Dato’ Reiss Tiara, prominent socialite, entrepreneur and founder of M World & M Universe and UniWorld, on Aug 3, 2024 received the Legacy & Excellence Award from Ambank in recognition of her achievements and contributions at the KL Fashion Week 2024.
She received the award from Ambank Group chief executive officer Jamie Ling at an awards ceremony held during the Artisanal Ready-to-Wear fashion show presented by Ambank.
Ambank is the official banking partner for KL Fashion Week 2024, for the fourth consecutive year.
“I am truly honoured and blessed to receive this award. This is a super amazing award for me. My heartfelt gratitude to Ambank, to KL Fashion Week and to my super amazing friend Andrew Tan and all those who have supported me in my beautiful path.
“This love and support have remarkable impact in me to accomplish my legacy. My life is a continuous stream of blessings. I’m grateful for all I am,” said Dato Reiss.
“With this strong recognition and acknowledgement from Ambank and KLFW will definitely give me strength to make me stronger to contribute. I will do more charity to make this world a better place,” added Dato’ Reiss.
Andrew Tan is the founder of KL Fashion Week, the annual fashion event which showcased the latest designs from the country’s top fashion designers.
In 2023, Dato Reiss received an award from the Government of Ontario, Canada for her contributions and achievements in embracing diversity, tourism and culture.
Dato Reiss is known for her generosity and commitment to charity for various causes, helping others lead to higher levels of happiness.
She is working collaboratively with the United Peace Keepers Federal Council (UNPKFC) from Singapore and Thailand to promote peace, justice, equity, diversity and peaceful coexistence globally.
Her organisation M Universe has partnered with various charitable organizations, including Breast Cancer Welfare Awareness, United Nations Peacekeeper Federal Council (UNPKFC) from Singapore, One Heart Netizen Malaysia, Ahsana and Helping Hands Penan, in a joint effort to create awareness and contribute to the betterment of society, aligning with its core theme of sustainable tourism.
“M Universe is proud to work with international organizations and governments such as the Government of Canada and UNPKFC from Singapore and Thailand, and will continue embracing charities and sustainability as part of our core mission and vision,” she said.
Dato Reiss is also doing her part as pageant organiser in assisting the relevant authorities in promoting Malaysia tourism and culture to the world.
“I managed to pull in many contestants and their families from different countries to tour and spend in Malaysia. In fact, I’m pulling in the flow of money to Malaysia to help the local economy to increase businesses to hotels, restaurants, shopping outlets and tourist sites, and this means I’m helping many others get a job and food for their families.”
