Alexis SueAnn Seow
Alexis SueAnn Seow (born 6 February 1995) is a Malaysian model, fashion blogger, emcee and beauty pageant titleholder, who was crowned Miss World Malaysia 2019.[2] She represented Malaysia at the global Miss World 2019, where she placed in the Top 40.[3]
Alexis SueAnn Seow | |
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| Born | Alexis SueAnn Seow Su Yin 6 February 1995 |
| Education | Degree in Psychology |
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| Years active | 2015–present |
| Height | 1.72 m (5 ft 8 in)[1] |
| Title | Miss World Malaysia 2019 |
| Beauty pageant titleholder | |
| Hair color | Black |
| Eye color | Dark Brown |
| Major competition(s) | Miss Universe Malaysia 2018 (1st Runner-up) Miss World Malaysia 2019 (Winner) Miss World 2019 (Top 40) |
Personal life
Alexis Sue-Ann is a local Malaysian Chinese and hails from Selangor.[3][4] She has a degree in psychology.[5] In 2015, Alexis became the youngest female weekday-radio announcer at Hitz, after winning the Hitz Announcer Search. She also used to be a rover host for some of 8TV’s Quickie segments.[3][2][6] She is fluent in Bahasa Malaysia, English, Mandarin Chinese and Cantonese.[3][1]
Career
Pageantry
- Miss Universe Malaysia 2018
Alexis Sue-Ann competed in the Miss Universe Malaysia 2018 and was named as the first runner-up of the pageant.[7]
- Miss World Malaysia 2019
Alexis Sue-Ann was crowned Miss World Malaysia 2019 as well as winning the Miss Talent, People's Choice and Beauty with a Purpose awards at the Mega Star Arena in Kuala Lumpur on 6 October 2019.[8] She succeeded outgoing Miss World Malaysia 2018, Larissa Ping Liew.[8][5]
In the final question and answer round, Alexis was asked what would something that she wish to change about the world. She answered:
"Overall, I would like to change how we view each other, to have social acceptance in general, as a lot of people are not respecting each other and there are a lot bullies online especially."[9]
- Miss World 2019
As Miss World Malaysia 2019, Alexis Sue-Ann represented Malaysia at the Miss World 2019, which was held at ExCeL London, London, United Kingdom in December 2019, where she advanced into the top 40 semi-finalists.[8][10] Seow advanced into the Top 40 after her "Beauty with a Purpose" project was placed in the Top 10, as well as placing in the Top 27 for Miss World Talent fast track and she was also one of the favorite to win the Multimedia Award via Miss World website as she placed in the Top 10.[11] At the end of the pageant, Toni-Ann Singh of Jamaica was crowned as Miss World 2019.[10]
Humanitarian works
Alexis' passion in humanitarian works started when she was young. Since twelve years old, she would follow her mother - who worked for a foundation - to old folks' and children's home regularly. When she was sixteen, she - together with her mother and other volunteers, including Thanuja Ananthan, Miss World Malaysia 2009 - participated in the "Climb of Hope", an expedition to scale Mount Kinabalu and successfully raised RM 50,000 for the National Cancer Society of Malaysia (NCSM).[9][12]
As her Beauty with a Purpose project, Alexis initiated a project of her own, #Chance4Change. The project, a collaboration with Orphancare Foundation, aims to focus on providing awareness and education on baby dumping, and sexual grooming for youths in colleges as well as sustainable income solution for teen and single mothers.[8]
References
- "Alexis Su Yin". www.missworld.com. Miss World. Retrieved 4 December 2019.
- Chris Lau (4 October 2017). "The rising power of social media influencers in M'sia". www.malaysiakini.com. Malaysia Kini. Retrieved 9 October 2019.
- Noel Foo (7 April 2015). "Wanting to be heard". www.thestar.com.my. The Star. Retrieved 9 October 2019.
- "Spotlight on beauty contestants". The Star. 2017-12-01. Retrieved 2019-10-07.
- MARK RYAN RAJ (2019-10-15). "Try and try again: TV and radio host Alexis Sueann crowned Miss Malaysia World 2019". Malay Mail. Retrieved 2019-10-17.
- Georgie Joseph (2017-11-01). "Alexis mahu bergelar ratu". Harian Metro. Retrieved 2019-10-07.
- "Miss Universe Malaysia 2018 is 20-year-old student". Yahoo Singapore!. 2018-12-18. Retrieved 2019-10-09.
- "ALEXIS SUEANN WINS MISS WORLD MALAYSIA 2019, REPRESENTING MALAYSIA AT MISS WORLD IN LONDON THIS DECEMBER!". sevenpie.com. Seven Pie. 7 October 2019. Retrieved 9 October 2019.
- Low, Sandra. "Achieving A Purpose". Star2.com. Retrieved 2019-10-30.
- "Miss World 2019 hopes to be the 'Beauty with a Purpose'". cj.my. Retrieved 2019-12-17.
- Irwan. "Mengharukan, Inilah Top 10 BWAP Miss World 2019". pageantempire.com (in Indonesian). Retrieved 2019-12-17.
- Loh, Foon Fong. "Scaling great heights to fight cancer". thestar.com.my. Retrieved 2019-10-30.
External links
| Awards and achievements | ||
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Preceded by Dana Low | Miss Universe Malaysia 2018 (1st Runner-up) 2018 | Succeeded by Frost Yaw |
Preceded by Larissa Ping Liew |
Miss World Malaysia 2019 |
Succeeded by TBA |
