- IRENE BESTER WAS BORN ‘DOWN UNDER’ IN SYDNEY, AUSTRALIA. HER PARENTS WERE BORN IN GREECE AND CONSIDERS HERSELF AS A-PROUD GREEK-AUSTRALIAN, LOVING SOUTH AFRICA.
- AFTER COMPLETING THE CANTERBURY GIRLS HIGH SCHOOL EDUCATION IN SYDNEY, IRENE WAS SPOTTED BY AN AGENT TO MODEL. MODELLING WAS USED AS A TOOL TO TRAVEL AROUND THE WORLD.
- WHILE MODELLING IN AUSTRALIA, IRENE STUDIED AT THE “SYDNEY ACTORS CENTRE”, FOR VOICE TRAINING AND IMPROVISATION TECHNIQUES.
- 10 YEARS+ EXPERIENCE AS AN INTERNATIONAL HIGH-FASHION MODEL IN TVC’S, & PRINT CAMPAIGNS
- A 10 YEAR MODELLING CAREER BEGAN, AS I MODELLED IN THE FOLLOWING COUNTRIES:
AUSTRALIA
JAPAN;
NEW YORK;
MIAMI;
PARIS;
MILAN;
LONDON;
GERMANY;
HOLLAND
SOUTH AFRICA IN 1994.
*1997, IRENE MARRIED JOHAN BESTER- A SOUTH AFRICAN -ENTRPRENUER
*1998 -STARTED AS SABC3’S CONTINUITY TV PRESENTING
* VOICE OVER ARTIST FOR TV & RADIO:
STANDARD BANK; MUSICA DVD’S; MACRO TVC & RADIO
-SABC3 PROMOS AND LINEUPS
-CORPORATE PRESENTATIONS: ‘NEDBANK-AIDS AWARENESS’
-PABX MESSAGE- FOR ‘RESOLUTION HEALTH’ 2003;
2003 - "THE WEAKEST LINK" TV SHOW –VOICE OVER FOR THE TELEPHONIC QUESTIONAIRE FOR CONTESTANTS
2003- VOICE OVER ARTIST FOR "THE MOTORING SHOW"- SABC3
IRENE BESTER’S MASTER OF CEREMONIES & PUBLIC SPEAKER ENGAGEMENTS INCLUDE:
NEDBANK/MAIL & GUARDIAN GREEN TRUST AWARDS 2001;
WOMEN OF YEAR AWARDS 2001;
RAPTORS AWARDS 2001;
TOYOTA CAMRY LAUNCH WITH LEGENDARY CRICKETER PAT SIMCOX 2001
HYPERAMA BIG BRAND NEWS 2001
EMERALD SAFARI RESORT- MC FASHION EXTRAVANGA FOR WEDDING MAGAZINE- 2002
SHOPRITE GROUP OF COMPANIES SUPPLIER OF THE YEAR AWARDS 2002
SHOPRITE-BIG BRANCH BROTHER OF THE YEAR AWARDS 2002;
SAPPI AWARDS 2002
CAXTON PUBLISHINGS –JOURNALIST OF THE YEAR AWARDS 2002
FHM - MEN’S GROOMING AWARDS 2002
ELLERINE’S HOLDINGS GROUP -SUPPLIERS OF THE YEAR AWARDS 2003
2003 MC- THE CHRISTIAN CELEBRITY FASHION SHOW FEATURING- U.S.A. ACTRESS- JULIANNE MORRIS FROM “DAYS OF OUR LIVES”
2003 MC-SANLAM PLAZA-THE ROSE BUD FASHION AND MUSIC EXTRAVAGANZA, IN BLOEMFONTEIN
2003 NOVEMBER’ -PICK N PAY MC- AIDS DAY
7TH FEB’ 2004- MOTHERHOOD ARRIVES-BEAUTIFUL BABY GIRL- MIKAYLA JONN BESTER WAS BORN!
2004- AUGUST- MC THE “BALTRON 10TH YEAR BIRTHDAY CELEBRATION” CO-MC WITH MICHAEL MOL
2004- NOVEMBER- MC “F1 GRAND MASTERS LAUNCH”
2005 MC- “PANASONIC CAR AUDIO LAUNCH”
2005 MC- “LG” ROADSHOW- JHB, DURBAN & CAPETOWN
2005 MC “TOYOTA” AUTO AFRICA WOMENS CONFERENCE-JHB
- MC- “BMW’S SALES AWARDS”-JHB
- MC- “PATRIZIO BUANNE’S LIVE SOLD OUT CONCERTS- JHB”
- MC- “CIMA- PANASONIC AWARDS” - CAPETOWN
2007- MC- ELLERINE HOLDINGS AWARDS
JULY 11TH 2007- IRENE GAVE BIRTH TO HER 2ND BABY- A BOY! KAISER JOHAN BESTER
2008- MC THE LAUNCH OF A.1. GP GAUTENG
* IRENE, IS NO STRANGER TO TV-SHE MADE A GUEST APPEARANCE ON THE LOCAL DRAMA SERIES ISIDINGO (2002),
* TV PRESENTR OF THE POPULAR “SANLAM MONEY GAME” TV SHOW (2002) FEATURED ON SABC3
- IRENE BESTER ALSO MAKES HERSELF AVAILABLE AS A MOTIVATIONAL & GUEST SPEAKER FOR CORPORATE COMPANIES & CHRISTIAN CIRCLES:
2003 MOTIVATIONAL SPEAKER-AT “ELLERINE HOLDINGS GROUP SALES LUNCHEON”;
2003 “CHRISTIAN FAMILY CHURCH-JHB”- INVITATION TO SHARE MY TESTIMONY FROM PASTOR THEO & BEV WOLMERANS
2005 OCTOBER –GUEST SPEAKER AT CHRISTIAN FAMILY CHURCH- JHB- INVITATION FROM PASTOR FLIPPIE & ANDIAH MYBURGH –MUSIC DEPARTMENT FOR PRAISE & WORSHIP CONFERENCE-
2005 OCTOBER- GUEST SPEAKER –TOPIC- “BEING A ROLE MODEL IN THE BUSINESS WORLD” AT THE “LIGHT UP YOUR LIFE WOMENS CONFERENCE”-RIVERS CHURCH, JHB- INVITATION BY PASTOR WILMA
2006 OCTOBER- GUEST SPEAKER-TOPIC- “BEING BOLD IN BUSINESS” AT THE “LIGHT UP YOUR LIFE WOMENS CONFERENCE’ –RIVER CHURCH- JHB-PASTOR WILMA
2008- NOV- GUEST SPEAKER AT PASTOR PHILIP AND ANDIAH MYBURGH’S CHURCH- “FAMILY HARVEST CHURCH-GARDEN ROUTE”- IN GEORGE- SHARED MY TESTIMONY & MESSAGE ABOUT “TITHING IN CHURCH TODAY”
2005- 2009 – ZOOT REVIEW TVC PRESENTER
IRENE BESTER, LENDS HER CREDIBILITY, EXPOSURE AND FASHIONABLE APPEAL, AS ONE OF SOUTH AFRICA’S ZOOT REVIEW PRESENTERS IN “THE BUCHANAN GROUP” -ZOOT REVIEW TVC’S- FEATURED WITH SOME OF S.A’S CELEBRITIES -AMY KLEINHANS; NOELLEN MAHOLWANA SANGQU;MICHELLE MCLEAN;SANDY NGEMA, JACINDA LOUW; ELANA AFRIKA.
2008
IRENE ALSO LECTURES A “TV PRESENTERS COURSE”.
SOME OF IRENE’S OTHER ACCOLADES INCLUDE:
BEST FEMALE TV PRESENTER-AT THE “PEOPLE CRYSTAL AWARDS” 2001,
BEST TV PRESENTER IN THE “BEST OF JOHANNESBURG LEISURE OPTIONS”, 2001 AND 2002.
BEST DRESSED TV PRESENTER AT “PEOPLE CRYSTAL AWARDS” 2003
BEST TV PRESENTER IN THE ‘BEST OF JOHANNESBURG LEISURE OPTIONS’ 2006- 2007 |
