Sabah Model Search 2010 Top 6

Friday, April 23, 2010 | Blog Post, Photography

I had the opportunity to shoot Sabah Model Search 2010 recently, and my first impression when entering the hall was “yeahhh!” … it was really different from any similar pageant events organized before here in KK; just like their tag line that says “Not your typical Model search” … I mean, the walkway is claimed to be the longest ever had … and it was not like the normal event-cum-dinner kinda thing or whatever functions that you can eat and watch the models doing their catwalk (thats sucks! some people will only concentrate on the food) … fyi, no foods were served inside the hall. But I guessed this was their 1st time organizing, so noticed some slacks here and there ie. the musics weren’t nice, some prize tags from the dresses weren’t removed – it looks funny during the catwalk… Emcee were not professional – her interview with the judges were not lighted (no spotlights i guessed ) … the openning performance is barely alright, not enough “power” … Anyway, here are some of my shots that night – enjoy!

Dresses were sponsored by some major retail from Suria Sabah. Would it hurt so much to remove the prize tag just for a while? By not removing the prize tags during a catwalk, surely makes the models looks cheap; watch.

Overall the event run smoothly towards the end … there were not many photographers around and it was easy to get some angle of the model. But towards the end, which (usually) is the most important part cuz that was when the winner get to pose along side with the other participants and still some “nuisance” photographers with their kit lenses will go towards the stage and try to get their best shots of the models – and this will always be the “noise” in my photos … finally, here’s the final shot!

Top 6 & Winner’s List:

1. Marie Baxter (Winner)
2. Rachel Brigder (1st Runner Up)
3. Gzell Liew (2nd Runner Up)
4. Pachara Apin *
5. Annabel Lee *
6. Chiong Ka Yan *

* im not sure about the other 3 names – but i like “Pachara” – sounds Thai to me …