Rachel Kum (born 8 April 1985) is a

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entrepreneur who co-founded the Singaporean company Rachel K Cosmetics. She is also a former beauty pageant participant who won

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2009. She represented Singapore as a contestant in the

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pageant, which was held at the

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, in Nassau, Bahamas on 23 August 2009.

Career

Born and raised in Singapore, Kum graduated from Finance at the

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. She created her own cosmetic brand, Rachel K Cosmetics. In 2009, Kum was featured in a

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commercial on

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television.

References

External links

Rachel K Cosmetics

Miss Universe
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