INTERNATIONAL CELEBRITY LIFESTYLE JOURNALIST, MEDIA MAVERICK, WOMEN EMPOWERMENT ADVOCATE, AUTHOR, MEDIA ENTREPRENEUR
Award winning Brand Face in Media, Fashion & Lifestyle, Ethel Da Costa is a Celebrity Lifestyle Journalist and Media Entrepreneur with a successful media career spanning over 35 years.
Born and raised in the Middle East, Kuwait and now based in India and Malaysia, she is a Post-Graduate with a Masters in Economics from Goa University, India. A passionate, feisty, Media & PR maverick, Social Media Influencer, Women Empowerment Advocate, Speaker, Content & Communications expert, Branding & Marketing ninja, Ethel Da Costa rose up the corporate ladder through sheer hard work, dedication, determination, enterprise, resilience and ambition.
Headlining her media career with various publications like The Times of India-Goa Plus, Femina Magazine, Tarun Bharat Publications, OHerald Publications, Station Director-Programming Head Radio Mirchi 98.3FM, Head of Media & Publicity The International Film Festival of India, Govt of Goa, Ethel continues to freelance for publications in India and abroad.
A successfully published Author-Poet of Eve’s Revenge: Stories of Nemesis (2008), and The Stiletto Foodie – A Blog Binge in Malaysia (2021) Ethel Da Costa is a lover of the classics, shoes, travel, fashion and believes in Quality over Quantity and a simplified extraordinary life. She continues to straddle the best of the East and the West with her creative leadership, making her truly a feisty global media professional with a perspective that defines her experience, wisdom, inspiration, style and personal aspirations.
AWARDS & RECOGNITION:
- Awarded the Global Indian Award 2020-21 by The Indian Achievers Club, IAC, Mumbai, 2021
- Awarded the 99 Indian Women Achievers Award 2021 by The Indian Achievers Club, IAC, Mumbai, 2021
- Nominated for Women in Corporate Awards (WICA) by Women’s Web, Bangalore, 2019
- The Goa State Brand Leadership Award 2017-Women Achiever Award 2017 by Devang Mehta Business School and World CSR Day, Mumbai
- Nominated for #FundYourOwnWorth Advantage Woman 2017 nationwide campaign by ICICI Bank
- Woman Of The Decade Achievers Award 2015 by the Women Economic Forum 2015, New Delhi – Media Icon distinction for Up-scaling Media & Entertainment through eclectic creative connections.
- The Pillar of Hindustani Society Award, 2010-11 by Trans-Asian Chamber of Commerce & Industry (TACCI) Mumbai, for Dedicated contribution in the field of Media, Radio, Entertainment.
- Jaycee Creed Award 2013 (JCI Goa) for Media Exceptional Contribution to Society.
- Top 4 Finalist `Flame Thrower’ Non-Revenue, Radio Mirchi 98.3FM Goa, 2008