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16-year-old Fussi is face of this year's Audi Fashion Fest
by Charlene Chua

 

No prom date, no prom dress and having to take six examinations back-to-back in one day.

What's more, the chosen face of this year's Audi Fashion Festival (AFF) campaign also has to model at the festival during her exam period.

A mere teenager may have caved under these stressful circumstances, but not Fiona Fuss.

The 16-year-old winner of the Elite Model Look Singapore 2011 is a self-proclaimed perfectionist and is determined to ace everything she attempts.

She said: "Everything I do, I want it to be perfect."

At the United World College where she studies, the school's prom is called a formal. This year, it will be held in June.

Fiona, who has an Austrian father and a Hong Kong-Chinese mother, told The New Paper: "I have been really stressed out because I need to get everything right.

"On my school's Facebook page, there are comments like 'What is the model going to wear'? and I feel like the raised expectations has put more pressure on me.

"But the truth is I have no dress now and since I have no boyfriend, I don't have a date to the formal as well.

"I wish someone would sponsor my dress!

"As for the date, if nothing happens by then, I'll just go alone."

The Singapore-born model added that her dream dress would be "long, sleek, and made of heavy material".

She refused to reveal more about her potential date except that she has taken the initiative to ask a schoolmate to her formal, but would not be too crushed if they don't end up going together.

Fiona made headlines last year when her fresh-faced beauty scored her top honours at the Elite Model Look Singapore competition.

Since then, she has done shoots for Her World, Female, Nuyou, Lancome and Guess.

Her latest accomplishment is being chosen as the campaign model for the AFF in May.

It's a bittersweet feeling for Fiona who recalled that back in 2010, she had wanted badly to attend the AFF to watch one of her favourite bands, German rock group Tokio Hotel, perform at the show.

The models who fronted the AFF that year were New Paper New Face 2010 winner Vivien Ong, Wang Qian Qian from China, Nastya Karzan from Russia and Florentina Stoian from Romania.

Said Fiona: "My friend, who was a big fan of Tokio Hotel as well, called me to tell me that she was going to camp out at the festival grounds just to see them.

"I asked my mum whether I could go since I had done my homework, but she said no.

"It's just amazing that this year I'm actually going to be the face of the same festival campaign."

Read the full story here.

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16-year-old Fiona Fussi is the chosen face for this year's Audi Fashion Festival (AFF). (Photo: TNP)
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Dear AsiaOne

It is a rather dated piece of news by modelling world standard.

It seems that she is cool with this and so are her parents. So, it is really none of our business to say if she should or should not be modelling in bikini or whatever.

If she uses her gift to bring a better life for her or others that will be great.

If she goes all the way she will be leading the high life and not the ordinary Singaporean life for sure.

It is true that there are a lot of people wanting to exploit such beauties. It is up to the beauties to decide how they want to go from there.

All the best to your young lady.

Best regards
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Posted by Lukeehong on Thu, 17 Nov 2011 at 13:57 PM
Ah what a lovely girl. congrats.

Hope she is clever enough not to be duped by all the wolves who promise the sky.
Posted by summers3 on Thu, 17 Nov 2011 at 09:15 AM
And these bimbo wannabes kept getting younger & younger - perhaps part of the 'Bimboisation' indoctrination process - wildly successful....
Posted by chieftain on Sun, 6 Nov 2011 at 10:18 AM


ok lor,

Announcing the departure of flight BXT to Baotan :D:p
Posted by baoxingtian on Fri, 4 Nov 2011 at 22:37 PM


sorry sgp is not so big u can only land at designated area

u still have to take a bus or mrt to reach ur place...

i dont allow u to take my bus... u only hv mrt and then walk yourself :D
Posted by tmfoo888 on Fri, 4 Nov 2011 at 22:34 PM


Announcing the arrival of flight BXT from Baotan (not Bhutan) :eek::p
Posted by baoxingtian on Fri, 4 Nov 2011 at 22:31 PM


i think now is volvo also

i am given a job as a bus driver by sicko...

so i act like one lor - i drive a big bus mercs - u no happy

then dont take the bus u take mrt lah :rolleyes:
Posted by tmfoo888 on Fri, 4 Nov 2011 at 22:27 PM


Mystrawberry - housewife of her hubby

http://www.littlebhutan.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/05/Her-Majesty-the-Queen-Ashi-Jetsun-Pema.jpg
Posted by baoxingtian on Fri, 4 Nov 2011 at 20:43 PM


Nothing to be envious or jealous about. I am beautiful in my own way. I just wonder whether are they even healthy at all :confused: Used to have a friend who worked as a model, she will binge eat and then throw everything out within 30 mins in the toilet by 'self-induced' vomitting.
Posted by mystrawberry on Fri, 4 Nov 2011 at 20:26 PM


tm like to foo around with his money (tmfoo888). He is telling you he owns a merc as big as a bus :eek::D
Posted by baoxingtian on Fri, 4 Nov 2011 at 20:15 PM

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