IMDb MINI BIOGRAPHY
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BY ASIA SPORTS & ENTERTAINMENT ASSOCIATES

Paula Margaret Taylor was born January 20, 1983 in Bangkok, Thailand to a Thai mother and a British father. Soon after birth, Paula and her family moved to Perth, Australia where she spent her childhood living an active lifestyle enjoyed by most Australians.

Throughout her childhood, Paula remained close to her roots and visited Thailand regularly. Her striking looks and trademark smile eventually caught the eye of local modeling agents. Paula began traveling to Thailand each summer during her teenage years and modeling as a summer job. Soon after graduating from High School, she moved to Thailand to pursue a career in modeling and soon found herself regularly working as a model as well as appearing in numerous Thai television shows, TV commercials and Thai feature films before becoming a regular VJ for Channel V Thailand.

As Paula’s career blossomed in Thailand, she soon found herself garnering more and more regional recognition and eventually became an overnight household name when she appeared with childhood friend Natasha Monks on the Amazing Race Asia. Winning the hearts of millions of fans Asia wide and showing she was not just another pretty face but a fierce competitor, Paula’s career skyrocketed and she became one of the most sought after personalities in the region.

Paula has continued to appear as the spokesperson for numerous multinational products throughout the region most notably Canon Cameras. Paula recently completed her Hollywood film debut as the 2nd female lead in the supernatural thriller “Shadows” (2009) starring Academy Award winning actor William Hurt, Cary Elwes, and fellow Thai actress Ploy Jindachot.

PAULA TAYLOR: NO PLAIN WOMAN
MEGA MAGAZINE (Philippines)
www.mega-magazine.com
BY AVIE FELIX
DATE PUBLISHED MARCH 2009
SPECIAL THANKS TO MAY FOR THE TEAR SHEETS

EDITOR’S NOTE
…Spice colors take center stage on cover girl Paula Taylor, who plays up summer’s basics with accessories that are to die for. Paula was a marvel to work with, patiently withstanding the sweltering heat and humidity while managing to look magnificent and affable throughout the shoot…

Carla Sibal
Editor in Chief

ON THE COVER

Ever radiant VJ and model Paula Taylor is gleaming in colorful and eclectic resort wear, especially tailored by hip local retail brand Plains and Prints.

After a long day of shooting, international VJ and model Paula Taylor is still up for an interview. She greets me with the same enthusiasm and warmth of one who had just had just started her day afresh. Having noticed her almost contagious energy level and a sincere smile that doesn’t seem to tire, I couldn’t help but ask how she’s not at all affected by her hectic work schedule. “I just try to be myself all the time. I guess that’s why it becomes so easy because I’m having fun all the time.”
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AUSTRALIAN EMBASSY: BANGKOK, THAILAND
www.austembassy.or.th
BY AUSTEMBASSY
DATE PUBLISHED: 26 JAN 2009

Australia Day 2009: Interview with Advocates
MS. PAULA TAYLOR
MODEL, BUSINESSWOMAN

1. What is your relationship to Australia, including education, work or any other relevant aspects?

Australia is like my home country, although I was not born there. I grew up there for 18 years and I now hold Australian nationality.

2. What are your main impressions of Australia? What is unique to Australia for you?

I really love Australia. I am very proud that Australia is loved by people around the world. I always hear that Australia is a country that many people want to visit or live in. I’ve never heard bad things about Australia.

What is unique to Australia, in my view, is that it is a country where people are always chilled and happy. Australians are very famous for being friendly.

3. What similarities do you think Australia shares with Thailand?

I think the people of our two countries are similar. We are always in a good mood. People are lovely. I recently heard about a survey conducted by Conde Nast Traveller magazine, and I was very proud that people voted Australia the top and Thailand the second favourite destination for travellers. I was so happy because both Australia and Thailand are my home countries. So we both win!

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ZAMBIA: AN AMAZING TREK
HONEYMOON & TRAVEL MAGAZINE: ENGLISH EDITION
WITH THANKS TO: www.atoasafaris.com
BY: PAULA TAYLOR (SPECIAL CONTRIBUTOR)
DATE PUBLISHED: JANUARY 2009

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“Hey Paula”
MANUAL MAGAZINE (Philippines)
www.manualmagazine.com
BY PAUL JOHN CANA
DATE PUBLISHED: DEC 2008- JAN 2009 ISSUE
SPECIAL THANKS TO NATHANIEL FOR THE TEAR SHEETS AND
MJ JUCO OF HEIRLOOM MANILA

“So what do you wanna know?”, she asks smiling, in between chews …

I’m pressed for time; she needs to get going in exactly 45 minutes if she’s gonna catch her flight back to Bangkok.

I think back to the time when I first meet her, just several months ago. Punlapa Margaret Taylor was fresh off the second season of that globetrotting exercise in duo dynamics, “The Amazing Race Asia”, which she ran with childhood friend Natasha Monks. Since then, she’s constantly been on the radar of every fashion magazine, all those internet websites and forums devoted to Asian celebrities, and even brands that need a fresh, unsullied face to hawk their wares. She certainly fits the bill; at 25 years old, the Aussie-born***, half-Thai, half-British chippy may have stolen hearts while she was covered in sweat and grime during the grueling race, but she’s charming the pants off more people as a free-spirited model-slash-actress crisscrossing the region, depending on her own whims and fancies. She could be complaining about the disappearing beach and the uncooperative sun in Boracay here in the Philippines one minute and dashing off back to Thailand for a marathon 22-hour shoot for a new TV sitcom the next.

Forty-four minutes. so what have you been up to? I finally ask. (more…)

WOMEN TO WATCH
MEGA MAGAZINE (Philippines)
www.mega-magazine.com
BY KATRINA TAN
DATE PUBLISHED: DEC 2008 ISSUE
SPECIAL THANKS TO MAY FOR THE TEAR SHEETS

STAR TURN

You’ve worn their DESIGNS, watched them ONSCREEN, even coveted their looks. Meet the emerging names in local FASHION and entertainment who make up our WOMEN TO WATCH 2009

SEXY SITCOM
STUDENT WEEKLY (Thailand)
www.student-weekly.com
BY SUWITCHA CHAIYONG
DATE PUBLISHED: 17 NOV 2008

Paula Eyes The Boy Next Door

Hot 25-year-old VJ and model Paula Taylor is one of the most popular cover girls in the kingdom. The charismatic star charms audiences with her lovely smile and vibrant personality.

Paula recently took the lead role in a romantic sitcom called Nuea Khu Pratoo Thad Pai (Love Next Door). Co-staring in the show is attractive 26-year-old DJ and TV host Thanakorn Chinakul (DJ Beau).

Produced by comedian Opal Panisara, Love Next Door is about wannabe actress Kwanjai (Paula), who is looking for love. A fortune teller predicts that Kwanjai will find her soul mate living next door. Khun Wee (DJ Beau) is one of Kwanjai’s neighbours. He’s a real gentleman, but unfortunately he’s also an unfashionable geek.

Student Weekly recently met with the two young stars to talk about their first sitcom and how their characters relate to their real life experiences.

STUDENT WEEKLY: What got you guys interested in Love Next Door?

Paula: When I read the script, I couldn’t put it down. I couldn’t stop laughing and smiling as I read it. I like smart humour.

Beau: I like anything that’s fun. I used to work with Opal Panisara at a radio station. She’s always good fun, so I knew that working on this sitcom would be a great experience. (more…)

PAULA IS STILL THE REIGNING CUTIE
TV INSIDE MAGAZINE (Thailand)
TRANSLATED BY FANATICSTARS
DATE PUBLISHED: NOV 2008 ISSUE

Just chose some interesting parts from Paula Taylor’s interview with the latest TV Inside magazine.

You’ve come to take back the title of ‘Queen of Presenter’ from Pancake and Aff (Taksaorn)?

Paula: “Not really. One person can’t accept everything. I have some that are mine, they have theirs. I accept this commercial, they accept a different one. We can’t film the same one anyways. I’m not asking for the title back. There’s nothing. They have a lot, I have mine. It’s not connected.”

You’re still going international on a regular basis?

Paula: “Yes. I’m going to go film a commercial in the Phillipines soon. This will be my fourth. Support from over there has been very good. It’s hard to believe. Even though I’m not Filipino, but I’ve still gotten to be on the cover of a Filipino magazine. It’s a big magazine… ‘10 people you should keep an eye on’ in their country. I’m not Filipino, but they still put me on the magazine. It felt strange, but good. They support me. Mostly, I film commercials and model sometimes.” (more…)

OUT OF (THE REAL) AFRICA
PHILIPPINE DAILY INQUIRER (Philippines)
www.inquirer.net
BY ROVILSON FERNANDEZ
DATE PUBLISHED: 02 NOV 2008

MANILA, Philippines - To this day, I still wake up and say, “OMG, I went to Africa.”

We met up with the Asia To Africa reps in Singapore to customize our I-cant-believe-we’re-going-to-Africa-on-a-safari trip. We felt completely at ease about the country the reps recommended for us—Zambia!

Why Zambia? Because we wanted to experience the real Africa. We could’ve easily asked for the big, popular game reserves in Kenya or South Africa, where you mingled with other flamboyantly dressed tourists. But we wanted sparse, isolated—“Spartan”—Africa. We had no idea. (more…)

AN AMAZING TIME WITH PAULA TAYLOR
SPEED TECH MAGAZINE (Philippines)
www.speed-mag.com
BY EDITORS OF SPEED
DATE PUBLISHED: 2008 OCT ISSUE

It’s the start of the ‘ber months but it’s still scorching hot. Not such a good time for a shoot today, we think, but then in walks Paula Taylor and all thoughts of locking ourselves in a room with the air-conditioning at full blast vanished from our minds. Miss Sunshine, as everyone calls her, took our hearts away with her pretty smile and very bubbly, down-to-earth attitude.

Talking to her was such a delight. She was sharing with us her favorite books and coaxing us to check out her recommended reads. She’s really a great friend to have and we’re glad she’s part of our circle…Ooops, we almost forgot-we just met her! But can you blame us if we feel so at ease with her? (more…)