Gana PrakashChild star Kathy Tan Her Lin, mesmerized the audience with a stellar dance performance at the Top 100 Talent and Malaysia Fashion, Modeling and Pageant Awards 2021 (MFMPA) grand gala event held at Berjaya Bukit Jalil Golf And Resort on December 19.
9-year-old Kathy together with Talent Idol Reymi Tham Ka Hong brought energy to the stage with a special K-Pop dance number at the ceremony. They were invited as guest performers at the event organised by Miss Malaysia Kebaya (MMK) and Selangor Fashion.
Kathy who is of Malaysian-Chinese-Vietnamese descent, took home the Icon Award at the MFMPA 2020 which was held in January this year.
She was the first Asian child model to receive the award at only eight years old, which is the highest accolade in Southeast Asia’s child modeling industry. She also previously won the Tiny Miss World 2018 (Little Miss World) title at the age of six.
Since the age of two, young Kathy has successfully graced several magazine covers and catwalk at international runways for top brands such as Kenzo Kids, Emilio Pucci Junior, Lanvin Paris Junior, Young Versace, Moschino Kids.
Most notably she has been featured as the junior face of L’Officiel Kids (Global) and Top 50 World Young Talent by FABUK Teen (London) magazines.
Besides modeling and catwalk, Kathy also loves playing the piano and singing. She won the Olympia Laurel Gold Medal for her talent in singing at the 2018 Little Miss World in Greece.
She also starred in music videos A Million Dreams, Girl On Fire, Xue Mao Jiao and You Belong With Me which was produced by her mother.
In 2020, she was invited to be a part of celebrities and influencers on GuestStar.Asia (Singapore)
In an exclusive interview with CJMY, talented child star Kathy speaks to us more on her performance and her love for modeling.
Your dance performance was amazing, when did you start dancing?
Kathy: My first dance performance when I was 5 years old in talent showcase at the children pageant Little Miss Malaysia 2017, which I won the title Tiny Princess Malaysia. At that time it was just a private class in 2 hours and straight to perform on stage. I started dance class in 2021 with personal coach Yuki Dance for about 6 months and then invited junior dancer Reymi Tham Ka Hoong (14 years old) to join me as a part of my project just lately 2 months at studio 1119 Entertainment. Our performance at Malaysia Top 100 Talent Award 2021 is my second time on stage as a dancer.
What kind of dance do you like and do you enjoy on stage?
Kathy: I like K-Pop dance, also learn Hip Hop depending on songs, and get extra skills with Latin dance. I enjoy performing on stage with friends. Reymi Tham Ka Hoong is a popular talent idol winning multi-awards and multi-champions, known as MFMPA Teen Male Model of the year 2020 and one of awardees Malaysia Top 100 Talent 2021 just to name a few, he learnt dance 3 years and experienced several stage performances. We learned to dance together in about 8 classes (8 hours) to prepare for Top 100 Talent performance.
Being a top model and dancer, which role do you prefer more?
Kathy: I still enjoy modeling, meanwhile dance helps me to perform singing in my future projects. It’s my honor and pleasure to perform in such a prestigious event and healthy platform for young talents organized by MMK, founder Mr. Jason Hee Jee Pin and Ms. Nycole Fe Lynne, witnessed and endorsed by Malaysia Ministry of Tourism, Art and Culture.
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