Charmaine Chew | |
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赵奇恩 | |
Born | Charmaine Chew Qi En [1] 1996 (age 27–28) [2] |
Alma mater | Taylor's University |
Occupations | |
Height | 1.72 m (5 ft 8 in) [2] |
Beauty pageant titleholder | |
Title | Miss International Malaysia 2019 |
Agency | Gatherum Management |
Years active | 2018–present |
Hair color | Black |
Eye color | Brown |
Major competition(s) | Miss Universe Malaysia 2018 (Top 10) Miss International Malaysia 2019 (Appointed) Miss International 2019 (Unplaced) |
Charmaine Chew (born 1996) is a Malaysian beauty pageant titleholder, social media influencer, model and emcee who was crowned Miss International Malaysia 2019. [2] [3]
Chew hails from Alor Setar, the state capital of Kedah. [3] She is pursuing a degree in public relations and mass communication at Taylor's University Lakeside Campus. [4] She is a gamer and avid Muay Thai fan. [4]
In 2018, she was invited to speak at TEDxYouth at Sri KDU International School in Petaling Jaya, Selangor. [4] In November 2019, she is selected to be the International Grand Symposium Speaker at the International Model United Nations Malaysia 2019 in Taylor's University, Subang Jaya, Selangor. [5]
Chew competed in her first beauty pageant, Miss Universe Malaysia 2018 when she was twenty-one years old. [2] She was the top 10 finalist of Miss Universe Malaysia 2018 and awarded the subsidiary title Miss Miko Galere. [6]
In October 2019, Chew was appointed as Miss International Malaysia 2019 by the official licensee, Miss International Malaysia. She was selected from a list of suggestions by local pageant fans. [2]
As Miss International Malaysia 2019, Chew represented Malaysia at the Miss International 2019 competition in Tokyo, Japan on 12 November 2019, where Sireethorn Leearamwat of Thailand emerged as the eventual winner. [7]
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