Seremban lass takes the crown

Family support: Vanessa (second from right) being congratulated by (from left) sister Sylvia Kavita Kumares, mother Rose Mary Tan and father Kumares Raja Retnam after the press conference.

ONE young woman’s life was changed forever as she was crowned Miss Universe Malaysia 2015 at midnight on Friday in front of an audience of some 700 people at the Shangri-La Hotel, Kuala Lumpur.

Tourism management graduate Vanessa Tevi Kumares, 24, was ecstatic when she was called to receive her crown and sash from outgoing Miss Universe Malaysia Sabrina Beneett.