Beauty pageant titleholder | |
Born |
Dr. Soo Wincci 26 October 1985 Subang Jaya, Selangor, Malaysia |
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Alma mater | Open University Malaysia (PhD Business Administration) University of Sunshine Coast AUS (MBA) University of Reading UK (LLB Law) |
Occupation | Artistepreneur, International Recording Artistes, Actress, TV Host, Model, Entrepreneur, PHD & Master in Business Holder & Law Graduate |
Title(s) | Miss World Malaysia 2008 |
Major competition(s) |
Miss Malaysia Intercontinental 2004 (1st Runner Up) Miss Malaysia Oriental World 2004 (2nd Runner-Up) Miss Chinatown Malaysia 2005 (1st Runner-Up) Miss World Malaysia 2008 (Winner) |
Dr.Soo Wincci' (Chinese: 苏盈之; pinyin: Sū Yíngzhī) is an award winning Malaysian singer, actress, composer, chef, host, model, beauty queen and also an entrepreneur. Soo was crowned Miss World Malaysia 2008 and represented Malaysia in the Miss World 2008 beauty pageant. In 2013, She was selected by Hollywood's Independence Critics as the world Top 100 most beautiful women in the world. In 2016, In completion of her 6 years PHD Journey in Business Administration, she was awarded by The Malaysia Book Of Records as " The 1st Miss World Malaysia To Receive PHD". She is one of the most educated celebrities in Malaysia.
She is a law graduate from University of Reading (UK), MBA holder University of Sunshine Coast and received her PhD in Business administration from Open University Malaysia.
She is currently the owner of Beyond Artistes Sdn Bhd.
In 2004, Wincci won 1st Runner at the Miss Malaysia Intercontinental pageant, and also represented Malaysia in the Miss Intercontinental pageant in China. She obtained third position in the Miss Malaysia Oriental World pageant in the same year. In 2005, she was the first runner-up in the Miss Chinatown pageant.
In 2008, she won Miss World Malaysia and represented Malaysia in the Miss World beauty pageant in Johannesburg, South Africa. She was a semifinalist for the Miss World Top Model and top finalist for Miss World Talent contests.
In 2009, post her beauty pageants era, Soo began her acting career in a local NTV7 Chinese sitcom, titled Mr Siao Mandarin Class. She was appointed as SAMSUNG LED ambassador. On 18 August 2009, Soo released her self-composed singing album. Her music video was sponsored by Samsung. Also, Samsung appointed her song "Beauty With a Purpose" (which was sung in English, Malay, and Chinese) as the theme for Samsung LED. In the same year, she represented Malaysia to Taiwan to perform in front of 30,000 audiences and also the Taiwan President Mah Ying Jiu.