Early Life
Tay was born to farming parents as their second-youngest child. During her childhood, her family lived in Lim Chu Kang. She entered the now defunct Kay Hua Primary School and later Yuan Ching Secondary School for her secondary education. She also studied at VITB (Baharrudin) A tomboy in her youth, she enjoyed football, climbing trees, and bicycle racing.
Tay became a model at the age of 16. She was first groomed at IMP International and by David Gan in 1986. During her modeling stint, she became the 1987 Model of the Year. In 1988, she joined the first biennial talent-search competition, Star Search which was organised by Singapore Broadcasting Corporation (now MediaCorp) and emerged as the first Star Search champion.
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