When you’re a young model, like 19-year-old Iman Fandi, nothing is more indispensable than a good mentor. Thankfully, she didn’t have to look too far. Her mother, Wendy Jacobs, started strutting her pins on runways when she was just 13.
In a collision of fate, Wendy now dishes out modelling advice, amongst other things, to her daughter, Iman, whom she shares with Singapore’s legendary footballer, Fandi Ahmad. The couple has five children together. Iman, their only girl, is their middle child.
“I think I’ve been very blessed to have five kids with very different personalities,” says Wendy. “So every time I’m talking to one child, it’s always a different conversation, and I think I’ve grown from them as much as they have grown from me and my nurturing.
“With Iman, my baby girl, and the only girl among the boys, I’m so proud of the young woman she’s become. She’s determined to do what she wants, and it’s nice that her passion ended up aligning with my passion. Her star is going to continue to rise, but I’ll be there if she stumbles – always.”
ABOUT FACE
The South African beauty, who at 46 years old, still gives models half her age a run for their money, recently celebrated her own milestone. After calling Singapore home for 24 years, Wendy took up citizenship in January 2020 and now has a pink identity card to call her own.
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