S’pore modelling maven Mimi Tan dies at 76, fashion insiders share tribute

Former model Mimi Tan, managing director of Mimi Tan's Mannequins, with some of her mannequins. PHOTO: BT FILE
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SINGAPORE – Local fashion personality Hermina Adriana “Mimi” Tan died on Dec 26 at age 76.

She is best remembered as one of Singapore’s top models in the 1970s, and later, the managing director of the country’s oldest modelling agency, Mannequin Studio.

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