Elvanna (汪芷榆) was born and raised in London, UK. As a teenager she relocated to Taiwan with her family, and also studied in Singapore for a few years. She started her career in the entertainment industry when she was only 15, by winning the MTV Asia VJ Search in Taipei, and since then she has been hosting TV shows, modeling, acting, designing, and even writing.
Even with her hectic schedule, she still managed to find the time to focus on her studies, and graduated from King's College, London, UK, walking away with a degree in Psychology and Law. During the time she was studying, she also managed to put her studies to work, and was a legal representative and interpreter for the British Immigration & Home Office, also participating in various cross country debates and seminars for her Psychology degree. Amazingly, even after all that studying, she wanted more! She proceeded to further her studies in psychology, focusing on psychosis research,the impact of anti-psychotic medicines, and schizophrenia. After that, she took up fashion designing. And got her degree too. What a geek! ;)
Now, Elvanna has relocated to Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. Since her arrival in KL, she has been the hot topic in town, her unique appearance and background, added to the contrast of her many artistic tattoos... It's bound to get her some attention!
Since her sudden arrival, she has been catching attention. She has graced the runway, her face is seen regularly on the covers of magazines, she emcees various events and functions, and participates in charity events whenever she is able to. She was first featured in FHM Malaysia's September 2008 issue, then Men's Health November 2008, and since then, Nu You Magazine, Newtide, NewMan, Shape, CLIVE, Female...etc. Now she's seen regularly on TV as well, starting with her first SK-II TVC, then NTV7's hit sitcom "Mr Siao's Mandarin Class", and soon she'll be hitting the big screens too. Her ultimate passion is acting, so I'm sure we will definitely be seeing a lot more of Elvanna Raine!
Let's wish her all the best in everything and that it will only get better and better!
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Brief summary of Elvanna's past & recent career news: -
* In Taiwan, Singapore, HK ~
- MTV Asia VJ
- TV Host
- TV Series "天國的嫁衣 La Robe De Mariage Des Cieux"
* In KL ~
- Mid Valley Fashion Week Runway Show
- "The Mighty Lizardman" Trailer
- Emcee for the ESWC Events 2008(Electronic Sports World Cup)
- Featured in FHM Malaysia September 2008
- NuYou Magazine Beauty Spread September 2008
- Featured in Men's Health Magazine November 2008
- Private projects with TTL!!!
- Creative Director for TTL "VN" Shoots
- Shape Magazine Cover December 2008
- Emcee for the Perodua MyVi SE Product Launch
- Miko Hair & Academy Graduation Hairshow
- Emcee for Beyond Events' Open House
- NTV7 TV Series "Mr Siao's Mandarin Class" Pilot (Officially filming the whole series in February 2009)
- Olympus Cameras TV Infomercial
- Fashion Spread "Glamourous 2009" in NewTide Magazine Malaysia January 2009
- CLIVE Magazine 2009 March Issue
- Eclipse Spring/Summer 2009 Campaign Shoot (Starts from March onwards, so don't forget to have a look! www.eclipse.com.my)
- Nike Photo Shoot for NewMan Magazine
- SK-II Whitening Source Derm-Revival TVC
- L'Oreal Photo Shoot
- NTV7's sitcom "Mr Siao's Mandarin Class" (你好! Mr Siao) - Debuts on the 15th of April 2009, 9pm every Wednesday on NTV7!
- Heineken UEFA Champions League Final "A Night In Rome" Hairshows by Miko Hair Academy & Redken (Ipoh & KL)
- NIKE - Summer Collection 2009 "Summerdelic" Fashion Show for The 2009 MidValley Fashion Week
- Heineken UEFA Champions League Final "A Night In Rome" Hairshows by Miko Hair Academy & Redken (Ipoh & KL)
- Independent Short Film directed by Brandon Loh
- Emcee for "Acuvue OASYS for Astigmatism" Contact Lenses Press Conference
- NTV7's TV Series "Timeless Season" (平底高跟鞋) (Mandarin Drama)
- TVC for 六福珠寶 Luk Fook Jewellery (HK)
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