At the top of Chatime, is Clara Institute of Beauty
I met Clara herself
Clara Chee, principal of Clara Institute
This is one of her outlets, she has many branches
Her husband took this photo for us
Come on upstairs, I show you my institute, my girls are all well trained!
This is her poster
The interior of her Petaling Street shop, she gave me a facial!
CLARA CHEE – A LEGEND IN THE MAKING
Clara Chee is almost a legendary icon in the local cosmetic industry much like Florence Nightingale in the nursing industry.
She is where she is today because of her willingness to work hard and her perseverance in continuously innovating new products for the past 27 years to make her clients happy.
“We are living in a tropical climate,” she said. “For this reason, our cosmetic products must suit our environment and the Asian skin type.”
Before starting her business, she had worked as a Beauty Consultant. From 1967 to 1975, she had worked as a Cosmetic Marketing Surveyor. In 1973, she joined MAX factor in Kuala Lumpur.”
With only a capital of RM40 000, Clara International was birthed in 1977. “With a CGC Bank Loan from Maybank, I started my first salon with the help of two other friends from the United Kingdom and two qualified aestheticians in a rented shoplot in SS2, Petaling Jaya,” she said.....
Clara Chee is almost a legendary icon in the local cosmetic industry much like Florence Nightingale in the nursing industry.
She is where she is today because of her willingness to work hard and her perseverance in continuously innovating new products for the past 27 years to make her clients happy.
“We are living in a tropical climate,” she said. “For this reason, our cosmetic products must suit our environment and the Asian skin type.”
Before starting her business, she had worked as a Beauty Consultant. From 1967 to 1975, she had worked as a Cosmetic Marketing Surveyor. In 1973, she joined MAX factor in Kuala Lumpur.”
With only a capital of RM40 000, Clara International was birthed in 1977. “With a CGC Bank Loan from Maybank, I started my first salon with the help of two other friends from the United Kingdom and two qualified aestheticians in a rented shoplot in SS2, Petaling Jaya,” she said.....
by: Stephen Ng
Managing Principal
Clara International, Malaysia
PROFILES
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Prof. Dr. Clara L. Chee is a well known personality in the beauty industry which she entered as a beauty therapist with a Degree in Science (Chemistry). She started her own beauty business in Petaling Jaya, Selangor in 1977.
Her consummate interest in beauty led her to acquire further knowledge and enrolment in the University Of De Montfort, UK (formerly known as Leicester Polytechnic) to do research studies in Medicinal and Cosmetic Products Technology. Together with the accountant husband, Woo Ser Chai (also the CEO of Clara group of companies).
She has built up the company from that humble beginning to become the largest group of beauty companies in South-East-Asia. Her dedication and achievement in the Aesthetic profession is widely recognized. The Pacific Western University, USA conferred the Honorary Doctorate Ph.D) title in Cosmetic Science and Technology upon her in 1996. Apart from her positions in Clara International Beauty Group Sdn Bhd as Chairman, Head of research & development for Best Cosmetics Laboratories Sdn Bhd and Director of Clara Beauty Products (Co) Ltd in Shenyang, China,
Organizer : Malaysia Canada Business Council
Award : 5th Business Excellence Awards 2008
Category : Woman Entrepreneur Of The Year
Awarded to : Datin Dr Clara L Chee
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