology nominees, Dr Eliza Fong, Lynette Tan, Dr Sherry Aw; and Editor-in-Chief, Barbara Koh.
That’s a wrap from Team Weekly! Here’s to another fantastic year honoring Singapore’s best and brightest minds at The Great Women of Our Time awards 2018.
No awards presentation and cocktail night would be complete without some revelry and the pretty pictures to prove it. Prepare to get major #FOMO as you relive the night with our gallery of gorgeous guests who put their best faces forward at our custom photowall:
From left: Dr Sherry Aw, Olivia Lee, Major Sylvia Koh, Charlotte Lim, Karen Tok, Cassandra Chiu, Jaelle Ang, Christine Lim, Lynette Tan, Rujia Ali Shahul Hameed, and Judith Knight.
From left: SPH Magazines CEO Low Yew Seng; Chief Executive Officer, SPH and Chairman of SPH Magazines Board, Ng Yat Chung; and SPH Chief Technology Officer, Glen Francis.
Science & Technology winner Dr Sherry Aw (right) with her mother, Jean.
Dr Fock Ee-Ling, Founder & Lead Designer of The Missing Piece. Dr Fock was also a panel speaker at our Great Women Of Our Time 2018 Forum held in September.
From left: Brand General Manager at L’Oreal, Winnie Lo; General Manager, Luxury Division at L’Oreal Singapore, Michelle Chew; and Lancome’s Stephanie Tan and Yeo Yin Hong.
Our beautiful emcee for the evening, Angela May of FLY Entertainment.
Wing Chan, General Manager of PANDORA Singapore.
Dr Jade Kua (left), Paediatric Emergency Specialist, with The Weekly‘s Editor-In-Chief, Barbara Koh. Dr Kua was also a panel speaker at our Great Women Of Our Time Forum this year.
Health, Sports and Wellness nominee Cassandra Chiu, with her husband, Max, and her guide dog, Esme.
Director and Co-founder of The PR People, Diana Ong (left) and Manager of Social Media and Content Strategy, Rand Rogers (right), from The PR People, with The Weekly‘s Editor-In-Chief, Barbara Koh.
Science & Technology nominee Dr Eliza Fong, with her husband, Lin Hongyao.
Finance & Commerce nominee Karen Tok, with her husband, Mik Mullins.
Sharon Lim and Jasmine Lian, from Bank of China.
Sher-li Torrey, co-founder of Mums@Work.
Elim Chew, entrepreneur extraordinaire and founder of 77th Street, I’m KIM Korean BBQ & GoroGoro Steamboat restaurants, and FASTFAST app.
Erna Sorianto, Director of Project M.
Celine Chia and Sia Yan Shan, from Giordano.
Actress Amy J Cheng (left) with host Angela May.
Founder and Managing Director of Hegen, Yvon Bock. Yvon, who was also a panel speaker at our Forum this year, is also a Great Women Of Our Time alumna. She won in the Finance & Commerce category in 2016.
The Weekly‘s fashion stylist and writer, Aaron Kok, and senior features writer, Natalya Molok.
Co-founder and lead communicator of The White Label, Freda Yuin (left), and Wendy Lim.
Cesar Gomez and Jamie Alcantara, from Global Fashion Group (ZALORA).
Jonathan and Lee Kai Ling, from Thomas Sabo.
Public Service & Education nominee Major Sylvia Koh (right), and her guest, Eileen Lim. Major Koh also won the Pandora Spirited Woman Award.
Gwendolyn Ho (left), SPH Magazines’s Head of Sales (Beauty), with Shaoyuan Han-Montillet, General Manager, Parfums Christian Dior Singapore.
Health, Sports & Wellness nominee and winner of The Weekly‘s Most Inspiring Woman Award, Rujia Ali Shahul Hameed (right), with her guest.
Designer Nida Shay (right), with The Weekly‘s Editor-In-Chief Barbara Koh, who wore a bomber jacket designed by Nida.
SPH Chief Technology Officer, Glen Francis.
Vanessa Paranjothy who won in the Health, Sports & Wellness category, was represented by her sisters Joanne and Becky, as well as their mum, Jane (middle).
President of the Singapore Committee for UN Women and Great Women Of Our Time 2005 alumna Trina Liang-Lin (right), with her husband, Edmund Lin.
Ming Bridges, CEO of Rentadella.
Public Service & Education nominee Charlotte Lim, with her husband Sam Neo.
Lynette Lim, Science & Technology nominee and the Lancôme Visionary Award winner, with her husband, Jonathan Hung.
Mok Pei San, Vice-President of Tissot Singapore, Sri Lanka and the Maldives.
Co-founder of The Social Co and Great Women Of Our Time 2016 alumna Cheryl Chong, with her husband, Jason Chin.
Director of Business Development, Teamsystem Construction, and Great Women Of Our Time 2015 alumna, Gladys Wee.
The Weekly‘s Editor-In-Chief Barbara Koh and Dr Ann Tan of Women Fertility & Fetal Centre.
General Manager, Shiseido Professional Division, Jane Chow (right), and Shiseido Professional Assistant Marketing Manager, Jeralyn Lim.
Public Service & Education winner, Judith Knight.
Judith with her daughter, Jasmine Knight.
Manager of Poh Heng Jewellery, Pamela Seow, with her boyfriend, Eddie Wong.
Kiss92 DJ and Founder of Madly, Maddy Barber. Maddy was also a panel speaker at this year’s Great Women Of Our Time Forum.
Finance & Commerce winner, Christine Lim, with her husband Gary Lee.
Eunice Olsen (left) and Beatrice Chia-Richmond.
Finance & Commerce nominee Jaelle Ang.
Lily Hamid (left), General Manager of SocietyA, and Pek Lay Peng, Founder of SocietyA.
Elyn Wong, Founder and Fashion Designer of Stolen, and Great Women Of Our Time 2017 alumna, with Dr Paul Tseng.
The Great Women Of Our Time Awards 2018 nominees (from left) Charlotte Lim, Karen Tok, Cassandra Chiu and Jaelle Ang.
At the end of the night, we honoured 18 nominees from six fields, Arts & Media; Design & Style; Health, Sports & Wellness; Finance & Commerce; Education & Public Service; and Science & Technology, for their contributions to their industries and society. MEET THE WINNERS OF THE GREAT WOMEN OF OUR TIME AWARDS 2018!