| Raisyyah Rania Yeap | |
| Native Name: | 叶静仪 |
| Native Name Lang: | zh |
| Birth Name: | Felixia Yeap Chin Yee |
| Birth Date: | 1986 7, df=yes |
| Birth Place: | Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia |
| Nationality: | Malaysian |
| Other Names: | Felixia Yeap |
| Hair Color: | Black |
| Eye Color: | Dark brown |
| Agency: | Velocity Angels |
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Raisyyah Rania Yeap (; Pha̍k-fa-sṳ: Ya̍p Chhin-ngì; Xiao'erjing: اِئ دٍ ىِ; born Felixia Yeap Chin Yee; 3 July 1986), formerly Felixia Yeap, is a Malaysian model. She was Malaysia's first and only Playboy Bunny.[1] Since December 2013, she has sported a hijab, sparking controversy among the country's Muslim and non-Muslim communities.[2] [3] On 3 July 2014, she said she had converted to Islam.[4]
Felixia was born in Kuala Lumpur and raised in Ipoh, Perak, West Malaysia. Prior to her modelling career, she worked as a kindergarten teacher. Yeap started her modelling career in 2005 after becoming one of the finalists of the Dewi Remaja contest.[3]
She appeared on the third season of I Wanna Be a Model as a finalist and listed in the Hall of Fame for Miss Malaysia Tourism 2007[5] at the age of 19. She was also the 1st runner-up for Miss Chinese World Malaysia 2006[6] and a finalist for Dewi Remaja Malaysia.
In 2008, Yeap was chosen to represent Malaysia in the 2008 Beijing Olympic - Olympics Beauty and followed up as the finalist for FHM Girl Next Door 2009 and was crowned Velocity Angels-Model of The Year 2009[7] before being a finalist for Miss Universe Malaysia 2010.[6] [8] Yeap had quit from the Miss Malaysia World 2009 beauty pageant earlier as she disagreed with the terms and conditions of the competition.[9] [10] She was seen hosting the AQUARIUS Fashion Show in conjunction with WWF Malaysia along with Sam Insanity and is rumoured to be going out with him.[11]
Yeap was chosen to be among Playboy Macaus first batch of Bunnies. She posed in a non-nude pictorial in the July–August 2013 issue of Playboy Philippines.[1] Yeap's career at the Playboy Macau club lasted only a month.[3]
In December 2013, Yeap started donning a hijab. She explained in her blog: "I believe I am worth more than just showing off my body. I am more than this. And I don't feel proud if attention- or fame-seeking model wannabes out there look at me as their idol or role model." Yeap officially converted to Islam on 3 July 2014,[12] and changed her name to Raisyyah Rania Yeap.