Malaysian Dreamgirl 2 Enters Final Round

20 webisodes away from crowning the winner

16 March 2009, Petaling Jaya - The nation’s first online reality series jointly presented by HP & Intel is all set to continue its successful 2nd season run with a sizzling fashion show by its finalists at Mist Club, Bangsar, on 16th March 2009.

The groundbreaking model search online reality series is aired exclusively on www.malaysiandreamgirl.tv and chronicles the lives and aspirations of 11 aspiring models as they live together and compete to be the next Malaysian Dreamgirl.

The top 11 finalists for Malaysian Dreamgirl Season 2 strike a pose with their HP products. Accompanying the top 11 finalists are Kenneth Low (second from left), Marketing & Communications Manager, Personal Systems Group, HP Malaysia; Tracy Sin, Market Development Manager, Consumer Portables, Personal Systems Group, HP Malaysia; Karen Chow, Market Development Manager, Intel Electronics Malaysia; and Norhizam Kadir, Marketing Manager, Intel Electronics Malaysia.

The 11 finalists were chosen from earlier auditions held in Kuala Lumpur, Penang, Ipoh and Johor Bahru from 13th December 2008 to 10th January 2009. Before reaching the final elimination round, the 11 have been put through a series of photo shoots, fashion and grooming workshops and other competitive tasks, all the while catching a glimpse of the hardworking yet glamorous life of a model.

This evening’s fashion show is their first ever in front of a live audience.

In the final round, the finalists will be staying together in an undisclosed location over a period of 2 months. They will be eliminated every week based on SMS voting, with the last girl standing being crowned as the next Malaysian Dreamgirl.

The competition judges include model/actress Elaine Daly, fashion stylist Lim Jimmy, founder of Andrews Models Andrew Tan and CEO of Beautilicious cosmetics Julie Wong.

“We are excited about this group of 11 finalists. There is potential among them and I’ve been particularly impressed with their photo shoots. I’m now looking forward to seeing them on the runway for the first time,” Elaine said.

“HP is thrilled to be the title sponsor for the second season of Malaysian Dreamgirl. With the success of the first season, especially among the Gen-Yers, the Malaysian Dreamgirl reality show is an excellent platform for us to reach out our target audience and communicate HP’s ‘The Computer is Personal Again’ philosophy,” said Danny Lee, Country General Manager, Personal Systems Group, HP Malaysia.

“Online entertainment has become the norm for most Malaysians and the increasing popularity of the Malaysian Dreamgirl online reality show is a testament of how Malaysians consume digital content over the Internet today. And thanks to the advanced Intel Centrino Processor Technology for notebooks, Malaysians can now view and enjoy rich multimedia content from the official Malaysian Dreamgirl website at www.malaysiandreamgirl.tv,” said Norhizam Kadir, Marketing Manager, Intel Malaysia.

Malaysian Dreamgirl 2 is currently screening at www.malaysiandreamgirl.tv. New episodes are released every Thursday and Saturday with 20 episodes in all.

The 11 finalists of Malaysian Dreamgirl Season 2 are:
· Nor Hafsah Bt Mat Nor, 22, Engineering student
· Dawn Lim Yeen Sze, 23, Economics grad
· Denezia Maryanne Beins, 17, Student
· Ummi Farahnasuha Bt Zulkefli, 17, Student
· Juanita Anushya Francis a/p Jacob, 22, Accounting Student
· Nurliana Mohd Fariai, 27, Ex flight attendant
· Mayang Seri Bt Hashim, 28, Investment manager
· Chiang Nee Ming, 21, Graphic designer
· Natasha Bt Mohd Johari, 18, Student
· Liew Mee Han, 20, Make-up artist
· Shaheeda Salim Ahmad, 20, Part-time model

The Malaysian Dreamgirl winner will receive a Chevrolet Aveo 1.4 Lux (A); RM10,000 cash; an HP Pavilion notebook; RM1,000 worth of Escada fragrances, RM1,000 worth of Beautilicious cosmetics; RM1,000 worth of Wacoal lingerie, RM1,000 worth of Marie France Bodyline vouchers; RM1,000 worth of Bella Skin Care vouchers; RM1,000 worth of Svenson Hair Care vouchers and RM500 worth of Wella Professionals hair products. She will also be featured in InTrend magazine and be awarded with an exclusive portfolio by Andrews Models.