Pinay image consultant wins prestigious intl award
Another Filipino has made history by receiving the prestigious Jane Segerstrom International award, a recent report of GMA Network's "24 Oras" newscast said. Olen Juarez-Lim, also called “Ms. O,” is the first Filipino to win the prestigious award given by the Association of Image Consultants International (AICI). Lim is the wife of Frankie Lim, a former basketball player and former coach of San Beda Lions. In an interview over "24 Oras," Lim said, “I’m very, very honored kasi bihira ang nakakakuha ng ganong award, and [it’s] international and very global so it’s really from all countries around the world.” The Facebook page of Lim's company said: "OJL Consulting Group is proud to announce that our very own Ms. O is this year's recipient of the prestigious AICI Jane Segerstrom Award!" "The Jane Segerstrom award is bestowed upon a person who has helped to further AICI's worldwide industry vision. It was first conceived in 1997 and is an award to a candidate chosen and voted on by the International Board," it said. "Cheers! First Filipina to win an international image award! Mabuhay ang Filipino!" it added. Aside from Lim, the previous winners of the Jane Segerstrom award were: 2011 Margherita Perico, AICI FLC 2010 Hitomi Ohmori, AICI CIP 2009 Helen Hu, AICI FLC 2008 Clare Maxfield, AICI CIP 2007 Christina Ong, AICI CIP 2006 Ozlem Cakir, AICI CIP 2005 Desmond Chan, AICI FLC 2002 Anna Nandriziova 2001 Wenche Schneider, AICI CIP 2000 Anita Altherr, AICI CIP 1999 Vivienne Cable, AICI CIP 1998 Esther Knaus-Visher, AIC CIP 1997 Donna Chevrier, AICI CIP The AICI is one of the largest groups for image consultants and the leading media's global source for image professionals. AICI extends services to those who need to improve their physical appearance, behavior and communication skills. - with Andrei Medina, VVP, GMA News