Emmeline wins Miss Malaysia title with confident answer

TOP FOUR: Miss Malaysia / World 2005 Emmeline Ng posing with (from left) third runner-up Allison Tay,first runner-up Natassia Tan, and second runner-up Rachel Looi. — STARpic by RAJA SHAMSUL BAHREN

KUALA LUMPUR: Emmeline Ng received one of the toughest questions, but her confident answer stole the hearts of the judges at the Miss Malaysia / World 2005 pageant. 

The question was: “You have been given two minutes with a suicidal person. What would you say to convince that person that life is worth living?” 

The 22-year-old Ng's answer was: “I would tell him to live on for his family because they are always there for you, that you should never give up as life is full of miraculous twists and turns and that it is worth taking risks in life, as the greater the risks, the greater the returns.” 

This answer helped clinched Ng the title, and a Fiat Coupe 2.0, among other prizes at the pageant at a leading hotel here last night. 

The banking and finance undergraduate's initial reaction to winning was: “Overwhelmed, surreal, and I can’t believe it’s happening.”  

“I wasn’t in it to win and that’s why I was really overwhelmed,” she added while holding back tears of joy.  

When asked what it was that she had learned from the pageant, Ng said: “It’s to be true to what you believe in and to never let negativity stop you.”  

Natassia Tan was first runner-up, Rachel Looi second runner-up and Allison Tay third runner-up. 

Earlier in the evening, Miss Malaysia / World franchise holder Datuk Vincent Lee presented proceeds from the pageant totalling RM100,000 to the Special Children Society of Ampang.  

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