'IT'S kind of a shallow reason,' said Valentane Huang when asked why she joined beauty pageants.
It was - you guessed it - because of a boyfriend.
This one used to boast about dating models, pageant winners, actresses and Valentane said she was the only one who wasn't 'famous' in this area.
One day, as a joke, she told him maybe she might win a pageant someday too.
'So go ahead and prove it to me,' she recalled him saying.
So she went and took part in Miss Singapore Chinatown last November and got into the final five.
The 1.7m-tall Valentane, who has modelled part-time since she was 14, decided to join the bigger Miss Singapore World in March.
Miss Singapore Chinatown didn't give her a great sense of accomplishment as it was only competing among the Chinese, she said, while Miss Singapore World is multiracial.
What does her father think of her participation?
'Not encouraging but not discouraging either,' she said.
She didn't even tell him - or colleagues, friends and other family members - that she was taking part.
He got wind of it only when Lianhe Wanbao ran a story on her and he only brought it up briefly, she said.
She recalled how, during the preview shows, the parents and friends of other contestants would shout their support, but when she went on stage it was very quiet.
The Miss Singapore World 2008 grand final will take place at the Raffles Ballroom, Swissotel TheStamford, at 7pm on 16 Aug.
The Grand Final of Miss Singapore 2008
16th August 2008, Saturday at the Swisshotel - The Stamford,
Raffles Ballroom - 7.00 pm
One dream - to be Miss Singapore World 2008.
The Contestants winner goes to Miss World 2008.
Miss World 2008, the 58th Miss World beauty pageant, will be held on October 4, 2008, at the Ukraina National Palace in Kiev, Ukraine.
Meet 25 Beautiful ladies :
01 Fiona Teo Age: 20 Occupation: Student
02 Sydney Ho Age: 19 Occupation: Undergraduate
03 Cherlyn Loke Age: 20 Occupation: Undergraduate
04 Hannah Lau Age: 19 Occupation: Account Manager
05 Samantha Toh Age: 20 Occupation: Property Executive
06 Helena Age: 18 Occupation: Undergraduate
07 Fiona Cheong Age: 24 Occupation: Public Relations Specialist
08 Ernany Siregar J. Age: 22 Occupation: Nurse
09 Sherry Peng Age: 19 Occupation: Makeup Artist
10 Chloe Fong Age: 20 Occupation: Undergraduate
11 Preeti Sawlani Age: 22 Occupation: Undergraduate
12 Valentane Huang Age: 25 Occupation: Logistics Manager
13 Andrea Lim Age: 22 Occupation: Undergraduate
14 Adeline Quek Age: 23 Occupation: Graduate
15 Dione Chan Age: 23 Occupation: Product Specialist
16 Charlyene Choo Age: 22 Occupation: Undergraduate
17 Veriza Yew Age: 26 Occupation: Associate
18 Phoebe Tan Age: 20 Occupation: Graduate
19 Joyz Goh Age: 25 Occupation: Money Broker
20 Sherlyn Tan Age: 19 Occupation: Undergraduate
21 Catherine Tan Age: 24 Occupation: Personal Banker
22 Faraliza Tan Age: 21 Occupation: Undergraduate
23 Katie Kang Age: 19 Occupation: Undergraduate
24 Sharifah Shazana Age: 19 Occupation: Guest Service Agent
25 Nicole Ang Yu Jun Age: 20 Occupation: Undergraduate
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