From The Straits Times    |

It took over two intense months of searching and voting for the best street style stars in Singapore. Now we finally have the winners: We’re pleased as punch to crown Min Poh (@minpoh) and Melvin Lee (@leehwen), with the Best Girl and Best Guy titles respectively, for the herworldPLUS Street Style Awards 2015!

herworldPLUS Street Style Awards 2015 winners

herworldPLUS Street Style Awards 2015 winners Melvin Lee (left) and Min Poh (right)

The judging panel’s decision was unanimous. “Min and Melvin are great examples of how to dress stylishly, even in Singapore’s sweltering weather, plus they’re consistently well-dressed which is why these two came out on top,” said herworldPLUS online editor Niki Bruce.

“It was great to see the growth in the quality of entrants in the second year of the herworldPLUS Street Style Awards,” adds Niki. “We really had a hard time choosing our finalists and eventual winners because everyone looked so good. I can’t wait to see how cool next year’s entrants will be.”

Meet the winners of herworldPLUS Street Style Awards 2015!“I didn’t expect to win for sure,” says an ecstatic Min, on her win. “I was stoked to even be one of the finalists of this year’s Street Style Awards.” Min has also won the Colgate Most Photogenic Style Award and it’s easy to see why, with her winning smile.

The stylish 30 year-old entrepreneur who runs online store A for Arcade even joked that her Street Style Awards entry was “to be my swan song, as a final adieu to my awesome twenties.”

And no, a photographer boyfriend isn’t the secret to her perfect #OOTDs (outfit of the day snaps); the avid Instagrammer admits to being more comfortable with shooting her own photos via a camera remote and self-timer. 

Melvin too, was “happy and surprised,” when we quizzed him about winning the top prize for this year’s competition.

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“I joined at the last minute after a friend tagged me on the Instagram call for entries,” says the 27 year-old public relations director. “The other contestants were strong in their own styles and I’m very flattered and honoured to be chosen by the judges.” What you might not know: His love for fashion started as a professional interest. “After I started working with fashion brands, I started to dress better to impress and it turned out to be quite fun picking these outfits!” remembers Melvin.

There’s more: Other finalists got to take home prizes too. Student Amelyn Beverly (@amebeverly), 21, won the Most Popular Award. 

Meet the winners of herworldPLUS Street Style Awards 2015!

herworldPLUS Street Style Awards 2015 finalist Amelyn Beverly

Out of more than 11,000 votes cast for our top 10 finalists, Amelyn was the fashionista who garnered the most support online. Her knack for style also earned her the Aldo Style Award from our presenting sponsor Aldo Singapore; our heartiest congrats to her!

The Style Influencer’s Choice Award went to Olivia Yiong Ziyi (@ziyi_y), as selected by our style influencers Nicole Wong and Vera Mao.

Meet the winners of herworldPLUS Street Style Awards 2015!

herworldPLUS Street Style Awards 2015 finalist Olivia Yiong Ziyi

Vera loved “the way Olivia adds some masculinity through sharp, tailored lines in her feminine choice of accessories” and her carefully framed photos. “It really resonates with the way I dress as well!” quipped the style blogger.

View our full list of winners:
Best Guy: Melvin Lee
Best Girl: Min Poh
Most Popular Award: Amelyn Beverly
Aldo Style Award: Amelyn Beverly
Colgate Most Photogenic Smile Award: Min Poh
Style Influencers’ Choice: Olivia Yiong Ziyi

Did you predict that Min Poh and Melvin Lee would win? Relive all of the fashionable action behind-the-scenes at the herworldPLUS Street Style Awards page. There’s always next year: Read about how to take #OOTDs like a fashion blogger, to up your chances to getting into the top 10 list of finalists next year.

Watch our 10 finalists of the Street Style Awards 2015 share more about their personal style in this video below.