Photo story: Anya's mom, Michelle Jodhan, accepts award for her daughter

Michelle Jodhan, mother of Anya Ayoung Chee, winner of the ninth season of Project Runway, on Monday accepted an award on her daughter's behalf from Rabindra Jaggernauth, President of the TT Coalition of Services Industries (TTCSI) at its Excellence in Service Awards 2011at the Hilton Trinidad

Jodhan later told local media she was to pleased to receive the “Special Recognition Award” on behalf of her daughter, who was still in the US following her phenomenal victory seen by millions of viewers worldwide.

Jodhan is herself a former local celebrity. She was a regular host on the Trinidad & Tobago Television (ttt) morning show DATELINE in the 1980s.