Beauty queen’s dad passes away

Mourning beloved one: Kimberley Ann and mum Jillian looking at a photograph of Stephen during the wake at their house in Tanjung Bungah.

GEORGE TOWN: Stephen Leggett, the father of Miss Universe Malaysia 2012 Kimberley Ann Estrop – Leggett passed away after losing a battle with a rare disease.

Stephen, 64, succumbed to necrotising fasciitis, an infection caused by bacteria that destroy skin, fat and the tissue covering muscles, on Monday morning.