Sanjna Suri

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Sanjna Suri
Born
Sanjna Kishore Kumar Suri

(1993-03-31) March 31, 1993 (age 31) [1]
Ipoh, Perak, Malaysia
EducationBachelor of Pharmacy (Hons)
Alma mater University of Cyberjaya
Occupations
  • Pharmacist
  • actress
  • model
  • beauty pageant titleholder
Height1.75 m (5 ft 9 in) [2]
Beauty pageant titleholder
TitleMiss Scuba Malaysia 2015
Miss Intercontinental Malaysia 2017
Miss Supranational Malaysia 2018
Years active2015–present
Hair colourBlack
Eye colourBlack
Major
competition(s)		 Miss Grand Malaysia 2017
(Winner – Miss Intercontinental Malaysia)
Miss Intercontinental 2017
(Top 18)
Miss Supranational 2018
(Top 25)

Sanjna Suri (born 31 March 1991) is a Malaysian pharmacist, beauty pageant titleholder, singer, model, and actress. She shot to fame after winning Miss Intercontinental Malaysia in 2017. She then represented Malaysia at Miss Scuba International 2015, Face of Asia 2017 International Model, Miss Intercontinental 2017, and Miss Supranational 2018. [3]

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Background

Sanjna was born in Ipoh, Perak. [4] She is of North Indian descent. [5] Sanjna speaks English, Malay, Hindi and understand some Chinese like 'xie-xie' and 'ni hao' and some French words like 'oui', 'merci', 'baguette' 'Evian' and 'croissant'. [2] [1]

Education background

Sanjna is a Pharmacy graduate from University of Cyberjaya. Over the course of her studies there, she received the Dean's List award for six times. [6] [3]

Pageantry

Miss Scuba International 2015

Following her involvement in Miss Malaysia Indian Global 2014 competition, Sanjna was handpicked to represent Malaysia at the Miss Scuba International 2015 held in Kota Kinabalu, Sabah, and was placed Top 5 in Talent. [7] [3]

Face of Asia 2017 International Model

In May 2017, Sanjna competed in Face of Malaysia 2017 competition. She finished as the second runner-up and gained the right to represent Malaysia at Face of Asia 2017 International Model competition in Seoul, Korea. [8]

Miss Intercontinental 2017

In August 2017, Sanjna competed in Miss Grand Malaysia pageant and finished as the second runner-up. [5] She then had rights to represent Malaysia at Miss Intercontinental 2017 in Egypt and was placed in the top 18 semifinalists. [9] [6]

Miss Supranational 2018

In July 2018, Sanjna was appointed to represent Malaysia at Miss Supernatural 2018 by license holder, Ratu Malaysia Organisation. [4] The pageant was held in Krynica-Zdrój, Poland in December 2018, where she finished in the top 25 semifinalists. [10]

Acting career

2018-2019

In 2018, Sanjna appeared in the series, Salon that was aired on NTV7 and Viu. [11] Her first Malay movie, Sangkar is set to be released in 2019. She plays alongside Zul Ariffin and Remy Ishak. [11]

Modelling

Sanjna was featured in the magazine, Nona in April 2018 and Royal Raya 2018 campaign by Shanell Harun. [6] She is also a muse for famed Malaysian designers such as Anuar Faizal, Shanell Harun, Ezuwan Ismail, Edna Mode, Jimmy Couture and Ridzuan Bohari. [6]

Filmography

Film

YearTitleDirectorRoleNotesRef.
2019 Sangkar Kabir BhatiaPriya (supporting role) Malaysian movie. [11] [12]
EnnavalSaran ZCameo Malaysian Tamil movie. [7] [13]
2022 Nasi Lemak 1.0 Namewee HasinaMalaysian comedy film. [14]
Aval ThediyathuDato Athy Muthoo Malaysian Tamil movie.
Mundey Kampung DeyMansher SinghFirst Punjabi language movie to be produced in Malaysia. [15]
2023 Pulau EuhoYusMalaysian supernatural thriller film. [16]

Television

YearTitleRoleChannelRef.
2018SalonBella/ Belinda Viu, NTV7 [11]
2019Aku Yang Kau TinggalkanMonica TV1 [17]
2020Sepenggal Puisi- Astro Citra [18]

Music videos

YearTitleArtistRef.
2021SarrekeyPak Azad [19]
2021Curry & RotiNamewee [20]

Other ventures

Product endorsements

In 2017, Sanjna starred in TV commercial for Vitagen Malaysia. [21] She is one of the ambassadors for Kronenbourg 1664 alongside Venice Min, Josh Kua, Neal Edwin, and Brynn Lovett. [22] She is also the brand ambassador for HABIB Jewels, Malaysia's premier jeweller. [23]

Awards and nominations

YearAwardCategoryNominated workResultReference
2022World Outstanding Grandmasters Excellence AwardMalaysia Most Outstanding Best Upcoming Actress Excellence AwardHerselfWon [24] [25]

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Awards and achievements
Preceded by
Joanne Majalap
 Miss Scuba Malaysia
2015		Succeeded by
Goh Pix Xie
Preceded by
Livonia Ricky
 Miss Intercontinental Malaysia
2017		Succeeded by
Scarlett Megan Liew
Preceded by
Julylen Liew Gizelle
 Miss Supranational Malaysia
2018		Succeeded by
Melisha Lin
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