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MANILA, Philippines – Following the win of Catriona Gray in Miss Universe, the Philippines opened the New Year with even more good news last week, with Francesca Taruc winning the Miss Tourism World Intercontinental pageant in Nanjing, China last January 8.

Prior to winning the title, Francesca, who is from Pampanga, held the title of Miss Freedom of the World Philippines 2018. Let’s get to know more about Francesca with these 5 following facts: 

1. She is a descendant of a Hukbalahap leader. According to a report from GMA News , Francesca is the grandfaughter of Luis Taruc, a leader of the Hukbong Bayan Laban sa mga Hapon (Hukbalahap), which fought during World War II.

2. Francesca is into vlogging . Francesca is also a video blogger and has posted some of her videos on YouTube, including a makeup tutorial.

3. She finished her studies even before competing in pageants. In an Instagram post, Francesca shared how she finally finished school and fulfill her dream to be a beauty queen. She also said that when she was made to choose, her late father reminded her to finish her studies.

“ KORONA O DIPLOMA? Dahil meron akong international pageant pero kasabay siya ng pagaaral ko. Inadvice sakin ng dad ko, “DIPLOMA MUNA ANAK” Sinundan ko siya, araw ng laban ko Oct 21-28.

(Crown or diploma? I had an international pageant and was also studying at the same time, and my dad told me ‘get a diploma first.’ I followed his advice and my pageant was from October 21 to 28.)

“At sumakabilang buhay ang daddy ko ng Oct 23, buti nalang sinundan ko siya na wag muna ako lumaban sa international, kung nasa ibang bansa ako ng araw na yun, hindi ko maabutan ang tatay ko. Daddy, sana proud na proud ka sakin. Alam ko andiyan kalang at gumagabay. Alam ko pinagmamalaki mo ako diyan sa Heaven!” 

(My dad passed away on October 23. It’s a good thing that I followed his advice not to enter an international pageant first because I would be in a different country that day. I would not have been able to say goodbye. Daddy, I hope you’re proud of me. I know you’re watching over me. I know you’re proud of me there from heaven.) 

View this post on Instagram A post shared by Francesca Taruc (@francescataruc) on Nov 14, 2018 at 2:26am PST

4. She’s competed in other pageants. Before doing Miss Tourism World Intercontinental and Miss Freedom of the World Philippines , she already competed in 2017 when she won Mutya ng Angeles Youth Ambassadress.

View this post on Instagram A post shared by Francesca Taruc  (@francescataruc) on Nov 21, 2018 at 4:46am PST

5. She won a special award during the preliminary competition. Aside from winning the main title, Francesca also took home a special award – she was given the Best Body prize.

View this post on Instagram January 5 2018:  Last night, I was awarded “Best Body” at the Preliminary round and I still cant believe it. All Glory to You, Lord!!! Two more days and it’s coronation day!!! Kaya natin to! Laban Pilipinas!!  @mich_viray  #Misstourismworldintercontinental #Philippines A post shared by Francesca Taruc (@francescataruc) on Jan 5, 2019 at 9:21pm PST

Congratulations Francesca and enjoy your reign!  – Rappler.com

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Or you can simply call this site "norman's blog", what did just happen at the miss tourism world 2017/2018 finals.

And then (surprise!), she did not make Top 15.

What did just happen at Miss Tourism 2017/2018 World Finals?

Here is the Top 15: Colombia Croatia Indonesia Peru Serbia Spain Mongolia Panama Malaysia Novosibirsk – Miss Bikini World Venezuela Ghana Great Britain Portugal Dominican Republic

Then they call the Top 5: Colombia Venezuela Great Britain Panama Mongolia

Final Q&A soon followed where the five ladies mentioned above actually went through the process.

And then it was announced that there was a mistake in the calling out of the names of the Top 5.

Top 15 called onstage once more.

And then a New Top 5 (with Panama and Great Britain out, Malaysia and Serbia in) Colombia Peru Mongolia Malaysia Serbia

And from there, only 18 candidates returned onstage before the announcement of winners.

Miss Tourism World 2017 / 2018 Winner Colombia 1st runner up Peru 2nd runner up Serbia 3rd runner up Malaysia 4th runner up Mongolia

What gives?

This is not looking good for the organizers. Tsk tsk tsk.

And they blame the computer system for the error.

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Remove this freak show! Such a very cheap pageant. Low class at its finest!!!

maski yata Miss Galaxy at Miss Tourism Galaxy sasalihan ng Pilipinas makapadala lang ng kandidata hayok, gutom, uhaw sa recognition kinaganda nyo yan wala naman nagawa sa mga career after

sali na lang tayo sa mga quizbees.. LoL

sayang lang ang pagsasali sa mga ganito walang mga real causes lahat na lang gusto salihan ng Pinas uhaw sa recognition pang 3rd world talaga kalavel ng Colombia jusko

not looking good for the org..

one big fix, the first final 5 were picked for a reason as they were the real stars of the show.

Tigilan na kasi ang mga kacheapan na pageants. Mukha na tayong nagpapadala ng mga japayuki sa japan. Hahahaha!

Nakakairita pag dutertads yung bumanat halatang skwater nakatira. Tipong walang Pinang aralan.

May masters ka ba. Hijihi 😋

lahat ng beauty pageants sa buong mundo sinalihan ng Pilipinas hayok sa karangalan mapansin sa global stage kung ang aim nyo kaya mga science and innovation may maiambag pa kayo sa ekonomiya ng Pinas

Madami tayong scientist na alagang-alaga ng Pilipinas noong panahon ni Marcos. They were part of the government projects for sustainable sources of energy. Pero for the past 3 decades dahil sa kakulalangan ng suporta mula sa gobyerno… unti-unti silang nag migrate pa ibang bansa at ang US, Germany and Japan ang ilan sa mga bansa na kusang tumangap sa kanila as instant immigrants.

Yan ang nakakalungkot na kabanata sa larangan ng siyensya dito sa atin. Sana nga lang tuloy tuloy na ang pagbalik ng mga scientists natin under the said program of DOST. Ang Philippine Nuclear Research Institute ay handa na rin para dito.

That particular Ms. Samson has a degree in BS Applied Physics in UP Diliman, and got her doctorate degree in University of Tokyo. Umuwi siya last year after her 5-year job in Switzerland.

Mukhang ganyan ka nga lang talaga mag-isip malabnaw, mababaw, at makitid.

I suppose alam mo ang tinatawag na”passion” and “capacity”. Kung hindi, malamang you can give yourself a try to get more education. Kung alam mo naman, malamang ugali at pananaw mo ang ibahin mo.

Do you expect these beauties na mag iba ng goals sa buhay, at magpaka Heidilyn Diaz? Do you think, kung hindi tayo maki isa sa international pageants ay magkakaroon tayo ng festive celebrations sa tuwing may naiuuwing korona ang mga reyna natin? Ganun lang talaga kahit saang competitions, mapa Science Quiz Bee, pagandahan, at palakasan may nananalo at natatalo. Kahit paano, sa lahat ng larangan may pagkakataon na tayo ang nagwawagi.

To excel in Science, technology and innovations, ay hindi makakaya ng overnight. Parang pageant din yan, mararating din natin ang panahon na kabi kabila ang makakait nating karangalan. Kung mas maraming bata ang mabibigyan ng pagkakataon na makapag aral, mas madami ang made-develop. Para naman sa mga henyo nating manggagawa sa kasalukuyan, go check DOST website, may “Balik Scientist Program” sila. Vallerie Ann Samson is one of them, the one who was interviewed last year.

Maliban sa takbo ng utak mo, malamang talaga kulang ka lang sa pansin kaya you enjoy receiving thumbs down sa mga comments mo na wala sa hulog. Magpakatotoo ka na lang, kung talagang maayos ka mag-isip.

kakaloka nman ang pageant nato…daming bloopers at blunders…credibility is highly questionable

im sure pag pinadala si Cat dito makakamit na nya ang Miss World Miss Tourism World

wala mang pa boquet of flowers sa mga runners up

@bong700 Ako nga rin ang nagtataka ano ba ang ginagawa ni Ginoong Hector Joaquin Colon Gonzales sa entablado sa MIss Intercontinental beauty pageant. Ayon sa facebook ni Hector, siya ang administrator ng Miss Intercontinental Facebook Page at siya rin ang Director ng Miss Intercontinental Beauty Pageant. Halata ba naluto na nila ng husto ang patimpalak at marami silang nauto. Kawawa naman ang niloko nila at tayo pa rin nagsisipaniwala ka sa kanila na tama sila.

Hay nakuh at tama ang hinala ko at dapat lng na iwasan ang ketungin na utak nato kc isa syang kalavan sa kabaklaang mundo ng Filifinas hihihi 😋

This is miss tourism. Best tourism video+miss continental Asia tapos wala sa top 15 hihihi. Parang dilawan kung2mag-isip hihihi 😄😋🤗cherette

Dilawan? More of a Dutertard.

Yes it’s dilawan like rapper 😄hihihi

Yes rapper na puro tralala ang balita Hijihi Lalo na yung nagmamagandang fangit tse hihihi 😋

rappler veks hihihihih

4M rapper ang alam ko buti nga hindi naging wrapper ng yellowtae hihihi

Dutertard yan, nagpapakalat fake news.

Johnny, read the articles of Rapper so dami fake news jihihi pati c PAB fake news jihihi

Mga dutertards, mga bulag na talaga kahit totoong nangyayari fake news daw. Nasan ang pagbabago ng Pinas, patuloy na lumulubog at ahead na ang Vietnam sa atin. Soon enough ahead na pati Laos, Cambodia, Timor Leste etc. Nakakahiya

Divah lumubog ang pinas dahil sa dilawan hihihi more than 1 year of ofis ni Daddy D ay equivalent sa 12 yrs na inupo ng aquino hihihi 😄

How can our bet be Miss Tpurism World Asia and not be In the top 15 ? Where’s the logic there ? Paki-explain please. What a joke ! That’s insane ! Good grief 🙂

sali pa more lahat ng contests gahaman hayok sa glorification ituon na lang sa science or sa sports ang mga ganito

world peace

sumali lang gahaman agad?

I heard Mister Tourism World 2017 only had HANDWRITTEN “scores”.

Basta ‘pag may Tourism sa beauty pageant, magulo. Tigilan na ‘yang ganyang pakontes. That’s all!

Ano pa kaya ang aasahan mo sa patimpalak ngayon? Buti kamo may computer error pang sisihin. Pero halata ko gusto lang nang organizers mag-ingay para pag-usapan ang walang kuwentang patimpalak. Ginagamit lang si Miss Philippines para lalo siya pag-uusapan. Gaya sa Miss Intercontinental, papaano nanalo sa patimpalak ang isang tao na hindi makasagot ng matino sa tanong . Kahit 5 years old sa Pilipinas baka masagot pa yung tanong na. ” What qualities should a New Miss Intercontinental?” Ang masaklap ginagamit din si Miss Philippines para pag-usapan.

How did the Philippines not make top 15? I mean look at the top 5

Now you know how the other countries felt when Karen won Mess Earth. Lol

I don’t see the connection

What an ignoramous notion. Ineng matulog ka muna.

wala sa hulog comment mo…kARen performed all the way…walang hocus pocus na nangyari…ag kang insecure jan

@Fabian Let me make it easy for you.

How did Karen win Mess Earth? Look at that face. lol!

@Tita Oh yeah Lorraine and Rodgil did “wonders” for her. The only candidate who scored 100% in the scoring of Lorraine during the Miss Philippines Earth finale with Rodgil literally behind her. Hihi!

May SGV na nag-check at recheck ng resulta. Ilang taon na naging official accounting firm sa patimpalak? May chairman of the board of judges na nagpirma kung talagang tama ang resulta.

Ang tanong? May official independent auditing firm ang Miss Tourism World o sariling internal audit ang nag-tabulate kaya’t nangyari ang posibleng “dayaan”?

UTAK MO RYAN EBAK…AS IN….PAK

that’s a little crazy I guess while other pageants emulate MU this one tries to be more like MW 😉

This pageant’s idol is Master Chef Julia Morley. No wonder the results are like this…

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Miss Tourism World 2017/2018 contestants visit the state of Penang in the finale week!

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Miss Tourism World 2017/2018 has officially entered its final week and we are way too excited! The contestants are devoting their time and efforts to win the coveted crown at the finale night which will be held on 27th January 2018 in Malaysia.

The contestants began their final week with a trip to Penang where they attended various events and did local sightseeing as a part of their responsibility as the finalists of Miss Tourism World 2017/2018.

While the trip to Penang began from Penang Hill, a resort comprising of a group of peaks, the contestants enjoyed their time before getting engrossed in the preparations for the upcoming finale. The finalists also did a show and photo shoot at Kerjaya Prospek Group Bhd sales gallery on Sunday.

Miss Tourism World 2017/2018 contestants also visited The Top Kemtar, the highest restaurant in Penang.  Miss Tourism World Colombia Andrea Katherine Gutierrez Puentes posed on the 68th floor, barefoot in her casual attire looking ever so beautiful.

The dazzling divas also visited Entopia, a contemporary indoor/outdoor place with live butterflies & other insects and interactive workshops.

Lastly, the finalists went to visit the Pinang Peranakan Mansion, a museum dedicated to Penang's Peranakan heritage in George Town, Penang. The divas learned about the history and culture of the beautiful country of Malaysia. Miss Tourism World Hong Kong Mercedes Pair took to her official Instagram to post pictures with her fellow contestants playing Mahjong, a tile-based game.

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The tourism bureau of Hanzhong city, Shaanxi province, recently held an event in Beijing to announce that the city is due to host the global finals of Miss Tourism World 2018 on Sep 27.

The pageant will feature candidates from over 60 countries and regions around the world, including the United States, France and Brazil.

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Miss Malaysia Tourism 2021 ~ How Zo Ee ~

Miss Malaysia Tourism Queen Of The Year 2021 ~ Rachel Tee Hsu Xin ~

Miss Malaysia Tourism Metropolitan 2021 ~ Yoong Jia Yi ~

Miss Malaysia Tourism 2019 ~ Cheryl Loo Wen Nee ~

Miss Malaysia Tourism 2018 ~ Caenne Ng ~

Miss Malaysia Tourism 2017 ~ Melissa Ng ~

Miss Malaysia Tourism Queen Of The Year 2017 ~ Lee Jia Ling ~

Miss Malaysia Tourism Metropolitan 2017 ~ Crystal Tung ~

Miss Malaysia Asia Pacific 2017 ~ Parryze Lai Kah Yin ~

Miss Malaysia Tourism 2016 ~ Ng Shin Ying ~

Miss Malaysia Tourism Queen Of The Year 2016 ~ Thalia Thin ~

Miss Malaysia Tourism Metropolitan 2016 ~ Tiong Li San ~

Miss Malaysia Tourism 2015 ~ Xandria Ban ~

Miss Malaysia Tourism Queen Of The Year 2015 ~ Rishon Shun ~

Miss Malaysia Tourism Metropolitan 2015 ~ Elaine Chong  ~

Miss Malaysia Tourism Global 2015 ~ Janet Fabian ~

Miss Malaysia Tourism 2014 ~ Ranjani Rajamanickam ~

Miss Malaysia Tourism Queen Of The Year 2014 ~ Shirley Hew  ~

Miss Malaysia Tourism Metropolitan 2014 ~ Joey Ong Ai Ee  ~

Miss Malaysia Tourism 2013 ~ Thaarah Ganesan ~

Miss Malaysia Tourism 2012 ~ Yong Wan Jun ~

Miss Malaysia Tourism Queen Of The Year 2012 ~ Yen Wai Yee  ~

Miss Malaysia Tourism 2011 ~ Aileen Gabriella Robinson  ~

Miss Malaysia Tourism Queen Of The Year 2011 ~ Eugenee Ooi  ~

Miss Malaysia Tourism Metropolitan 2011 ~ Jennifer Yap  ~

Miss Malaysia Tourism Global 2011 ~ Ilinca Tan  ~

Miss Malaysia Chinese World 2011 ~ Low Lai Kim  ~

Miss Malaysia Tourism 2010 ~ Gabriella Ashley Boudulle  ~

Miss Malaysia Tourism Global 2009 ~ Weena Marcus ~

Miss Malaysia Tourism Queen Of The Year 2009 ~ Subathra Jeyabalan ~

Miss Malaysia Tourism Metropolitan 2009 ~ Yvonne Lee ~

Miss Malaysia Tourism 2008 ~ Angela Ching ~

Miss Malaysia Tourism Queen Of The Year 2008 ~ Yuanie Kung ~

Miss Malaysia Tourism Metropolitan 2008 ~ Angelreena Lim ~

Miss Malaysia Tourism 2007 ~ Joann Chan Suit Yee ~

Miss Malaysia Asia Pacific 2007 ~ Marina Liaw Mei Ee  ~

Miss Malaysia Tourism Queen of the Year 2005 ~ Gurdev Kaur  ~

Miss Malaysia Tourism Queen of the Year 2004 ~ Lavence Lim  ~

Miss Malaysia Tourism 2003 ~ Carrie Lee  ~

Miss Malaysia Queen of the Year 2001 ~ Arase Sathivel  ~

Miss Malaysia Queen of the Year 2000 ~ Carla Soong  ~

Miss Malaysia Asia Pacific 2000 ~ Lim Sui Pei  ~

Miss Malaysia Queen of the Year 1997 ~ Karmen Khor  ~

Miss Malaysia Queen of Tourism 1996 ~ Zoee Tan  ~

Miss Malaysia Chinatown 1995 ~ Carol Lee  ~

Miss Malaysia Intercontinental 1995 ~ Frennie Hew  ~

Miss Malaysia Tourism 1994 ~ Emelia Rosnaida  ~

Miss Malaysia Intercontinental 1993 ~ Rachelle Ng  ~

Miss Malaysia Globe 1993 ~ Evan Chin  ~

Miss Malaysia Queen of the Year 1993 ~ Susan Manen  ~

Miss Malaysia Dreamgirl 1992 ~ Penny Soon  ~

Miss Malaysia Globe 1992 ~ Kelly Phua  ~

Miss Malaysia Globe 1991 ~ Datin Angelyn Phua  ~

Miss Malaysia Queen of the World 1990 ~ Stephanie Law  ~

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Introducing our Miss Malaysia Tourism 2019, Cheryl Loo Wen Nee. Hailing from the Pearl of the Orient, Penang, she is a model by profession, and also enjoys blogging on food and beauty. Representing Malaysia at the prestigious Miss Tourism International 2019 World Final, Cheryl earned a spot in the Top 10, and bagged three subsidiary titles - Miss Gintell Wellness, Miss Glamorous Carlo Rino and Miss Glorious Beautyful.

Introducing Caenne Ng, our Miss Malaysia Tourism 2018 an entrepreneur and Instagram model. At the annual Miss Tourism International 2018 world final, the 170cm lass was named Miss South East Asia Tourism Ambassadress 2018, while clinching three subsidiary titles - Best in National Costume,  Miss Le Lumiere Elegance and Miss Popularity.

The crowned winner of Miss Malaysia Tourism 2017, Melissa nabbed 2 subsidiary titles – Miss Glamour & Miss Vibrant KIA. A part-time model, Melissa went on to represent Malaysia at the Miss Tourism International world final, where she entered top 10, and was named the subsidiary title recipient of Miss Glowing Glojas.

After winning the title of Miss Malaysia Tourism Queen of the Year 2017, Jia Ling represented her home country at the grand world final of Miss Tourism Queen of the Year International held in China. She sang her way to the hearts of the judges, hence winning the two subsidiary titles – Best In Talent & Best in Social Media - and entered Top 30.

Parryze Lai Kah Yin was crowned Miss Malaysia Asia Pacific 2017, and she went on to represent at the international final, Miss Asia Pacific International 2017, held in Manila, Philippines. She was awarded the subsidiary title of Miss Stronghold Insurance.

Shin Ying emerged as Miss Malaysia Tourism 2016 at the national final, and was awarded the subsidiary titles of Miss Glamour & RNG Elegant. At the Miss Tourism International World Final, Shin Ying entered top 10, and won the Best in Talent subsidiary title with her cheerleading performance, packed with gravity-defying stunts.

At the 2016 national final, Li San won the title of Miss Malaysia Tourism Metropolitan. A part-time emcee, she represented Malaysia at Miss Tourism Metropolitan International 2019 in Cambodia, winning 1 st Runner Up, and the subsidiary title - Miss Agape Wellness Beauty.

Xandria emerged as Miss Malaysia Tourism 2015 at the national final, and was awarded the subsidiary title of Miss Popularity. Hailing from Sabah, Xandria went on to represent Malaysia at the Miss Tourism Metropolitan International 2016 World Final. There, she entered top 10 and nabbed the Miss Good Luck subsidiary title.

The Ipoh lass was named Miss Malaysia Tourism Metropolitan at the 2015 national final, where she was also named the subsidiary titleholder of Miss Confidence. She then represented her home country at Miss Chinese World 2017 grand final, bringing home the subsidiary title of Miss Congeniality.

Hailing from Kota Kinabalu, Sabah, Ranjani emerged as Miss Malaysia Tourism 2014 at the national final, where she also nabbed two subsidiary titles, Miss Charity Queen and Miss Friendship. An environmental scientist degree holder, Ranjani was aptly awarded the subsidiary title Miss Friendship at the Miss Tourism International 2014 World Final hosted in her home country, Malaysia.

Shirley was crowned Miss Malaysia Tourism Queen of the Year 2014 at the prestigious national final, where she represented the state of Selangor. A lawyer by profession, she then went on to represent Malaysia at the Miss South East Asia Tourism Ambassadress 2015 grand finale.

Joey Ong was crowned Miss Malaysia Tourism Metropolitan at the 2014 national final. Hailing from Perak, the Ipoh beauty represented Malaysia at the Miss South East Asia Tourism Ambassadress 2015 grand finale. Having bonded closely with the ASEAN delegates over the pageant weeks, she was delighted to be named the subsidiary titleholder of Miss Friendship.

Thaarah was named the highly coveted winner of Miss Malaysia Tourism 2013, and the subsidiary titleholder of Miss TCM Avant Garde. At the Miss Tourism International 2013 World Final, Thaarah nabbed the subsidiary title, Miss Avant Garde i-City, and was also crowned Miss Tourism Cosmopolitan International 2013.

Jun Yong was crowned Miss Malaysia Tourism 2012 at the prestigious national final, nabbing four subsidiary titles – Miss Loving Heart, Best in Talent, Miss MRCA Radiant and Miss Beverly Hills Personality. The Penangite, a TV Presenter by profession, went on to represent at the Miss Tourism International 2012 World Final. She was crowned Dreamgirl of the Year International 2012.

Gabriella, of English, Chinese and Indian descent, won the crown of Miss Malaysia Tourism Pageant 2011. An emcee and certified NLP coach, she then became the first Malaysian to win the crown of Miss Tourism International 2011, when she represented her home country at the international world final.

The Penangite model won the crown at the national final, as Miss Malaysia Tourism Queen of the Year 2011, while nabbing the subsidiary title of Miss Loving Heart. Having represented to the Miss Tourism Queen of the Year world final held in China, Eugenee emerged as the 3 rd runner up of the evening’s grand final.

Jennifer Yap, hailing from Sabah, was crowned Miss Malaysia Tourism Metropolitan 2011 at the coveted national final, after wowing the judges with her evening wear parade and final Q&A answer.

Weena Marcus, a Rungus-Kadazan Sabahan, was crowned Miss Malaysia Tourism 2009 at the national final. She then went on to represent at the Miss Tourism International 2009 world final, where she was victoriously crowned Miss Tourism Global 2009. She is currently a model, having appeared in numerous fashion shows and has hosted a multitude of events in Malaysia, Cambodia and China.

Ipoh lass Joann Chan was the winner of Miss Perak Tourism 2007, earning her the chance to represent her state at the national final. To her delight, she was crowned the winner of Miss Malaysia Tourism Metropolitan 2007, and went on to represent at the Miss Tourism Metropolitan International 2007 world final. She successfully entered the Top 10 line-up and the subsidiary title recipient of Miss Beautiful Hair and Miss Friendship. She is currently a TV Commercial Talent, and enjoys baking in her free time.

Gurdev Kaur, an actor, model and yoga enthusiast, was crowned the prestigious titleholder of Miss Malaysia Tourism Queen of the Year 2005 at the national final. It was then that Gurdev launched her career in the local entertainment industry, featuring in the music video clip Itu Kamu by a popular local rock band, TV commercials for brands like Babas and Bio Essence, and also starring in numerous dramas such as Meniti Bara, Janji Diana and Squad Elite.

An artist, model and brand ambassador, Lavence was crowned Miss Malaysia Tourism Queen of the Year 2004, and was the recipient of special award Miss Charming. When representing to Miss Tourism Queen of the Year world final, Lavence successfully entered Top 10. She is now a successful businesswoman, having co-founded Infinity Lash and Kirei Japan Skincare, as well as Infinity Sauna, the first rental company of its kind in the country. In her free time, she enjoys singing, dancing and baking.

Carrie Lee was crowned the coveted titleholder of Miss Malaysia Tourism 2003. Representing her home country at the Miss Tourism International 2003 world final, she victoriously entered the Top 15 selection, and was awarded the subsidiary titles Miss Celcom Personality, Miss Emall Peace and Miss Sogo Trendsetter. An actress and model, she has worked with major brands, the likes of Pepsi, Matsushita, Sony, Jurlique, Pensonic, and was the Cover Girl for numerous magazines in China, Hong Kong and Malaysia. She has starred in the local dramas “Love Circle”, “All for Love”, “Muli (Again)”, and as the host of tourism program “States in Malaysia”, The History of Cheng He and YTL’s interview in Bath, UK. With an entrepreneurial spirit, she has founded various companies, including events planning White Fairy Sdn. Bhd., La’C and Carrie Collection among others.

The coveted title of Miss Malaysia Queen of the Year 2000 was awarded to Carla Soong at the national final. Carla went on to represent at Miss Queen of the Year International 2000, hosted by her home country, and she entered the Top 10 line-up. She also nabbed the subsidiary title of Miss Personality. Hailing from Perak, the celebrity and supermodel was also Stylo 2011 Model of the Year winner, and has modelled for an array of editorial magazines, including Citta Bella Malaysia, Glam Magazine Malaysia, Nuyou Magazine Malaysia, Harper’s Bazaar Malaysia for Dior, An Eye of the Decade photo exhibition for SK-II and many more. Her career has taken her across the globe, from Singapore, Taiwan, Hong Kong and China to Italy, Paris and Greece as well as an ambassador of Malaysian tourism and handicrafts, in Spain and London.

Lim Sui Pei was crowned the prestigious titleholder of Miss Malaysia Asia Pacific 2000 at the national final. She then represented at Miss Asia Pacific Quest 1999 international final held in Quezon City, Philippines. Hailing from the Pearl of the Orient, Penang, Sui Pei honed on her interests in fashion and business, thus founding her very own business, Lucky Bag Spa and Lucky Laundry Bangsar, a professional laundry and dry cleaning one stop centre, with a unique expertise for branded bags spa.

Karmen Khor was crowned the prestigious title winner of Miss Malaysia Queen of the Year 1997 at the national final. She then went on to represent at Miss Queen of the Year International 1997, where she entered the Top 5 line-up. A supermodel, Karmen has walked for numerous fashion weeks, worked with designers like Carven Ong, brands including SOGO and more, and was named the coveted award Elite Model of the Year Look 2002.

Zoee Tan, crowned Miss Malaysia Queen of Tourism 1996, is an actress, drama and movie producer. Of Chinese and Thai parentage, she has won numerous awards, Fashion Asia Best Actress, Malaysia Best Model, Miss Malaysia Chinese International, Miss Malaysia Earth and Miss Malaysia Oriental Pearl International. A polyglot of 6 languages, Zoee has hosted TV programmes including for women’s magazines, Miss Malaysia Beauty Talk Shows and a Japan GT live telecast. She has acted in Malay and Chinese TV dramas, including Tuan Petri Saadong, 沧海丝路, and her upcoming Nyonya Ronggeng film, to name a few.

Carol Lee was crowned Miss Malaysia Chinatown 1995, and was also the 2013 Mrs Universe, becoming the first Malaysian to return victorious as the title winner. Subsequently, she was named a recordholder in the Malaysia Book of Records. A celebrity emcee, TV host and actress, Carol has emceed over 100 events, from hosting a live morning talk show to starring as the lead actress of Hong Kong movie, “Killer With No Return”.

Frennie Hew was crowned the prestigious titleholder of Miss Malaysia Intercontinental 1995. She then represented at the international world final of Miss Intercontinental 1995, held in Dresden, Germany. She wowed the judges with her traditional Malaysian cultural attire, hence she bagged the Best National Costume award. An actress, singer, model and brand ambassador, she was the illustrious Guinness Personality Girl winner, and has featured in advertisements for numerous brands, such as Palmolive, New Moon Bird’s Nest, Panasonic, Shell, Pantene, Salem Gongxi Raya, Cocobay and more. Frennie has been featured as the cover girl for numerous magazines, including in Hong Kong, where she acted in HK dramas and established her career in music, producing multiple albums like “life is everything”, and performing live shows alongside fellow celebrity Nicholas Tse, among others, earning her a spot in the Top 10 singers lineup.

Rachelle Ng was crowned the coveted title of Miss Malaysia Intercontinental 1993 at the national final. Representing to Miss Intercontinental 1994 world final in Germany, she bagged the Best National Costume award, and entered the coveted top 5 line-up. She was also awarded the subtitle of Miss Girl of the Year. Prior to that, Rachelle had represented Malaysia to Miss Globe Pageant 1993 world final held in Istanbul, Turkey, as well as Miss South East Asia Pageant 1993 in Singapore. A Corporate Image / Branding Consultant and Advisor , Rachelle was the pageant organizer of Miss Malaysia Tourism Pageant, for the 2005 and 2015 editions. She then expanded her reach to being the National Director and Organiser for Fashion Asia Awards 2016 Malaysia in Chongqing China and the Organiser of Fashion Asia Awards 2013 Preview Show: Malaysian Night hosted in Chengdu, China. She has undertaken the role of organiser for various charity events, including One World One Nation 2008, Nick Vujicic’s Motivational Talk in Malaysia, as well as her very own charity event titled “Love-Care-Help”. Equipped with the knowhow, in 2003, Rachelle founded her very own professional consultancy company, RNG Consultancy Sdn Bhd, as well as a luxury centred fashion magazine RNG EMagazine, as founder, editor-in-chief and creative art director, working with major fashion houses from across the globe. Rachelle clinched the prestigious Cannes International Photo Festival Award 2019 for her contribution. Her expertise as Corporate Branding Advisor and Corporate and Fashion Film Director has brought her across the globe as Judge and international award planner, for Chinese Art Golden Horse Award world event and Ten Best Global Chinese Photographer awards from 2017-2020. Since 2017, Rachelle has been invited as one of the esteemed panel of judges and presenter, by the event president from China, for their portfolio of international awards, covering countries like France , Italy , Japan, Vietnam, Cambodia, Hong Kong, Europe, Monaco, Indonesia, Singapore, Malaysia and more, with the highlights being the Cannes International photo Festival Awards event in France and Daguerre Golden Awards in Cormeilles-en-Parisis, Europe. Rachelle has since been actively promoting tourism, as the nominated Perak Ambassador in 2018, introducing Perak, Malaysia, and tourism of the awards’ host country, at the various international award events, including at the 6th Chinese Art Golden Horse Award 2018 held in New Zealand, Queenstown.

Evan Chin had won the Miss Penang Chinatown 1992 title, and she went on to win the crown and title of Miss Malaysia Globe International 1993. Representing her home country at Miss Chinese International 1995, Evan successfully entered the coveted Top 10 line-up, and bagged the special awards of Miss Super Trim and Miss OA Winning Looks. With her passion for design, she has founded a bridal shop, as well as ventured into interior design. An actress, Evan has starred in numerous dramas, such as “Original Sin”, and Malaysian film ”You Mean The World To Me”.

Susan Manen was crowned the title winner of Miss Malaysia Queen of the Year 1993. She then represented at Miss Queen of the Year International 1993, where she was named the prestigious 4 th runner up against fellow delegates from across the world. She was also the recipient of subsidiary title Miss Photogenic. A model, actress and tv commercial talent, she has starred in numerous films, including Penyu (1995), K.L.U. (1999), KAMI The Movie (2008), Bujang Telajak (2012), Redha (2016), and local dramas such as “Abang Long VS Kak Yong”, “Dunia Lola”, “Fira Ayuni”, “Dee”, “Bulan Tiada Madu”, “Ku Tinggalkan Cinta Di Okinawa”, “Arluna”, “Awak Suka Saya Tak”, ”Nafas”, “Cekelat Honey” and “Cinta Non Grata”.

Penny Soon was crowned Miss Malaysia Dreamgirl 1992, and from then on established her name in the fashion and modelling industry. Representing at Miss American Dreamgirl International 1992 world final, she was awarded the Miss Tourism Award. At Miss Southeast Asia International 1992, Penny clinched the 1 st runner up crown, as well as Miss Super Trim Award and Miss Crowning Glory Award. Representing her home country at Miss Tourism International 1993 world final held in Greece, she showcased the national costume with flair, hence she nabbed the Best National Costume Award. Being an image consultant and choreographer for Canai Malaysia International Fashion Walk for three years running; a co-organizer of fashion for love charity show 2017; Penny is currently a director for PSG Centrepreneur Sdn Bhd, organizing events for the fashion industry.

Kelly Phua became the next to wear the crown as Miss Malaysia Globe 1992, succeeding her sister Datin Angelyn, who was crowned the year prior. Kelly represented her home country at the Miss Globe International 1992 world final, which was held in the Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus. A Malaysian TV commercial talent and film actress, Kelly has travelled the likes of Taiwan, Germany and Austria in 1993, for the shooting of music videos. Kelly is now happily married with 4 lovely children.

Datin Angelyn Phua was crowned the coveted titleholder of Miss Malaysia Globe 1991. She represented her home country at Miss Globe International 1991 world final, in Istanbul, Turkey, where she was awarded the subsidiary title Best National Costume for her outstanding traditional attire. She is also the titleholder of the titles Miss Wilayah ChinaTown 1990 and Miss Pola Cosmetic 1990. A celebrity and actress, she has featured in numerous local Chinese dramas. A pioneer actress for the local HVD series, she starred in Malay movies like Main-main Hantu, Mistry Mimpi Delela, and Hong Kong Movie Police Story III. This earned her multiple awards including Best Drama of the Year 1996 and top 3  most popular Malaysian Chinese female actress for three years running, 1994,1995 and 1996.  Besides this, her lead role in 1996 series “Wedding Song” was voted the most popular local series and as the most popular female TV Host for “321 Action” in 1998. Naturally, she has done more than 40 over product commercials in her career.

Stephanie Law was crowned Miss Malaysia Queen of the World 1990, the first ever Miss Malaysia crowned by D’Touch International Sdn Bhd. Her interests in music led Stephanie to be a mentor for fellow music lovers alike, creating a program that allows even beginners to be able to play their favourite tunes on the piano, relying solely on basic chords.