Yang Hormat Dato’ Yasmin Yusuff (born 1955), better known by her

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Yasmin Yusuff, 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

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title back in 1978, she competed in

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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

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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. She represented

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at the

competition in

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, where she won second runner-up for Best National Costume.

Personal life

Yasmin is the eldest of 3 daughters to a

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father and

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mother. Her father was then studying in the United Kingdom. She graduated with a degree in Human Purposes and Communications from the

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, United Kingdom. Yasmin completed her secondary education in

Sultan Abu Bakar School (SABS), Kuantan Sultan Abu Bakar School (SMK Sultan Abu Bakar/SABS/SMKSAB) is a secondary school situated in Kuantan, Pahang, Malaysia. It is entitled as a Premier School by the Malaysian Ministry of Education due to its excellence in academic and co-curricul ...

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

Discography

*Yasmin (1979) **''Tom Tom Bak'' Johari Salleh (Dunia Muzik WEA Sdn Bhd) **''Papaku'' Johari Salleh (Dunia Muzik WEA Sdn Bhd) **''Boneka'' Johari Salleh (Dunia Muzik WEA Sdn Bhd) **''Jangan Dikau Merenung Lagi'' Johari Salleh (Dunia Muzik WEA Sdn Bhd) **''Kau'' Johari Salleh (Dunia Muzik WEA Sdn Bhd) **''Dahaga'' Johari Salleh (Dunia Muzik WEA Sdn Bhd) **''Gadis Kota'' Johari Salleh (Dunia Muzik WEA Sdn Bhd) **''Tiada Guna Berpura'' Johari Salleh (Dunia Muzik WEA Sdn Bhd) **''Kehilangan Johari Salle'' (Dunia Muzik WEA Sdn Bhd) **''Azimat Johari Salleh'' (Dunia Muzik WEA Sdn Bhd) *Harapan (1981) **''Pahit Ku Sangka Manis'' **''Goyang Goyang, Dansa Bersama'' **''Cinta Pandang Pertama'' **''Laguku Untuk Mu'' **''Hati Yang Sepi'' **''Meminta Pada Yang Ada'' **''Sekarang Aku Gembira'' **''Jangan Biarkan'' **''Cinta Anak Muda'' **''Sayang'' **''Alive''

References

External links

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Yasmin 1979

Harapan 1981

{{Authority control 1955 births Alumni of the University of Bradford Living people Malaysian beauty pageant winners Malaysian people of Bugis descent Malaysian people of German descent Malaysian people of Malay descent Malaysian radio announcers Miss Universe 1978 contestants People from Cardiff