Yasmin Yusuff Explained

Birth Name:Yasmin binti Yusuff
Birth Place:Cardiff, Wales
Alma Mater:University of Bradford
Miss Kuala Lumpur Universe 1978
Miss Malaysia Universe 1978
Competitions:Miss Malaysia Universe 1978
(Winner)
Miss Universe 1978
(Unplaced)
Eye Colour:Brown
Hair Colour:Dark brown

Yang Hormat Dato' Yasmin Yusuff, DIMP (born 1955),[1] is a former beauty queen, veteran actress and singer in Malaysia. Yasmin is one of the few well-known Malay pageant contestants who won the Miss Universe Malaysia title back in 1978, she competed in Miss Universe 1978.[2]

Career

Yasmin is a Malay song singer and senior radio presenter. She has released two albums, Yasmin (1979) and Harapan (1981), and acted in TV dramas and movies. Among her films are Mekanik, Selubung, Ringgit Kassorga, Gol dan Gincu, Susuk, Hooperz and Pisau Cukur. She has been involved in producing Cuci the Musical 1 and 2, and Lat Kampung Boy the Musical. She has also been the owner of a casting agency since 1986.

Due to her mellifluous voice, she was roped in to do voice-overs for countless radio and TV advertisements. She was a part-time announcer for Radio 4 for 13 years till 1999, before joining Rediffusion and Encorp. Yusoff is also an award-winning DJ who was voted Most Popular Radio DJ in 1997 by a Malay Mail reader poll. That same year, she won the Malaysian Music Academy (AIM) award in recognition of her contributions to radio – the first and only time the award has been given out.[3]

She represented Malaysia at the Miss Universe 1978 competition in Acapulco, Mexico, where she won second runner-up for Best National Costume.

Personal life

Yasmin is the eldest of 3 daughters to a Malay Malaysian father and German mother. Her father was then studying in the United Kingdom. She graduated with a degree in Human Purposes and Communications from the University of Bradford, United Kingdom.

Yasmin completed her secondary education in Sultan Abu Bakar School (SABS), Kuantan.

Yasmin married her fiancé and long-time British boyfriend Amarjit Chhina.

Discography

Honour

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: Yasmin Yusuff (@yasminyusuff) • Instagram photos and videos. www.instagram.com. en.
  2. News: Former Miss Malaysia: Where are they now? . Suzira. Erny. 29 January 2015. thehive.asia. 31 October 2016.
  3. News: Yasmin Yusuff: Different but 100% Malaysian. Ann Surin. Jacqueline. 6 June 2011. thenutgraph. 31 October 2016.
  4. Web site: Semakan Penerima Darjah Kebesaran, Bintang dan Pingat. 2021-08-24. 2019-07-19. https://web.archive.org/web/20190719195551/http://www.istiadat.gov.my/index.php/component/semakanlantikanskp. dead.