MANILA, Philippines - When you are born an heiress, certain things are presumed. It is presumed, for example, that on your super sweet 16, your parents gave you a Porsche or a BMW. That when you go to a club, you are strictly VVIP. That on your first day of work, you were given an office with a view. That while other girls your age are also passionate about fashion, you launch a clothing store simply because it’s your passion.
Divine Lee, daughter of Delphin Lee, heiress to real estate giant Globe Asiatique, philantrophist, and owner of clothing store Luca, will not be pushed to deny or confirm any of those claims (except the third one, especially the third one). But while she doesn’t exactly shun the jet-setting, high-styling life of the modern heiress, she is generally averse to what the tag connotes—that everything she has accomplished was handed to her on a shiny silver platter and all she has ever done is run around, be pretty, and be photographed with the metaphorical silver spoon.
Truth is, Divine is a lot more Ivanka Trump than Paris Hilton. Ivanka once made clear in an interview with GQ, that she is an heiress who does not “dance on tables without underwear.” Like Ivanka, Divine takes an integral, active role in the family business, establishing herself as a force in her own right. Like Ivanka, she is fully immersed in the industry (“I breathe and sleep real estate”). Like Ivanka, she looks up to her father.
“I never take the heiress title seriously because I worked my way up,” Divine says. “I started in the company as an agent... Yes, I was one of those people in the booth in the mall.”
This combination of hard work, passion, and undeniable style is what makes Divine the perfect candidate for the Pond’s and Plains and Prints ambassadors of fashion and beauty. Pond’s and Plains and Prints bring together eight of the most sought-after fashion and beauty icons in the country to lead the special collection with Pond’s that will be seen in all Plains and Prints stores nationwide. Led by Pond’s Rissa Mananquil and Plains and Prints’ Celine Lopez, the collection will also showcase real estate goddess Divine Lee, Project Runway Philippines model judge Apples Aberin, top model Kelly Misa, personality development expert and lifestyle writer Patty Betita, bag and interior designer Mai Kaufmann, and model make-up artist Bianca Valerio.
Twenty-two red and white dresses have been exclusively made for the collection, which took more than six months to make. The entire red and white limited edition collection represents Pond’s Age Miracle and Pond’s Flawless White lines, and still stays true to Plains and Prints design philosophy.
With this first and biggest collaboration yet from two leading brands, witness the new beauty and style statements with the Pond’s and Plains and Prints collection available in stores.