Miss Universe Malaysia 2015 Explained

Miss Universe Malaysia 2015, the 49th edition of the Miss Universe Malaysia, was held on 17 April 2015 at Shangri-La Hotel, Kuala Lumpur. Vanessa Tevi Kumares of Negeri Sembilan^[1] was crowned by the outgoing titleholder, Sabrina Beneetof Perak at the end of the event. She then represented Malaysia at the Miss Universe 2014 pageant in Las Vegas, United States.^[2]

Results

Final Results	Contestants
Miss Universe Malaysia 2015	– Vanessa Tevi Kumares
1st Runner–Up	– Pauline Tan Li Shin
2nd Runner–Up	– Kelly Jagan
3rd Runner–Up	– Sugeeta Chandran
Top 6	– Meera Maniar – Jenny Wong
Top 10	– Gloria Tneh – Jasveer Sandhu – Ashley Ahn – Nisha Kumar

Special awards

Awards^[3]	Contestants
Miss Photogenic	– Sugeeta Chandran
Miss Congeniality	– Kohinoor Kaur
Miss Talent	– April Tang
Miss Best Body	– Meera Maniar
Miss My Dentist Winning Smile	– Pauline Tan
Miss Naza Maserati Elegance	– Gloria Tneh

Contestants

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No.	Contestant	Age	Height	Ethnicity	Hometown	Occupation	Notes
1	Amanda Khong Pui Mun	25		Chinese		Internet Entrepreneur
2	April Tang	24		Chinese		Secretary/ DJ
3	Ashley Ahn	22		Chinese-Korean		Writer/TV Host	Top 10
4	Gloria Tneh	23		Chinese-Indian		Law Student	Top 10
5	Jasveer Sandhu	26		Indian		Staff Nurse	Top 10
6	Jenny Wong	23		Chinese-Indian		Teacher/Freelance Model	Top 6
7	Kelly Jagan	25		Chinese-Indian		Professional Model	2nd Runner-up
8	Kohinoor Kaur Kaittiani	22		Indian		Law Student
9	Meera Maniar	23		Indian		Social Entrepreneur	Top 6
10	Nisha Kumar	24		Indian		Physiotherapist	Top 10
11	Pauline Tan Li Shin	21		Chinese		Actress	1st Runner-up
12	Pauline Thong	21		Chinese		Accounting Student
13	Shaelina Martin John Patrick	22		Indian		Medical Student
14	Shalini Mathialagan	20		Chinese-Indian		Flight Attendant
15	Sugeeta Chandran	25		Indian		Physciolagy Student	3rd Runner-up
16	Vaishnevi Thanaseharan	23		Indian		Medical Student
17	Vanessa Tevi Kumares	23		Chinese-Indian	Negeri Sembilan	Tourism Management

Crossovers

Miss Cosmopolitan World

• 2015 - Kohinoor Kaur Kaittiani (2nd Runner-up)

Miss Cosmopolitan Malaysia

• 2015 - Kohinoor Kaur Kaittiani (winner)

Miss India Worldwide

• 2013 - Jasveer Sandhu (1st Runner-up)

Miss India Malaysia

• 2013 - Jasveer Sandhu (winner)

Asia Model Festival Awards

• 2011 - Kelly Jagan (Star Model Awards)

Miss World Malaysia

• 2011 - Kohinoor Kaur Kaittiani (Finalists Top 25)

Miss Earth Sabah

• 2011 - Kohinoor Kaur Kaittiani (withdrew)

Miss Universe Malaysia

• 2012 - Sugeeta Chandran (Finalists Top 19)
• 2011 - Kelly Jagan (Finalists Top 10)

Ford Models Supermodel of the World Malaysia

• 2009 - Kelly Jagan (winner)

Notes and References

1. Web site: Up close and personal with Miss Universe Malaysia 2015 The Star. 2020-07-17. www.thestar.com.my.
2. Web site: Homepage.
3. http://femalemag.com.my/entertainment/11-things-happened-next-miss-universe-malaysia-2015-finale/
4. Web site: Miss Universe Malaysia 2015 - FINALISTS . www.missuniversemalaysia.com.my . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20150111110756/http://www.missuniversemalaysia.com.my/finalists15.html . 2015-01-11.