It has been widely published in the local newspapers about Linda Onn’s dress issue. The status of fashion designer Jovian Mandagie who is regarded as Indonesian has been made out of proportion. Jovian grows up in Malaysia and went to University College Lim Kok Wing. One of his parents is Malaysian and the other is Indonesian. With this kind of profile, somehow he is still regarded as Indonesian. As a result, RADIO deejay Linda Onn was absent on the 79th Academy Awards red carpet because she was not allowed to wear the dress she wanted, (according to sources from Utusan Malaysia). The paper said some people were uncomfortable that a foreigner, Indonesian-born Jovian Mandagie, had designed and made the outfit Linda was to wear. So, local designer Radzuan Radzuwill was asked to hastily put together a dress and a Star TV official flew to Los Angeles to deliver it. However, Linda refused to wear it and was said to have been very disappointed that she could not wear the dress she wanted. Linda was to host a Star Movies’ programme together with Channel V presenter Dominic Lau. She withdrew from hosting the programme. Jovian, who was contacted later, said that he and Linda had designed the kebaya and it had taken almost two weeks to complete.