Siobhán Haughey wears Chanel in Clearwater Bay, Hong Kong (Photo credit: Phoebe Wong)
Cover Siobhán Haughey wears Chanel in Clearwater Bay, Hong Kong (Photo credit: Phoebe Wong)

Front & Female's most-popular articles of the year, from our cover story with Philippines power couple Angie and Joey Mead King to our poolside video interview with Olympic medallist Siobhan Haughey

It's been a busy year for Front and Female with a host of events, working with both The WealthiHer Network and Citi Private Bank as well as launching our first Front & Female Awards, where we recognised six women who are championing the progress of women in Hong Kong. There has been a wide range of content too, including the launch of two new columns covering wealth and women's health, and a host of cracking interviews. We've gathered our most popular profiles of the year here, in case you missed them, and they run the gamut, from interviews with leading women in beauty and the arts, to entertainment and business trailblazers.

1. Angie and Joey Mead King on their marriage, acceptance, and breaking barriers

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Angie and Joey Mead King in Carl Arcusa rhinestone ensembles (Photo: BJ Pascual)
Above Angie in a Jan Garcia gown. The couple wear Mei Diamond Jewelry necklace and rings

When Ian made the decision to transition to Angie, it would prove a huge test to the couple's relationship. The pair recount the challenges they each faced in this cover story interview with Tatler Philippines and share how they have grown, both personally and as a couple.

2. Eva Yu, the first Asian woman to lead L’Oreal Hong Kong

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Eva Yu (Photo: L’Oréal Hong Kong)
Above Eva Yu (Photo: L’Oréal Hong Kong)

From a brand manager for Biotherm to president and managing director of L’Oreal Hong Kong, Eva Yu shares her journey of shattering glass ceilings at the world's largest cosmetics company where she is empowering others and seeks to influence beauty standards more broadly. 

3. The co-founders of Sophia on why women should prioritise their financial wellness

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From left: Sophia co-founders Tanya Rolfe, Nicole Denholder and Christine Yu
Above From left: Sophia co-founders Tanya Rolfe, Nicole Denholder and Christine Yu

Tanya Rolfe, Christine Yu and Nicole Denholder founded Sophia as a means to encourage women to engage in their financial futures and talk about money. They share their individual journeys to founding the financial education platform that caters specifically to women and covers topics from the fundamentals of money to angel investing and cryptocurrency.

4. Ballerina Park Sae-Eun, the first Asian to reach top status at the Paris Opera Ballet

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Park Sae-eun (Photo: Julien Benhamou)
Above Park Sae-eun (Photo: Julien Benhamou)

In 352 years, the Paris Opera Ballet had never had an Asian ballerina as its étoile. That all changed with the rise of South Korean dancer Park Sae-eun. She shares her story.

5. Photographer Jada Poon on finding strength in the vulnerability of women

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Beautiful Chaos (2021), a portrait photograph of Anastaciia Koll taken by Jada Poon
Above Beautiful Chaos (2021), a portrait photograph of Anastaciia Koll taken by Jada Poon

Hong Kong photographer Jada Poon brings out the softer side in her powerful subjects to show how similar we all are in our hopes, fears and desires and shares some of the images from her #RealWomen photography project, which she launched in 2016 and has seen her capture women from various walks of life in the Hong Kong.

6. Samantha Tang, the psychologist raising special needs kids while helping families just like hers

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Samantha Tang (Photo: Inspire Psychology)
Above Samantha Tang (Photo: Inspire Psychology)

Psychologist Samantha Tang is an inspiration to us all. Not only is she raising special needs kids of her own, but through her initiative Inspire Psychology, she is helping other families in similar situations to hers to cope by providing support and training programmes for kids and parents.

7. Ellana Lee on diversifying newsrooms and news coverage

Tatler Asia
Ellana Lee, senior VP and managing editor Asia-Pacific at CNN (Photo: Jeremy Freeman)
Above Ellana Lee, senior VP and managing editor Asia-Pacific at CNN (Photo: Jeremy Freeman)

Always being the underdog helped Ellana Lee learn how to come out on top. Now in the role of senior VP and managing editor for Asia Pacific at CNN, she is on a mission to diversify newsrooms and news coverage and show that representation matters.

8. Seasoned INED Lily Cheng on her journey to the boardroom

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Lily Cheng (Photo: Kuo Yao Chung)
Above Lily Cheng (Photo: Kuo Yao Chung)

An Independent Non-Executive Director (INED) on the boards of three Hong Kong-listed companies, Lily Cheng reveals everything you need to know about the role of an INED and how to become a good one.

9. Our poolside interview with Olympic medallist Siobhán Haughey

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Siobhán Haughey wears Chanel in Clearwater Bay, Hong Kong (Photo credit: Phoebe Wong)
Above Siobhán Haughey wears Chanel in Clearwater Bay, Hong Kong (Photo credit: Phoebe Wong)

Hong Kong’s two-time Olympic silver medallist Siobhán Haughey shares the best advice she’s received, why more girls should play sports and how she handles social media attention as an introvert.

10. Cantopop queen and body positive role model Joyce Cheng

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Joyce Cheng wears Bernadette dress, from Matchesfashion; Swarovski bracelet, earrings; Jennifer Behr hair clip, from Net-A-Porter (Photo: Leungmo/Tatler Hong Kong)
Above Joyce Cheng wears Bernadette dress, from Matchesfashion; Swarovski bracelet, earrings; Jennifer Behr hair clip, from Net-A-Porter (Photo: Leungmo/Tatler Hong Kong)

Cantopop star Joyce Cheng opens up about championing self-esteem, female empowerment—and her continuing journey towards loving herself unconditionally.


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