Malaysia’s Top Beauties Revealed
The call has been answered. After the Miss Universe Malaysia Organization (MUMO) announced in June that it was taking applications for the latest installment of The Next Miss Universe Malaysia pageant, hundreds of young women from all over the country sent in their applications – all with hopes of taking up the crown currently adorned by reigning Miss Universe Malaysia, Kimberley Leggett. Through a rigorous audition process, and grueling hours of filtering through applicants by the judges, the hundreds of hopeful applicants sent in have been narrowed down to the final 17, who will vie for the title of The Next Miss Universe Malaysia and the coveted crown. “The application response for this latest installment of the pageant was very overwhelming and better than expected. Although the pageant is still in its early stages, these 17 finalists have already come a long way to emerge top amongst all the applications sent in. It is very exciting to be working with these ladies, and we are confident that they will make for a thrilling pageant,” said Andrea Fonseka, National Director of MUMO.
The finalists are Angely Yew (25), Carey Ng (23), Karissa Simon (23), Marissa Paramaraj (22), Naomi Chandrasegar (24), Natalia Ng Mei Mei (24), Samantha James (18), Sarah Schipper (25), Shareeta Selvaraj (22), Symren Kaur (20), Chammaine Tan (20), Kelsey Rabindran (23), Leanndrea Paramaraj (21), May Salitah Naru Kiob (24), Trisha Tuck (20), Rice Hing Zhiyu (21) and Jassinta Mirasol (25).
One of these finalists will take home the crown of Miss Universe Malaysia 2013. Besides winning the eligibility to vie for the Miss Universe title, the winner of the Miss Universe Malaysia title will also receive a monthly salary from the Miss Universe Malaysia Organization, and more than RM200,000 in prizes.She will join the ranks of past title holders including Nadine Anne Thomas, Deborah Henry, Andrea Fonseka and reigning queen Kimberley Leggett, who have all gone on to great heights in their respective careers since winning the pageant.The top four finalists will each receive a full scholarship from Limkokwing University of Creative Technology to pursue any course of their choosing while the remaining finalists will receive a 50% scholarship from the university.“The Miss Universe Malaysia pageant is not only the most prestigious beauty pageant here, but unlike other pageants, where people only recognize the pageant winner, all the finalists of the Miss Universe Malaysia pageant in the past have become household names,” added Fonseka.She explained that this is in part due to what the pageant stands for, which is to enable young women like these, to realize their dreams and to become role models to others with the message that success, in whatever we choose to do, is attainable. She also stressed that candidates need not win the pageant to achieve their dreams.“These girls have already come a long way to make this thus far in the pageant, and are on their way to doing great things. I am proud that last year’s finalists are all doing well for themselves. Second runner-up Boon Lu Xanne is now a motivational speaker, third runner-up Juanita Ramayah is now a radio DJ for a major radio station while another finalist Suchitra Kumar even had a stint on TV as a veejay. To put it simply, being in the pageant has been life-changing for these girls,” she commented.The pageant in Malaysia, part of the greater international Miss Universe franchise, owned by real-estate moghul Donald Trump, will take on a similar reality TV series format as last year, but with some exciting twists. The series, titled The Next Miss Universe Malaysia, will see the finalists living together in a “BeautyCamp”, a beautiful bungalow in Bandar Setia Alam, official venue sponsor for the pageant. The series will be aired over six episodes on 8TV later this year. This will culminate in a grand finale, which is expected to take place in December at the S P Setia Convention Centre.Speaking on S P Setia’s involvement with the pageant, Mr. Tan Hon Lim, Divisional General Manager of Bandar Setia Alam Sdn. Bhd. said, “S P Setia is proud to be part of this event which will be held in our new Setia City Convention Centre in Setia Alam. It is a befitting event to mark the opening of the convention centre and an honour for our flagship township to welcome the beautiful ladies of this year’s Miss Universe Malaysia pageant.”Other sponsors for the pageant include MyEG, Limkokwing University of Creative Technology, Beverly Wilshire Medical Centre, MyDentist, Kenny Rogers Roasters, A Cut Above, Xpression Master, Fitness First, MSN Malaysia, Kronenbourg, Star Cruises, Acer, Oris, iWearSin and FashionValet.
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