Marina Suwendy

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Marina Suwendy
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Marina Suwendy is a Malaysian international model, TV host, event MC and journalist. [1]

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Early life

Suwendy attended Garden International School (Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia) [2] and later moved to the United Kingdom to complete her education. She holds a Law Degree. When she returned she began her career in the modeling and the TV industry.

Career

Entertainment

Suwendy [3] was awarded the Miss Beautiful Skin 2006 title by Shiseido Cosmetics (Malaysia) and Alex Eu (Giorgio Armani make up artist)]. She has been recruited as the brand ambassador for Swiss skincare supplement Estime. At 173 cm, Marina Suwendy has broken the tradition by establishing herself not only as a print model, but also catwalk. Reportedly trained by top model consultant Simone Teh.

She has also been involved in judging an award-winning TV Reality Series - What Women Want (TV series), aired on 8tv. [4] [5] And one of the permanent models for NTV7's popular game show - Deal or No Deal [CH] Deal or No Deal [En]. [6] Marina Suwendy is also a recognised TV host, covering fashion events. [7]

Journalism

She is a journalist for 'Power Lunch [8] ' The Star Newspaper (Malaysia), [9] New Straits Times (Malaysia), Teenage Magazine (Singapore), Travel 3Sixty Magazine (Malaysia) and others.

Marina Suwendy [10] [11] [12] is currently based in New York City, United States, training at Stella Adler Studio of Acting and is managed by the prestigious Ford Models New York.

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