Sunday, June 26, 2022

National footballer Lila Tan is not your average cool girl

By Grace Ma, The New Paper, 24 June 2022 at 04:29 pm


National footballer and model Lila Tan
PHOTO: National footballer and model Lila Tan may look poised on the outside, but the second runner-up for Miss Universe Singapore 2021 once struggled with her own body image before deciding she would define confidence on her own terms.
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Lila Tan, national footballer and runner-up to Miss Universe Singapore 2021, wants to change preconceptions about femininity and athleticism.

A national footballer was among the top three winners of Miss Universe Singapore last year, which few would have expected.

Add to that, second runner-up Lila Tan was a pageant rookie, and at the age of 18, was one of the youngest finalists in the competition.

The past two years have been a whirlwind for Lila, during which she was spotted by her current modelling agency Misc. Management via her Instagram (@lilaatan) – she currently has over 16K followers and regularly posts photos of herself in Y2K-inspired outfits.

On the sports front, Lila was called up for trials with the national Under-19 women’s soccer team in 2020. She was later selected for the squad going to the Asian Football Confederation Women’s Asian Cup Qualifiers last September in Tajikistan. By the end of 2021, she was part of the national team.


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Lila took up football at 11, after seeing how much her three younger brothers, now aged between seven and 16, enjoyed it.

Playing the sport has also made her an advocate for gender equality and inclusivity. While her parents have always been supportive, to the point of her going professional, she has met sceptics who have riled her with the perspective that girls should not play contact sports like football.

“There’s a lot of stigma around girls involved in sports, that girls aren’t supposed to fit in the category of sports like football where it’s rough, dirty and aggressive. That is a huge misconception that needs to be abolished. We girls should be allowed to do what we want to do,” says Lila, who counts Canadian Jordyn Huitema, who plays for French football club Paris Saint-Germain, and American soccer activist and captain of the US women’s team Megan Rapinoe as her role models.


Nylon jacket and embroidered skirt, Gucci x Adidas
PHOTO: Nylon jacket and embroidered skirt, Gucci x Adidas
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Lila’s sporty lifestyle is matched with an equal passion for fashion and photography, which led her to several freelance modelling gigs in the past one-and-a-half years. But she soon found herself in the dark space of comparing her “thick waist and thighs” against the conventional willowy model frame.

“My body image has been something I’ve had to deal with when growing up. It became more prominent when I started modelling,” she shares. Initially, when she started freelancing as a model, she was advised to lose weight around her waist until it was 24 inches to increase her possibilities of landing assignments.


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“I said ‘no’. It’s not something I’m very fond of, losing weight just to fit in,” Lila declares firmly. “I think I’ve been successful in doing what I want to do, and I don’t need people to tell me what to do with my body or what it should look like.”

When asked if girls should be told more often that it is more important to be healthy than skinny, she replies unhesitatingly: “OH, YES. Especially in our generation right now with social media, I think that needs to be said more often. I don’t want to blame social media, but its content does affect a lot of young women, their body image and confidence.”


~𝒿𝓊𝓈𝓉 𝒷ℯ 𝒻𝒶𝒹ℯ𝒹 𝒾𝓃 𝓂𝓎 ℴ𝓌𝓃 𝒹𝒾𝓂ℯ𝓃𝓈𝒾ℴ𝓃 ~
PHOTO: ~𝒿𝓊𝓈𝓉 𝒷ℯ 𝒻𝒶𝒹ℯ𝒹 𝒾𝓃 𝓂𝓎 ℴ𝓌𝓃 𝒹𝒾𝓂ℯ𝓃𝓈𝒾ℴ𝓃 ~
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While she believes that “everyone should be free to post whatever they want to post” on their social media accounts, she feels that it should be an expression of one’s creativity rather than a validation of self-worth. She would temporarily suspend her Instagram account whenever she feels the content is affecting her negatively.


While Lila believes
PHOTO: While Lila believes that “everyone should be free to post whatever they want to post” on their social media accounts, she feels that it should be an expression of one’s creativity rather than a validation of self-worth.
Picture posted by lilaatan on 08 June 2022 ~𝒿𝓊𝓈𝓉 𝒷ℯ 𝒻𝒶𝒹ℯ𝒹 𝒾𝓃 𝓂𝓎 ℴ𝓌𝓃 𝒹𝒾𝓂ℯ𝓃𝓈𝒾ℴ𝓃 ~
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Now that she has completed her final International Baccalaureate exams, Lila will be focusing on her football training, which occurs four times a week. She plans to take a gap year to further her football ambitions, develop more content for her social media accounts such as fitness and lifestyle videos on Youtube, as well as apply for a scholarship to a university in the United States that would allow her to play football semi-professionally alongside her studies.


Now that she has completed her final International Baccalaureate exams, Lila will be focusing on her football training, which occurs four times a week.
PHOTO: Now that she has completed her final International Baccalaureate exams, Lila will be focusing on her football training, which occurs four times a week.
Picture posted by lilaatan on 08 June 2022 ~𝒿𝓊𝓈𝓉 𝒷ℯ 𝒻𝒶𝒹ℯ𝒹 𝒾𝓃 𝓂𝓎 ℴ𝓌𝓃 𝒹𝒾𝓂ℯ𝓃𝓈𝒾ℴ𝓃 ~
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She plans to take a gap year
PHOTO: She plans to take a gap year to further her football ambitions, develop more content for her social media accounts such as fitness and lifestyle videos on Youtube, as well as apply for a scholarship to a university in the United States that would allow her to play football semi-professionally alongside her studies.
Picture posted by lilaatan on 08 June 2022 ~𝒿𝓊𝓈𝓉 𝒷ℯ 𝒻𝒶𝒹ℯ𝒹 𝒾𝓃 𝓂𝓎 ℴ𝓌𝓃 𝒹𝒾𝓂ℯ𝓃𝓈𝒾ℴ𝓃 ~
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She has also launched her own fashion collection online named Aiheartyou with her own savings and support from her parents. She describes it as a label that is eco-friendly with “very inclusive sizing from XXS to XXL”.


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“It would be something that’s very my style – out there, very fun and sexy. I don’t want it to be conventional, so it might not be for everyone, but I’m okay with that,” she adds.

Lila sees her journey of confidence as an on-going one, as she learns to apply positive thinking daily, especially when she feels anxious about her looks and starts doubting her self-worth.

“If you tell yourself you can’t do something, you’ll fall into a negative spiral. My mum taught me to talk to myself in a positive manner, that I can do this and that. And always be kind to yourself,” she says.

PHOTOGRAPHY Wee Khim, assisted by Alwin Oh
CREATIVE DIRECTION Windy Aulia
STYLING Lena Kamarudin
HAIR Sean Ang
MAKE-UP Lolent Lee, using Cle de Peau Beaute


Lila sees her journey of confidence as an on-going one, as she learns to apply positive thinking daily, especially when she feels anxious about her looks and starts doubting her self-worth.
PHOTO: Lila sees her journey of confidence as an on-going one, as she learns to apply positive thinking daily, especially when she feels anxious about her looks and starts doubting her self-worth.
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Lila declares firmly.
PHOTO: Lila declares firmly. “I think I’ve been successful in doing what I want to do, and I don’t need people to tell me what to do with my body or what it should look like. It is more important to be healthy than skinny.”

"Get wisdom, get understanding; do not forget my words or turn away from them. Do not forsake wisdom, and she will protect you; love her, and she will watch over you. The beginning of wisdom is this: Get wisdom. Though it cost all you have, get understanding. Cherish her, and she will exalt you; embrace her, and she will honor you. She will give you a garland to grace your head and present you with a glorious crown.” (Proverbs 4:5-9).
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King Solomon once said:
PHOTO: King Solomon once said: "May your fountain be blessed, and may you rejoice in the wife of your youth. A loving doe, a graceful deer — may her breasts satisfy you always, may you ever be intoxicated with her love." (Proverbs 5:18-19).

A virtuous woman is so expensive and has invested time, morals, principles, prayer, money and hard work in herself. Her Lover trust her because she is all there is to be in a woman, a complete package, a woman with balance, she nurtures, loves, care and is pleasant to him all her life… [2]
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A virtuous woman's husband is secure with her, he loves and trust her…
A virtuous woman's husband is secure with her, he loves and trust her…
PHOTO:  A virtuous woman's husband is secure with her, he loves and trust her… He sees in her all he needs and wants in a woman, She is his treasure, his queen, she is the answer to his prayers, no qualified maiden can beat her in his heart, she is his own personal Esther, his Deborah, his Rebecca, his Tabitha, his Ruth, his Queen, his One and only full package wrapped in one, his sweetest and greatest melody after His God she comes next, yes because she deserves it…[2]
PHOTO: How do you become a virtuous woman?
Make Jesus Your Lord and Savior (In Him are all the Virtues that makes a woman Virtuous). Study the word and principles of God. Develop your self, read books and so on. Study Virtuous Women in the bible and in our society. Remain in Christ. Depend on God’s help totally, you can’t do this on your own. [2]
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By Grace Ma, The New Paper, 24 June 2022 at 04:29 pm
The interview is first published in Her World.
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Reference
[1] Grace Ma, The New Paper, National footballer Lila Tan is not your average cool girl, posted on 24 June 2022 at 04:29 pm, https://tnp.straitstimes.com/entertainment/star-style/national-footballer-lila-tan-not-your-average-cool-girl

[2] Rose Ashiekaa, I am Benue, This Is How You Become A Virtuous Woman, posted on 20 September 2017, http://www.iambenue.com/this-is-how-you-become-a-virtuous-woman/


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