Rowena Kennett
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Rowena Alissa Kennett is a former MTV
VJ in Thailand
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At the age of three the family moved to Thailand and Kennett became a child model doing photo shoots, shows and various television commercials. At age thirteen, she started professional modeling on Fash Show, a weekly program showcasing new designs, models and designers. She soon grew tired of the modeling scene and landed her first TV role on a Thai soap opera called Puying 101% Junior.
In 1996, she joined Joey Boy
, Thailand's biggest hip-hop star, as a backup singer and dancer. She toured with the group for the album 'Fun Fun Fun' before jetting off to London to continue her studies.
Kennett studied at the London College of Printing (now known as The London College of Communication) to study Film and Media Production. She once again returned to Thailand.
In 2003, she joined MTV Thailand as a VJ hosting several daily live shows and taped shows, the most notable ones being MTV POP and MTV THE CREAM. She was also host of UBC Inside News, an entertainment news programme on UBC Inside Channel 17. Soon after joining MTV she returned to the world of TV Dramas starring in several Thai soap operas, her most famous role being 'Michelle', a cheerleader who ultimately joins a girl band and makes it big.
Kennett is currently a Director at St. George's International School, a British Primary School in Bangkok
.
MTV
MTV, formerly an initialism of Music Television, is an American network based in New York City that launched on August 1, 1981. The original purpose of the channel was to play music videos guided by on-air hosts known as VJs....
VJ in Thailand
Thailand
Thailand , officially the Kingdom of Thailand , formerly known as Siam , is a country located at the centre of the Indochina peninsula and Southeast Asia. It is bordered to the north by Burma and Laos, to the east by Laos and Cambodia, to the south by the Gulf of Thailand and Malaysia, and to the...
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At the age of three the family moved to Thailand and Kennett became a child model doing photo shoots, shows and various television commercials. At age thirteen, she started professional modeling on Fash Show, a weekly program showcasing new designs, models and designers. She soon grew tired of the modeling scene and landed her first TV role on a Thai soap opera called Puying 101% Junior.
In 1996, she joined Joey Boy
Joey Boy
-Biography:Born into a Thai-Chinese family, Joey Boy started listening to hip hop when he was 14 years old and skateboarding. In 1994, he was signed to Bakery Music. His first release was a self-titled EP. He recorded nine more albums with the label....
, Thailand's biggest hip-hop star, as a backup singer and dancer. She toured with the group for the album 'Fun Fun Fun' before jetting off to London to continue her studies.
Kennett studied at the London College of Printing (now known as The London College of Communication) to study Film and Media Production. She once again returned to Thailand.
In 2003, she joined MTV Thailand as a VJ hosting several daily live shows and taped shows, the most notable ones being MTV POP and MTV THE CREAM. She was also host of UBC Inside News, an entertainment news programme on UBC Inside Channel 17. Soon after joining MTV she returned to the world of TV Dramas starring in several Thai soap operas, her most famous role being 'Michelle', a cheerleader who ultimately joins a girl band and makes it big.
Kennett is currently a Director at St. George's International School, a British Primary School in Bangkok
Bangkok
Bangkok is the capital and largest urban area city in Thailand. It is known in Thai as Krung Thep Maha Nakhon or simply Krung Thep , meaning "city of angels." The full name of Bangkok is Krung Thep Mahanakhon Amon Rattanakosin Mahintharayutthaya Mahadilok Phop Noppharat Ratchathani Burirom...
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