The majority of world leaders may be men, but there is no denying that women are the influential underdogs campaigning for change.

Susie Orbach

When Complexd attended the Endangered Species Summit – A campaign that challenges the culture that teaches women and girls to hate their own bodies – we met the passionate and talented Stephanie Ifill who was feature on pages 44-51 of our 1^st Anniversary issue. In attendance were professional women from media, fashion, health and educational organisations, who came to share their ideas on how they were going to make a lasting difference for women and girls around the globe.

Susie Orbach, a key member of the Endangered Species team and author of ‘Bodies’ and ‘Fat is a Feminist issue’, Equality minister Lynn Featherstone, TV presenter Gok Wan and Mumsnet will all be backing a campaign to combat image anxiety amongst young people. MP Lynn Featherstone also spoke at the summit and one of the major concerns along with serious health issues was how women are perceived in magazines. Image manipulation has become so advanced and unrealistic in published imagery that it has lead to parliamentary discussion on whether the air brushing culture is having an effect on how young people perceive their natural beauty and body.

MP Lynn Featherstone

As fashion becomes art and portrayals of the female body are pushed to the extreme, sometime you need Complexd Women like Susie Orbach and Lynn Featherstone who have a voice that can infiltrate the political world to step up and try to regulate a few things.

Images by Frederique Rapier

Angie Ng was featured a year ago  in our Launch issue on pages 20-23. Angie is a determined model with strong features and a versatile portfolio. Most importantly she knows how to manage and promote herself as a model, which is a key tactic for the competitive nature of the modelling industry.

Image by Chin Too

I wake up around 8am in the morning and get a face mask on to treat my skin and then I start making coffee and breakfast. I tend to eat complex carbohydrates and a little protein in the morning such as wholemeal bread with scrambled eggs to keep my energy running high in the day.

After breakfast, I get ready for work. My outfit is based on how I feel that day but generally my style is laid back/ rock chic. Work starts with checking emails and then going off to castings or jobs. My advice to up-coming models is to never put yourself down if you do not get a job, you can never get every job you cast for. After work, I either go home to cook dinner and chill or go out for a meal with friends.

When travelling to various countries for work, I try to stay true to myself, but I also try to respect each countries customs. I am very lucky to be able to experience the variety of cultures and customs around the world. Travelling avidly has made me much more of a mature person. I feel like it has widened my horizons in many ways.

I have travelled to…Hong Kong – Image by Dan Ho

Paris – Image by Michele Yong

London – Image by Anne Laure Fayemi

And worked in my hometown Malaysia – Image by Chin Too

Being an Asian in a Caucasian populated society can cause some prejudice; whether you’re a model or not. In my opinion I think Asian models can still be represented better, but there is no doubt that Asian Models are getting much more recognition now. Ling Tan is one of the very first Asian supermodels that set the platform for Asian Models in the international fashion industry. I look up to her a lot.

Ling Tan editorial for Harper’s Bazaar 1997

Check out Angie Ng’s strong portfolio below and follow her at angiecl.blogspot.com