Saroop Roshi

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Saroop Roshi
Occupation
  • Model
Height1.76 m (5 ft 9 in)[ citation needed ]
Beauty pageant titleholder
Title Miss World Malaysia 2023
Years active2019–present
Hair colorDark brown[ citation needed ]
Eye colorBrown[ citation needed ]
Major
competition(s)

Saroop Roshi is a Malaysianbeauty pageant titleholder who was crowned Miss World Malaysia 2023.

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Pageantry

Roshi competed at Miss Grand Malaysia 2019 where she was first runner-up, and reached the top 18 at Miss Universe Malaysia 2019. [1] [2]

Roshi won Miss World Malaysia 2023. [3] She became the fifth Perakian to win the title following Rosalind Kong in 1985. [4] She will represent her country at Miss World 2025. [5]

Roshi will represent her Malaysia at Miss World 2025. [6]

Personal life

In 2019 Roshi created an online suicide prevention organisation called “UnmaskYourself”, to create awareness, promote prevention and intervention efforts for suicide in Malaysia. UnmaskYourself works with mental health professionals, people with lived experiences, children, and teenagers from marginalised and vulnerable communities. It was created after her own personal experience of depression after the death of her father. [7]

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References

  1. "Mel Dequanne Abar wins Miss Grand Malaysia 2019 title". Borneo Post Online. 2019-05-06. Retrieved 2023-08-27.
  2. Samachar, Asia (2019-01-15). "Three Punjabi gals enter final round of Miss Universe Malaysia 2019". Asia Samachar. Retrieved 2023-08-27.
  3. "Perak lass Saroop Roshi is Miss World Malaysia 2023". The Star. Retrieved 2023-08-27.
  4. Samachar, Asia (2023-08-26). "Saroop Roshi is Miss World Malaysia 2023". Asia Samachar. Retrieved 2023-08-27.
  5. Samachar, Asia (2023-08-26). "Saroop Roshi is Miss World Malaysia 2023". Asia Samachar. Retrieved 2023-09-03.
  6. Samachar, Asia (2023-08-26). "Saroop Roshi is Miss World Malaysia 2023". Asia Samachar. Retrieved 2023-09-03.
  7. Amirul, Ivan (6 October 2023). "Miss World Malaysia 2023 Saroop Roshi 'ratu psikologi' tangani isu bunuh diri". Kosmo!. Retrieved 25 October 2023.
Awards and achievements
Preceded by Miss World Malaysia
2023
Succeeded by
Incumbent