Calvin Cheng

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1975 –

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Who is Calvin Cheng?

Calvin Ern-Lee Cheng was a Nominated Member of Parliament in Singapore, and a leading figure in the fashion modelling industry in Asia. He has held senior roles in Elite Model Management, Ford Models, two of the world's well-known and oldest modeling agencies. He is the franchisee for John Robert Powers for China.

Cheng graduated from Oxford University in the United Kingdom, with a Master of Arts in Philosophy, Politics and Economics, and a Master of Science in Management.

Cheng was the Asian regional head of Elite Model Management, the agency that spawned supermodels such as Cindy Crawford, Claudia Schiffer, Naomi Campbell and Gisele Bündchen amongst others. In 2003, the Elite Model Look International finals were also held in Singapore, the second time in 21 years that the event was held in Asia. Cheng left Elite in 2004.

Cheng was President of Singapore's modelling association, which aimed to increase the pay and welfare of models in Singapore.

Cheng is currently the Director of Lumina-Looque International, Director of Looque Models and President of John Robert Powers China. Looque Models manages Asian models including Tracy Tan, Sara Malakul Lane, and Amber Chia.

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Born
1975
Nationality
  • Singapore
Education
  • Hertford College, Oxford
  • University of Oxford

Submitted
on July 23, 2013

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