Student bags beauty title

KUALA LUMPUR: “Unbelievable! In one word, that’s how I would describe tonight,” said mass communications student Adeline Choo, after being crowned Miss Malaysia / World 2006 last night.  

In an event that was all glitz and glamour, Choo, 23, was chosen the fairest of them all among 19 finalists at the Sime Darby Convention Centre.  

The 170cm-tall beauty will now represent Malaysia at the Miss World pageant in Warsaw, Poland, on Sept 30.  

ALL SMILES: Choo (centre) surrounded by (from left) Sim, Mak and Patrick as they pose forphotographs after winning their titles in Kuala Lumpur yesterday.

She took over the reign from last year’s winner Emmeline Ng. 

Asked by celebrity TV host and emcee for the event Asha Gill, “Do you believe beauty comes before personality?”, Choo won the crowd over with this answer: 

“I do not deny that the first impression is most of the time judged by beauty. However, I believe beauty has to come from within – beauty compliments a good personality.”  

Her confidence helped her to win the RM12,000 cash prize, Shiseido make-up worth RM1,500 and other prizes at the pageant themed Beauty with a Purpose.  

“The feeling hasn’t really sunk in yet. I think it’ll finally sink in when I see my face in the papers tomorrow and get calls from my family members and friends,” she said.  

First runner-up is Cassandra Athene Patrick, second runner-up is Stephanie Mak and third runner-up is Sim Van Ren. Mak also won the Miss Congeniality title.  

This year’s Miss Malaysia / World’s beneficiary is Pink Ribbon Deeds (Pride), which salutes all women who have battled breast cancer.