Jane Teoh (born 1997) is a Malaysian Chinese model and beauty pageant titleholder, who was crowned Miss Universe Malaysia 2018. She represented her country at the

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pageant and did not make it to the semifinalists round. This was the 48th consecutive year Malaysia did not place in the

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pageant.

Personal life

Teoh Jun Jane was born and raised in

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, Penang,

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. She has an older sister (163cm; 5 ft 4 in) and a younger brother (164cm; 5 ft 5 in). She is the tallest in her family. She was a prefect in

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. After competing in the Miss Universe 2018, she plans to complete her degree in Accounting at

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Pageantry

Face of Beauty Malaysia 2016

Teoh's first appearance in the pageantry world came when she joined Face of Beauty Malaysia 2016, which was held in Penang. She was crowned the winner, earning the right to represent the country at the Face of Beauty International 2016.

Face of Beauty International 2016

Teoh represented Malaysia at the 5th edition of Face of Beauty International held in

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. She was placed in the Top 10.

Miss Universe Malaysia 2018

In 2018, Teoh competed at the Miss Universe Malaysia 2018, where she was eventually crowned as winner by the outgoing titleholder, Samantha Katie James. By winning the crown, Teoh gained the right to represent Malaysia at

Miss Universe 2018

Teoh represented Malaysia at global

held in

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, Thailand, but not managed to place in the top 20 semifinalists.

Modelling career

2018-present

Teoh is a fashion model and has walked for fashion shows such as the Mercedes-Benz Fashion Week Kuala Lumpur, Penang Fashion Week 2018, and Sakura Collection 2018 in Japan. In 2019, Teoh was featured in a promotional campaign called "Heritage at the Heart" by

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luxury jade jeweller, Choo Yilin.

Advocacy

After winning Miss Universe Malaysia in January 2018, Teoh was cyberbullied by people who poked fun at her features. Inspired by her experience, Teoh launched an awareness campaign against

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called "#DareToShout" in conjunction with

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2018. Teoh conducted a series of talks in Penang schools to champion the cause.

References

External links

Jane Teoh's Andrew Models page
Malaysian beauty pageant winners Malaysian female models Living people 1998 births People from Penang Miss Universe 2018 contestants Malaysian people of Chinese descent Miss Universe Malaysia {{malaysia-bio-stub