Grey hair is a natural part of ageing, and at some point, it's something that most of us will come to accept as a part of growing older. But what if your hair starts turning grey earlier than expected, like in your '20s or 30s? Would you faithfully head to the salon monthly? Or will you just embrace your genetics.
Ong Bee Yan has a thriving post-retirement career as an in-demand fashion model while running a hip cold brew coffee business – she’s an unconventional breath of fresh air inspiring women with her versatility.
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Grey hair is a natural part of ageing, and at some point, it’s something that most of us will come to accept as a part of growing older. But what if your hair starts turning grey earlier than expected, like in your ’20s or 30s? Would you faithfully head to the salon monthly? Or will you just embrace your genetics.
May 02, 2021
Ong Bee Yan is 65, retired – and one of Singapore’s most in-demand models. Retirement is a time to relax – but for some, it’s a chance to reinvent themselves and get a new lease on life.
Photo: Chia Rong Liang
Ong Bee Yan is 65 years old but she’s not taking things easy. Since late 2019, the Singaporean has been one of the island-state’s most in-demand models, featuring in ads and posing for magazines such as
L’Officiel. In April, she made the cover of
Harpers Bazaar Singapore.
“It started when I modelled a T-shirt collection for Graye Studio, an online Singapore fashion label,” says the svelte, silver-haired grandmother and self-professed “elderpreneur”. “A photographer saw my pictures and did a test shoot, and the jobs just kept coming from there.”