Prince Singh and Esha Gohil are the Triller- Storm Model Agency’s winners of the ‘NEW FACE OF ASIA’ Model Search
LOS ANGELES, November 09th, 2020 — Storm Model Agency, known for discovering iconic models like Kate Moss, Lily Cole, Cara and Jourdan Dunn partnered with viral media and music platforms Triller, BritAsia TV and RIKA Records to find the NEW FACE OF ASIA back in July.
Following deliberation from experts at Storm including legendary model agent Sarah Doukas, the two competition winners of New Face of Asia are:
Prince Singh; a 20 year old professional footballer and academic with a Bachelors in Science. Prince grew up in the industrial town of Ankleshwar in India and despite his football and academic success, Prince has always been passionate about having a modelling career and using this platform to support his home country, and to represent Asia in a global mainstream.
The female winner of New Face of Asia is 22 year old Esha Gohil, based in Mumbai. Esha found that growing up in India with goals of having a modelling career would prove to be a great task, however her dedication to her craft has allowed her to persevere. Esha has a passion for learning new skills. She speaks four languages, English, Hindi, Tamil and Gujarati.
The Triller New Face of Asia 2020 challenge alone resulted in over 18 million viewers. The opportunity for a contract with the world renowned Storm Model Agency and a first class modelling career that saw male and female entries from the US, India, Malaysia and the UK submit their videos via the Triller app. with 20 talented semi-finalists being considered as winners.
“We’re delighted to have worked with a stellar cast of partners on this project and look forward to following the careers of the newly discovered modeling talent” said Mike Lu, CEO of Triller that holds the New Face of Asia events.
“Storm has discovered and nurtured the careers of some of the greatest models and we are thrilled to have joined forces with Triller, BritAsia TV and RikaRecords to discover the next generation of Asian stars,” said Founder and Chair of Storm Model Agency, Sarah Doukas.
Music artist RIKA lent her support with music from her best selling DOSES EP, and Brit Asia TV debuted the Semi Finalist Interviews, broadcasting globally on their TV Channel.
You can see the modelling challenge as a whole on the Triller app using the following hashtags #newfaceofasia, #nfoasiasemifinals, #nfoasiawinners
Triller is an AI-powered music video app that allows users to create professional-looking videos in a matter of seconds. Pick a song, select the portion of the song you want to use, snap a few takes and with the tap of a button you have a celebrity-quality music video starring you and your friends.
Top model agency Storm has a thirty year history of successful scouting starting with founder Sarah Doukas’ discovery of Kate Moss at JFK Airport. Sarah is one of the modelling industry greats. Throughout her career she has launched some of the most iconic faces, including Kate Moss, Cara Delevingne, Sophie Dahl and Jourdan Dunn.
RIKA RECORDS are the close-knit management company behind the successful pop sensation RIKA. The lead single from RIKA’s debut EP Left To Love ft Mickey Singh has over 3 million views on Youtube has made waves in India and Worldwide, with the #lefttolovechallenge on the Triller platform achieving 3 million+ views and lots of videos being made on the platform for it.
BritAsia TV is a Radio, Podcast, Mobile and Academy that is the platform leader for British Asian Music, fashion and Lifestyle, broadcasts across the UK and the globe on Sky (767) and Freeview (264). Alongside it’s engaging and inspiring television platform, BritAsia TV also holds several extravagant annual events of international interest, attracting fans in their tens of thousands. A platform for British Asians from all cultural and religious backgrounds, BritAsia TV supports and celebrates the very best British Asian talent Reaching out to 1.4m audience in the UK along will millions more as the channel is live in India, Canada and Africa.
