By appearing on Lifetime’s Project Runway and making it to the final 5, Anya Ayoung-Chee has rewritten her “one thing.”
Beginnings
First introduced to the T&T public as our representative to the Miss Universe 2008 competition, Anya would go on to become the IT girl about town with her highly-evolved fashion sense and high-profile appearances, culminating in the launch of her own fashion line, Pilar.
Anya’s fame (or notoriety) would grow with the leak of a much-discussed sex tape featuring Anya, her then-boyfriend and a 3rd party. Wisely, Anya took the high ground by choosing not to respond to the leak.
Re-inventing herself like any good Material Girl, Anya is currently among the final 5 finalists to win Heidi Klum-hosted Project Runway. Even if she doesn’t win outright (we’re at Episode 11 of 14), Trinis will do their mightiest to ensure Anya wins Fan Favourite.
Digital Fans Unite
Tech-savvy Trinis have shown their might against Project Runway’s international fanbase. The raw stats get even more interesting when we note that Fan Favourite is based on the number of Twitter Hashtag mentions (#pr9anya) and Twitter Followers is based on the number of Tweeps . I say interesting because, you know, Trinis supposedly don’t do Twitter.
Scorecard
Anya’s got the popularity vote. But she’s no slouch in the talent department either, outright winning the challenge or appearing in the ‘Top 3’ several times.
No surprise as Anya attended (ahem! our alma mater) Parsons School of Design in New York and spent several years as a graphic designer in NY and England. Now she’s returned to home to Parsons, Project Runway’s host school, to make the circle complete.
How proud are you of #PR9Anya?! Vote for her now as Fan Favourite!
Sex tape? What sex tape?