Chermaine Poo

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Chermaine Poo
Born
Chermaine Poo

(1978-10-01) October 1, 1978 (age 46)
Kuala Lumpur, [alaysia
Height5 ft 5 in (1.65 m)
Beauty pageant titleholder
Hair colorDark Brown
Eye colorBrown

Chermaine Poo (born October 1, 1978) is a Malaysian actress, emcee and TV host. [1]

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Chermaine is a qualified Chartered Accountant (“CA”) by profession, having three accountancy qualifications under her belt. She graduated with a double major degree, BA (Hons) in Accounting & Finance, UK at the age of 19.

Chermaine owns the company Chermaine Poo Productions and was named “Emerging Woman of the Year” in 2012 by the prestigious international accounting firm.

Qualifications

Chermaine is a Chartered Accountant (“CA”) by profession. She is a member of the Malaysian Institute of Accountants, as well as the Association of Chartered Certified Accountants (UK).

Career

Corporate finance

Beauty pageantry

Chermaine was a second runner-up in the Miss Universe Malaysia 2005, where she also won three subsidiary titles – Miss Beautiful, Miss Natural Beauty and Miss Crowning Glory.

Acting

Chermaine has acted in numerous Malaysian movies and local dramas.

Movies

  • Culik
  • Jin Notti (with Mawi, Fara Fauzana)
  • The Funeral Party
  • London Calling
  • Lust! Caution (Directed by Ang Lee)
  • DUKUN
  • Kurnia
  • Orange for Mama

Dramas

  • Bait Cinta](Erra Shazira)
  • Tudung Express (with Lisa Surihani, Julia Ziegler, Linda Hashim)
  • Pertama Ramadan Akan Datang
  • Timeless Season
  • The Beginning
  • Anak Pontianak
  • Malaysian Talents.Com

TV hosting

Chermaine hosts her own weekly TV programme on The Breakfast Show called “Mind Your Money with Chermaine Poo” as well as “Miracle Makers” on NTV7.

Other TV programmes that she has hosted, among others, are:

Writing

Chermaine contributes regularly to The Star newspaper in her weekly column, “Mind Your Money with Chermaine Poo”

Emceeing

Since starting in 2007, Chermaine has emceed countless events, ranging from but not limited to:

Philanthropy

Chermaine actively runs her charity, “Chermaine Poo’s Cupcakes for Charity”, which was founded in December 2011. She has also been involved in many charity events and environmental awareness initiatives, among others:

Public image

"Chermaine Poo - Chartered Accountant, Car Chick, Cupcake Connoisseur" Over the years, the media and entertainment industry have described her as:

  1. A Beauty with Brains
  2. A highly qualified Chartered Accountant turned Actress/Emcee/TV Host
  3. A young and successful professional;
  1. And now, “Beauty and Brains with a Heart”.

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