Anna Scholz Queen of Shops in 2008 saw retail guru Mary Portas introduce a failing fashion store in Ascot to Anna and her label in the hope of saving the business and educating the owner in the needs of her plus size customers. After the programme aired the brand saw a 72% increase in sales of the range in Harrods, as well as 35 new retail outlets looking to stock her pieces. The feature even caused annascholz.com to crash due to internet sales and is often referred to as one of the most influential features for the brand. Having been born in
Beauty Queen (TV series) Beauty Queen (TV series) Beauty Queen is a Philippine television drama series broadcast by GMA Network. Directed by Joel Lamangan, it stars Iza Calzado, Katrina Halili and Maggie Wilson. It premiered on October 18, 2010 on the network's Telebabad line up replacing "Endless Love" and worldwide on October 20, 2010 on GMA Pinoy TV. The series concluded on February 4, 2011 with a total of 80 episodes. It was replaced by "I Heart You, Pare!" in its timeslot. According to AGB Nielsen Philippines' Mega Manila People/Individual television ratings, the pilot episode of "Beauty Queen" earned a 9.5% rating. While the