THE BEST THERE IS.
Meet The Team
Only the best, produces the best! Amber Chia Academy boasts a team of modeling, pageant, makeup, hair, nail & photography instructors with a combined experience of over 100 years, and have produced over 100 contest winners in their respective fields in the last 5 years alone.
ETHEL CHO
CATWALK GURU
Her pedigree includes being a finalist of a major international beauty pageant, running an international model search and walking runways all over the world for 2 decades.
DESMOND YOI
MAKEUP GURU
With a career as one of the top makeup artists in Malaysia spanning over two decades, Desmond is widely known and respected as the best in his craft, evident by his industry nickname the "makeup master".
JOSEPH CHOW
MALE MODEL GURU
With over 20 years of modeling experience and generally considered as the first male supermodel of Malaysia, Joseph has worked the runways for 2 decades and appeared as the face of countless brands, including the likes of Hugo Boss, Gucci & Versace.
JACKAL YEW
PHOTOGRAPHY GURU
Over a decade of fashion photography experience in the industry, Jackal is the founder of Guezz Studio, and has helmed the camera for countless magazine cover shoots, high-fashion lookbooks & fashion spreads.
RACHEL CHEONG
EMBROIDERY GURU
(PRINCIPAL OF PERFECT LINE)
With over 17 yrs experience in the field of permanent and semi-permanent make up, Rachel is the founder of Perfect Line Face and Body, a chain of professional beauty parlours. Her academy in Penang has also won numerous local and global awards for excellence.
ALEXIO YEOH
FASHION GURU
As a fashion stylist & photographer, Alexio has worked with many celebrities throughout Asia, including Tun Mahathir, Amber Chia, Sheena Liam & Michelle Yim, to name a few. He is also the official photographer for Miss Universe Malaysia and Miss Global International.
PINKY CHIA
MAKEUP COACH
Protege of Makeup Guru, Desmond Yoi, Pinky has emerged as one of the brightest new talents in the makeup industry. With over 5 years experience as a makeup coach, Pinky has trained over 100 makeup students.
AMBER CHIA
SUPERMODEL
Winner of the Guess! Timeless Beauty Global Model Search 2005, Amber’s rise to fame has landed her over 2,000 runway shows & 200 magazine covers. In 2010, Amber founded Amber Chia Academy and has an intake of over 1,000 students to date.
SOO XU ZE
MALE MODEL COACH
Since winning the Asia New Face Model Search Malaysia in 2011, he has been one of the most in demand male models in Asia. Currently working out of Taiwan, he does not only walk the runways, appear in commercials and magazines, but on the path of a blossoming career as an actor as well.
ELEEN YONG
CATWALK COACH
Her list of achievements include International Model of the Year 2009 & 2012 (Korea), Top 5 Fashion Model of China 2009 & 2011, Catwalk Model of the Year 2012 & Female Model of the Year 2015 (Malaysia). She has also rocked the runways for fashion cities like Milan, Rome, Dubai, Singapore & Japan; and modelled for major brands like Karl Lagerfeld, San Andres Milano and Stella Jean, to name a few.
KEN CHUNG
MALE MODEL COACH
A graduate of Amber Chia Academy in 2013, Ken went on to win the title of Manhunt Malaysia in 2014, and has since walked for countless major brands and appeared in multiple mainstream commercials.
WAFA DEKORTE
CATWALK COACH
Winner of the inaugural Face of Malaysia 2010, Wafa has gone on to become one of Malaysia's most sought after runway and print models. Wafa has appeared in over 100 print ads and articles, as well as over 100 fashion shows.
VERGIL SAM
CHOREOGRAPHER
Started working at Amber Chia Academy since 2012, Vergil has coached and choreographed well over 50 shows, including the likes of Mrs Universe, Ms Tourism World, Mrs Tourism Queen, Mrs Asia International, Ms Malaysia Petite, Fabulous Fashion Kids Show, Face of Malaysia/Asia-Pacific and the Amber Chia Academy Graduation Shows.
JAMES TAN
TALENT MANAGER
Started as a publicist for Amber Chia Academy in 2010, James has gone on to manage some of the biggest celebrities in the fashion industry, such as Amber Chia, Sheena Liam, Monika St Maria, Yvonne Lee & Chloe Chen, to name a few. He was also appointed as the Talent Director of Miss Grand Malaysia Organisation in 2018.
AHYA ROSLI
MALE MODEL COACH
Started modeling in 2008, he was the 1st runner-up in Ford Supermodel of Malaysia 2009. Since then, his accolades include Stylo Model of the Year 2013, Asia Star Model of Malaysia 2014 and Face of Malaysia Celebrity Award 2017.
AMBER CHIA
SUPERMODEL
Winner of the Guess! Timeless Beauty Global Model Search 2005, Amber’s rise to fame has landed her over 2,000 runway shows & 200 magazine covers. In 2010, Amber founded Amber Chia Academy and has an intake of over 1,000 students to date.
ETHEL CHO
CATWALK GURU
Her pedigree includes being a finalist of a major international beauty pageant, running an international model search and walking runways all over the world for 2 decades.
JOSEPH CHOW
MALE MODEL GURU
With over 20 years of modeling experience and generally considered as the first male supermodel of Malaysia, Joseph has worked the runways for 2 decades and appeared as the face of countless brands, including the likes of Hugo Boss, Gucci & Versace.
DESMOND YOI
MAKEUP GURU
With a career as one of the top makeup artists in Malaysia spanning over two decades, Desmond is widely known and respected as the best in his craft, evident by his industry nickname the "makeup master".
AMBER CHIA
PRINCIPAL
Winner of the Guess! Timeless Beauty Global Model Search 2005, Amber’s rise to fame has landed her over 2,000 runway shows & 200 magazine covers. In 2010, Amber founded Amber Chia Academy and has an intake of over 1,000 students to date.
ETHEL CHO
CATWALK GURU
Her pedigree includes being a finalist of a major international beauty pageant, running an international model search and walking runways all over the world for 2 decades.
JOSEPH CHOW
MALE MODEL GURU
With over 20 years of modeling experience and generally considered as the first male supermodel of Malaysia, Joseph has worked the runways for 2 decades and appeared as the face of countless brands, including the likes of Hugo Boss, Gucci & Versace.
DESMOND YOI
MAKEUP GURU
With a career as one of the top makeup artists in Malaysia spanning over two decades, Desmond is widely known and respected as the best in his craft, evident by his industry nickname the “makeup master”.
PINKY CHIA
MAKEUP COACH
Protege of Makeup Guru, Desmond Yoi, Pinky has emerged as one of the brightest new talents in the makeup industry. With over 5 years experience as a makeup coach, Pinky has trained over 100 makeup students.
ALEXIO YEOH
FASHION GURU
As a fashion stylist & photographer, Alexio has worked with many celebrities throughout Asia, including Tun Mahathir, Amber Chia, Sheena Liam & Michelle Yim, to name a few. He is also the official photographer for Miss Universe Malaysia and Miss Global International.
JOSH HO
MALE MODEL COACH
Josh won the male model title of the Face of Malaysia Model Search Competition in 2012 and represented Malaysia in Seoul for the Grand Finals. Josh is a highly sought after male runway model and appears in numerous brand campaigns.
GWEN CHIN
CATWALK COACH
Since winning the Face of Malaysia Model Search Competition in 2012, Gwen has gone on to grace numerous magazine covers, appeared in countless brand campaigns and journeyed the world strutting her catwalk on runways.
AHYA ROSLI
MALE MODEL COACH
Started modeling in 2008, he was the 1st runner-up in Ford Supermodel of Malaysia 2009. Since then, his accolades include Stylo Model of the Year 2013, Asia Star Model of Malaysia 2014 and Face of Malaysia Celebrity Award 2017.
AHYA ROSLI
MALE MODEL COACH
Started modeling in 2008, he was the 1st runner-up in Ford Supermodel of Malaysia 2009. Since then, his accolades include Stylo Model of the Year 2013, Asia Star Model of Malaysia 2014 and Face of Malaysia Celebrity Award 2017.
KEN CHUNG
MALE MODEL COACH
A graduate of Amber Chia Academy in 2013, Ken went on to win the title of Manhunt Malaysia in 2014, and has since walked for countless major brands and appeared in multiple mainstream commercials.
KEN CHUNG
MALE MODEL COACH
A graduate of Amber Chia Academy in 2013, Ken went on to win the title of Manhunt Malaysia in 2014, and has since walked for countless major brands and appeared in multiple mainstream commercials.