- Rachel Tan
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title=Miss Malaysia Chinese International 2002Miss Chinese International 2003
nationalcompetition=Miss Malaysia Chinese International 2002 (winner)Miss Chinese International Pageant 2003 (winner)Fact|date=November 2007
location=Negeri Sembilan ,Malaysia
birthname= Rachel TAN Weng Kim
Weight: 55 kg (121 lb)
height=height|ft=5|in=7Fact|date=November 2007ethnicity= Chinese
Rachel TAN Weng Kim, 陈泳锦 is a former Miss Chinese International who represented
Kuala Lumpur ,Malaysia when she captured the prestigious title inHong Kong back in 2003. She was 20 when she competed and was the first and only Malaysian to ever hold the title, though Malaysian representatives have a striking track record in the pageant.Fact|date=November 2007Rachel was born on May 5, 1982 in Seremban, Negeri Sembilan, Malaysia, to. She has a bachelor's degree in law from
University of Sheffield , and a Master’s degree in law fromUniversity of Cambridge Fact|date=November 2007Rachel’s Chinese origin is Fujian, and she speaks three languages including Cantonese, English and Malay.Fact|date=November 2007 She has a sister name Denise, who is a marketing manager.Fact|date=November 2007
Miss Malaysia Chinese International 2002
On November 9, 2002, Rachel captured the title of Miss Malaysia Chinese International Pageant (now known as
Miss Astro Chinese International pageant ), an annual beauty pageant organized by Malaysia's premier satellite television station, ASTRO. During the competition, Rachel also bagged the Miss Photogenic Award. Her runner-ups were July LIM Sze Chia and TAN Ling Ling. Fact|date=November 2007Prior to winning the pageant, Rachel walked away with a Kia Carnival MPV worth RM160,000, a cash prize of RM25,000 sponsored by Pan Malaysian Pools Sdn Bhd and other prizes. She also represented Malaysia in the "Miss Chinese International Pageant 2003", held in January, 2003. [cite news |url= http://www.genting.com.my/en/live_ent/2002/mmcip/index.htm |title=Twelve Finalists of the Miss Malaysia Chinese International Pageant 2002|accessdate=2007-01-21]
Miss Chinese International 2003
Rachel further went on to Hong Kong to compete in
Miss Chinese International Pageant representing Kuala Lumpur. On 25th of January 2003, Rachel eventually captured the coveted title beating out 12 other beautiful and ambitious young ladies from all over the globe. Fact|date=November 2007In the long run, Rachel beat out press favourites like Miss Bangkok, Kullaya Duangmanee and the host contestant Miss Hong Kong, Tiffany LAM and won. Runners-up were
Tiffany Lam ,Miss Hong Kong andDiana Wu , Miss Toronto.Fact|date=November 2007Legal Eagle
Rachel graduated from Convent Seremban High School where she was an active student who involved in the Red Crescent Society and Leo's Club. She marked excellence in her academics as she scored 7A’s in her PMR examination (Lower Certificate of Education), 10A’s (8 A1’s, 2 A2’s) in her SPM examination (Malaysia Certificate of Education).Fact|date=November 2007
After completing her A-levels, she did her first year at a local private college, Kamayan ATC in Kuala Lumpur before obtaining a scholarship to continue her studies at
University of Sheffield in the United Kingdom. Fact|date=November 2007Life at Cambridge
After graduation from Sheffield, Rachel studied her Masters in Law at
University of Cambridge , and obtained a place atSt Catherine’s College from October 2005 till June 2006.Fact|date=November 2007Modeling and Entertainment Career
She is currently Rado ambassador for Malaysia. In her capacity as an ambassador, she attended the Stella Artois Tennis Tournament in
London , traveled toBeijing for the Chinese Tennis Open and visited the Rado watch factory nearBerne ,Switzerland .Fact|date=November 2007Rachel also had a part in a local sitcom Homecoming on ASTRO in 2003 and a theatre role in the play Leslie, the Legend. She is currently hosting TV Show “Girls’ Club” on a local channel, NTV7.Fact|date=November 2007
She currently has been set back in the entertainment field as she has been dubbed "too commercial".
References
External links
* [http://thestar.com.my/education/story.asp?file=/2006/11/5/education/15765681 Torn between two loves]
* [http://star-ecentral.com/news/story.asp?file=/2006/7/14/tvnradio/14820855&sec=tvnradio Platform to success]
* [http://www.geocities.com/missmalaysiachineseinternational/Year2002.html Miss Malaysia Chinese International Pageant]
* [http://www.sun2surf.com/articlePrint.cfm?id=5709 Beauty with brains]
* [http://www.misshkbeauties.com MissHKBeauties]
* [http://tvcity.tvb.com/special/mcip2003/main/index.html Miss Chinese International 2003]###@@@KEY@@@###succession box
before=Angela Foo 符愫娛
title=Miss Malaysia Chinese International
years=2002
after=Vivien Yeo 杨秀惠succession box
before=Shirley Zhou 周雪
title=Miss Chinese International
years=2003
after=Linda Chung 鍾嘉欣
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