Woman with Malaysian roots wearing hijab is Miss Universe New Zealand finalist

  • Nation

  • Sunday, 03 Jun 2018

PETALING JAYA: A 20-year-old of Malaysian and Indonesian heritage wearing a "tudung" or hijab has broken records by being a Top 20 finalist in Miss Universe New Zealand 2018.

On Instagram, Nurul Shamsul said that as a woman who wears the hijab, she will be the first in New Zealand to make it to the finals and one of the first in the world to achieve such a feat.

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