Joey Mead King
Filipino-Iranian television personality
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Joey Mead King (born 12 September 1974) is a Filipino-Iranian television personality, fashion lifestyle host, runway coach and is the model mentor/co-judge on popular reality show, Asia's Next Top Model cycles two and three. She was named the BBC among the 100 Women of 2018.[1]
12 September 1974
Joey Mead-King | |
|---|---|
| Born | Joanne Pilar Angeles 12 September 1974 |
| Occupations | Television personality, fashion lifestyle host, runway coach, model mentor |
| Years active | 1992–present |
| Modeling information | |
| Height | 1.76 m (5 ft 9+1⁄2 in) |
| Website | www |
Early life
Mead was born in the Philippines. Her mother, Josephine del Pilar-Mead, is a Filipina, while her biological father is of Iranian descent.[2] When she was four, she and her mother settled in Adelaide, Australia, with her Australian stepfather, Leslie Bertram Mead. She was raised in South Australia until her early teen years.[citation needed]
Career
She started her modelling career at 17, while living in Manila, then in Bangkok and Hong Kong. Having picked up Australian and American accent tones from living in Australia and Asia, Joey has adapted her talent of imitating accents in work, making her a popular live and voice talent. She is able to speak in Filipino, Australian, South African, American, and British accents. Currently based in the Philippines,[citation needed] Mead can also speak and understand basic Tagalog.
She was a video jockey for Channel [V] International in Hong Kong from 1996 to 2000, and as a commercial model appeared on over 30 Philippine magazine covers, as well ad campaigns and magazine covers in Singapore, Malaysia, Thailand, Japan and Indonesia. She has lived and worked in New York City as a Ford model and is currently with Ford Los Angeles and San Francisco, and was the first Philippine model to lead in advertisements for Head & Shoulders and Lexus airing in Canada.
She notably posed nude for the cover of the Eraserheads‘ 1997 album, Sticker Happy.
In 2008, a magazine cover with Mead wearing the Philippine flag as a bodysuit caused an uproar in local media, as it was seen as profanation violating the Flag and Heraldic Code of 1998. In her defense, Mead said:
Yes, I wore a representation of the Philippine flag on a magazine cover. This image for me is something that is inspiring, the same way sports brands have produced their Philippine flag-inspired track sports jackets and limited edition shoes. It is the same logic why people put Philippine flag or map tattoos on their bodies...
When you’ve done as many magazine covers as I have, you’d want to do something that meant more to you — this means a lot to me, it represents my work, and I’m not embarrassed about the female form. I wanted to make a statement. I wanted to be part of something that breaks the “rules” and provoke people to think and feel...[2]
She returned to Singapore in 2005 to join entertainment show Ebuzz on AXN channel, where she interviewed Hollywood celebrities. In 2006, she hosted the World Cup series in Singapore for StarHub, and worked a presenter for HBO Asia from 2008 to 2009.
Her hosting skills won her work for lifestyle, corporate, red carpet, and live interviews. In 2012, it was announced that she would be the model mentor and co-judge for Asia's Next Top Model for three cycles. She co-presented the Miss Universe 2016 pageant at the Mall of Asia Arena in Pasay, Metro Manila, on January 30, 2017.
Personal life
An ambassador for the Philippine Animal Welfare Society (PAWS), Mead is an advocate of animal rights and is against animal cruelty. She moved back to the Philippines in 2007, and in 2011 married Chinese Filipino businessperson, Victoria Court managing director, and car enthusiast Angelina "Angie" Mead King in November 2011.[3] In 2016, Angie came out as a transgender woman, with Mead’s support.[3][4] In 2017, TLC premiered "The Kings", a special about the couple's relationship since Angie's transition.[5]