Jimmy Choo receives award for efforts to help women

Inspiring group: (From left) Pinky, Yeoh, Firdaus, Choo, Yasmin and Treadell attending the Women of the Future Awards at the Ritz-Carlton in Kuala Lumpur.

KUALA LUMPUR: Datuk Jimmy Choo is no stranger to mentoring women, his newest protege being accessories designer Illiza Ho Chia-Hui.

It was no surprise then that the celebrated fashion designer was one of the first Malaysians to be honoured with the Women of the Future Awards, along with marine biologist and environmentalist Yasmin Rasyid and lawyer and activist Firdaus Husni.