Event:The
Miss Malaysia Tourism Pageant 2014
Press Conference
Time:11.00am to 2.00pm
Date:
14th August 2014
Venue:Dorsett
Grand Hotel,
Subang Jaya
The Miss Malaysia Tourism Pageant 2014 had a press conference on
August 14th at the Dorsett Grand Hotel. The event organiser D’
Touch and presenter
Mah Sing Group, together with the representatives of the
Gold Sponsors were present to share their thoughts and sponsorship of this event, stating their purposes and intentions, hoping that the event will be much better, improved and more publicised than the last year’s one. The sponsors that attended were Dorsett
Grand Subang
Hotel,
Commune, Yigaho,
SEGi University,
Berjaya Times Square and Coronar.
Tan Sri Datuk
Danny Ooi, the
President of Miss Malaysia Tourism Pageant, announced that this year’s pageant will join hands with the
Ministry of Health to raise dengue awareness, where this will not only benefit the public but also the 18 ladies who will be learning a lot from it. He hopes that the contestants would play their role and do something meaningful for the community. They are also working with the
Rotary Club for charitable purposes, using tourism as a platform to achieve their aims.
Mr.
Hugo Gerritsen, being the
Area General Manager of Dorsett Subang Hotel, was proud to represent the official hotel for this event, where after numerous collaborations with D’Touch, they hope to continue partnership for many more years to come, to further the bond of friendship and goodness through cooperation and mutual respect.
The Deputy General Manager,
Corporate Communications of Mah
Sing Groups, Ms. Lyanna Tew, represented the company which is pleased to be the presenter of this event, as they are a firm believer in investing and building people. As an ardent supporter of home grown brands, they are happy to be a part of this, as Tan Sri has brought
Malaysia’s name to international heights, at the same time opening the window of opportunities to these aspiring young women to embark on their journey of self discovery. Ms. Lyanna added that while technical skills are essential, it is those who can work well with other people who will do better.
An exciting news was shared by Mr.
Chia You Cheong, the
Group Art Director of SEGi Holdings Sdn Bhd, where SEGi’s sponsorship includes 3 scholarships worth a total of RM200,
000 for the top three winners to pursue any diploma of bachelor’s degree at SEGi University, or master’s degree at SEGi’s online campus,
PACE.
Present was also
Executive Director of Berjaya Times Square Sdn Bhd, Ms. Chryseis Tan, who extended her congratulations and compliments on behalf of the company. Berjaya Times Square, the official shopping mall of the Miss Malaysia Tourism 2014 is looking forward to work together with the pageant to help meet new levels of expectations.
CEO of Yigaho
Corporation Berhad, Mr. Lim
Soon Hooi, lightheartedly said that health and beauty should be looked at together, nicely describing the intention of such a pageant.
Also,
Brand Manager Mr.
Brian Kudamarta, representing Commune
Furniture Sdn Bhd, a brand new company in Malaysia but firmly established in other countries like
Singapore and
Indonesia, was happy to share that this is a platform for the company to shine in Malaysia.
In addition, the last Miss Malaysia Tourism winner, Thaarah Ganesan also attended the conference, to share her experiences she got during and after her pageant. She said that the whole experience was beyond her imagination and she is still learning a lot from it, alongside being given the opportunity to travel and make a lot of friends. She had recently just gone to
Zimbabwe.
CEO of Coronar and 96
Magazine,Ms Rachelle Ng said that as the designated media coverage company for the pageant, Coronar will provide the multimedia communications platform for this event, including videography and photography sessions, as well as providing image consultation.
Coronar’s involvement is meant to capture the beauties and talents of all the contestants in different angles and perspectives. Being a media powerhouse with the capabilities to enhance and improve the quality of this pageant, as well as a state of the art production abilities, the platform Coronar will use to fulfill its duties as a Gold
Sponsor, is 96 Magazine. It is not only meant to showcase the contestants, but also the organisers, sponsors and everyone else involved, increasing their business opportunities.
Coronar and 96 Magazine are also organising the sub-title, Miss
Popularity, through 96 Magazine’s
Facebook page.
The 18 Miss Malaysia Tourism contestants made an appearance and introduced themselves one by one. After that, a group photo was taken together with the sponsors. The finals will take place on
23rd August at Dorsett Grand Subang.
- published: 18 Aug 2014
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