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Raven Tao

Raven Tao, (titled Lady Allom) is a Eurasian model, media personality and entrepreneur based in Hong Kong.[1]

Lady
Raven Tao
Born
陶明鶯

11 November
New Zealand
Other namesLady Allom
Raven Hanson (former)
CitizenshipNew Zealander, British
Occupation(s)Top model
Television host
Actress
Radio producer & DJ
Fashion designer
SpouseChevalier Allom
Modeling information
Height1.73 m (5 ft 8 in)
Hair colorDark brown
Eye colorBrown
Websitewww.raventao.com

Career

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Tao modelled prolifically across Asia in her teens, a cover girl of Harpers Bazaar and other publications.

She starred as the face of international advertising campaigns for Sprite,[2] Escada Laurel, Biore, Sunsilk, Samsung, Ferrero Rocher, Kodak, Honda, Chow Sang Sang, Citroën, Apex Beauty, Haier, Qui Mei, Claire TV, MW-Giorgio Fedon and numerous other global brands.

Tao starred in multiple international campaigns for Vidal Sassoon and Olay, and a semi-global campaign for Olay Total Effects.

Tao’s media presenter roles include TV, onstage, radio and celebrity interviews.

She hosted Rockit Hong Kong Music Festival 2004-2006, was radio DJ & producer for MediaCorp Singapore’s Top 40 radio station 987fm in 2007, and presented on AXN and HBO Singapore.

Tao hosted on Fox Movies Premium and Channel V International’s SPLASH Vol. 7, 8 and 9. She emceed the W Hong Kong 5th Anniversary global broadcast event in 2013, the 2014 Star World series Tokyo Luxe and was an ambassador for luxury realtors Engel & Voelkers HK in The Apartment 2013.

Tao has acted and cameoed in movies. She filmed with director Yick- Sum Poon on Wong Chi Wai’s music video 'Building Bridges, Fixing Roads',[3] and starred in Poon’s avant-garde short film on SARS, titled STILL[4][5] which aired at the Torino Film Festival.

Tao has a guest appearance in acclaimed director Ann Hui's 2010 film, All About Love.[6][7] and has a leading role in the 2012 movie Reunited in Malaysia (Wiedersehen in Malaysia, as Raven Hanson),[8][9][10] where she is dubbed in German.[11]

In 2015 Tao founded Hong Kong's first luxury corsetry brand, Pearls & Arsenic[12][13] which featured on magazine covers and in multiple seasons of Asia’s Next Top Model.[14][15]

Background

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Tao is titled Lady Allom by marriage to financier Chevalier Commandeur Zak Allom.[16]

Her mother is ethnically Chinese-Nepalese and her father is English-Polish.[17] She was raised in Hong Kong, Canada, New Zealand and Australia[18] and studied law.[19]

Charity

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Raven Tao has worked with charitable causes including "Bullets For Beauty",[20] which supports local artisans in war torn countries by recycling military ammunition, youth empowerment program "Project Share"[21] and "Liberty Asia",[22] a charity devoted to prevention of human trafficking. Tao is the poster face and an interviewee of the 2017 documentary on women in media, The Beauty Machine.[23]

References

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  1. ^ "[1]". "Raven Tao isn't your average model, actress, TV host and radio personality—she also has 'real estate agent' and 'law student' on her résumé." HK Magazine.
  2. ^ Raven Tao (25 January 2012), Raven Tao for Sprite, Samsung and Kodak., retrieved 21 August 2018
  3. ^ "Wong Chi Wai Building Bridges, Fixing Roads.". youtube.com. Retrieved 24 January 2022.
  4. ^ "STILL by Yicksum Poon". homemcr.org. Retrieved 24 January 2022.
  5. ^ "STILL at Torino Film Festival" (PDF). strandreleasing.com.
  6. ^ "[2]".“All About Love (2010) IMDB”
  7. ^ "All About Love (2010 film)", Wikipedia, 11 March 2022, retrieved 20 March 2022
  8. ^ "Reunited in Malaysia - ffpnewmedia". www.ffpnewmedia.com. Retrieved 18 August 2020.
  9. ^ Rundfunk, Bayerischer (15 October 2021). "Drama mit Stephan Luca: Wiedersehen in Malaysia". www.br.de (in German). Retrieved 20 March 2022.
  10. ^ "Reencuentro en Malasia". ELMUNDO (in Spanish). Retrieved 20 March 2022.
  11. ^ "[3]".“Raven Hanson. IMDB”
  12. ^ "Pearls & Arsenic: Hong Kong's First Luxury Corset Brand". ButterBoom. 28 May 2015. Retrieved 18 August 2020.
  13. ^ "Pearls & Arsenic Archives". Corset Database. Retrieved 20 March 2022.
  14. ^ "Asia's Next Top Model (season 4)", Wikipedia, 15 June 2020, retrieved 18 August 2020
  15. ^ "Asia's Next Top Model (season 5)", Wikipedia, 26 June 2020, retrieved 18 August 2020
  16. ^ https://www.igafencu.com/r/wp-content/gallery/1701_eye28/Chevalier-Zak-Allom-Lady-Raven-Allom.jpg
  17. ^ "Raven Tao". South China Morning Post. 3 October 2013. Retrieved 18 August 2020.
  18. ^ "Raven Tao". South China Morning Post. 3 October 2013. Retrieved 18 August 2020.
  19. ^ "Raven Tao". South China Morning Post. 3 October 2013. Retrieved 18 August 2020.
  20. ^ "[4]"." Bullets for Beauty is a unique commercial project devoted to creation of fashion objects and apparel including jewelry and apparel created through utilization of used military ammunition"
  21. ^ ""Project Share". Archived from the original on 28 March 2014. Retrieved 26 July 2014."." Project Share is a Hong Kong registered non-profit organization aimed at connecting and empowering Hong Kong youth"
  22. ^ "[5]"."Liberty Asia is a Hong Kong registered charitable organization made up of a group of dedicated professionals from different industries, united by the common goal to provide new solutions to change the way slavery and human trafficking is addressed."
  23. ^ Chaou, Said (10 July 2017), The Beauty Machine, Melissa Bui, Ines Laimins, Natasha Moor, retrieved 12 April 2018
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