Lee Yvonne (born 22 October 1988 Selangor, Malaysia) is a Malaysian-Chinese TV host, model and beauty pageant titleholder. She also master of ceremonies and best known for her title as Miss World Malaysia 2012 and represented her country at Miss World 2012 in Ordos, Inner Mongolia, China.
Lee Yvonne | |
|---|---|
| Born | 22 October 1988 Klang, Selangor, Malaysia] |
| Height | 1.70 m (5 ft 7 in) |
| Beauty pageant titleholder | |
| Title | Miss World Malaysia 2012 |
| Hair colour | Black |
| Eye colour | Black |
| Major competition(s) | Miss World 2012 (Unplaced) |
Personal life
editYvonne holds B.A. in Mass Communication from KDU University College
Career
editPageantry and modeling
editShe started modeling at the age of 20 and since then has appeared in magazines such as Seventeen Magazine, FEMALE, Cleo, Cosmopolitan, MYC!, Sisters, Her World, Celebrities Media, FACES, Clive and Esquire. She has also appeared on the cover of Asia Bar Culture, KL Lifestyle magazine, Ezy Trader magazine and also Hypertune magazine. Yvonne starred in a local music video and won the title of Miss Veet 2008. The event has been described by organizers as encouraging contestants to have "confidence in displaying their smooth legs."[1]
At the age of 21, Yvonne was crowned as Miss Malaysia Tourism Metropolitan 2009. Yvonne ventured full-time into emceeing at the end of year 2011 and she has hosted events for BMW, Petronas, Motorola, Kodak, Pandora, Proton, Genting, KPMG, Hyundai and Banana Republic.
In 2012, she won the Miss World Malaysia title beating sixteen other women around the country. Yvonne represented Malaysia at Miss World 2012 in Ordos, Inner Mongolia, China PR on August 18, 2012, but failed to place among the top sixteen semifinalists.[2]
Television career
editYvonne participated on a reality-hosting program called Projek 3R and won with two other contestants to host 3R on TV3. In 2016, Lee competed in the fifth season of The Amazing Race Asia with Chloe Chen.[3]
Filmography
editTelevision
edit| Title | Year | Station | Role |
|---|---|---|---|
| The Amazing Race Asia 5 | 2016 | AXN Asia | Herself (contestant) |
| 3R | 2013 | TV3 | Herself (host) |
| Projek 3R | Herself (contestant) |
References
edit- ^ "Puting their best legs forward". The Star. 2008-12-10. Retrieved 2017-09-30.
- ^ Tan, Thomas (9 July 2012). "Lee Yvonne crowned Miss World Malaysia 2012". cj.my. Retrieved 16 November 2016.
- ^ Lee, Anna (9 August 2016). "Root For These 3 M'sian Teams In The Amazing Race Asia 5!". Vulcan Post. Retrieved 16 November 2016.