bonny susan hicks (5 january 1968 – 19 december 1997) was a singapore eurasian model and writer. after garnering local fame as a model, she gained recognition for her contributions to singaporean post-colonial literature and the anthropic philosophy conveyed in her works. her first book, "excuse me, are you a model?", is recognised as a significant milestone in the literary and cultural history of singapore. hicks later published a second book, "discuss disgust", and many shorter pieces in press outlets, including a short-lived opinion column in a major singaporean daily that was pulled due to public dissent from singaporean traditionalists.