Singapore's representative, Raffles Design Institute student Winnie Setio, was absent at the 4th annual Triumph Inspiration Awards held in Berlin.

She had not managed to secure a visa, but her lecturers stepped in to represent her.

Despite efforts to make sure that Singapore's entry was seen at the show, it ultimately failed to win the judges over.

Models Lily Cole and helena Christensen, entertainer Coco Lee, star photographer Ellen von Unwerth, Berlin's Anita Tillmann, and Triumph creative director Jos Berry made up the all-women panel of judges.

Out of 37 countries that participated, the only Asian contenders that got into the Top 10 were India and Hong Kong.

Although Hong Kong's entry had won the worldwide Internet vote, it was Hungary that won the top prize of 15,000 euros ($26,100). Turkey came in second and Romania was third.

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