ELLE: Bernadette Belle Ong is Owning It

Written by: Chelsea Tang

Gracing the Magazine's Cover in their August 2021 issue, ELLE does a deep dive with me during my Miss Universe Singapore reign. Hailed as the "New Age Queen" by ELLE themselves, we go through topics like the stigma associated with pageantry and how I was able to flip the tables around and drive a more meaningful conversation that touches on more pressing socio-economic concerns, like #StopAsianHate in the midst of Covid-19.

I aboslutely love how thorough this piece is! Written eloquently with mentions of pop-culture references that leave strong messages in the fashion, entertainment and reality TV space, this article is a 6-page spread gives you an enthralling look into my experience as a beauty pageant queen.

Dressed in:
MUGLER. 
TIFFANY & CO. 
SALVATORE FERRAGAMO. 
FENDI. 
TERRENCE ZHOU. 
DAVID KOMA. 
STELLA MCCARTNEY. 
GUCCI. PRADA.

Photographer: Shxpir Huang / ADB Agency
Stylist: Amarsana Gendunova / ADB Agency
Fashion editor: Jenine Oh
Hair: Jenni Iva Wimmerstedt
Makeup: Mariko Arai / The Wall Group
3D Artists: Shxpir Huang and Grace Casas
Retopology: Arjun P
3D Modeling: Opi
Retouching: ESP studio
3D Scanned: NYcap3D
Photographer’s Assistants: Chris Morel
Fashion Assistant: Angel
Executive Producer: Sacha Di Bona / SAVVIE
On-set Producer: Anderson / SAVVIE
Subject: Bernadette Belle Ong