Lyndel Soon (Chinese: 孙玉心; pinyin: Soon Gaik Sim; Jyutping: Syun1 Juk6 Sam1; Pe̍h-ōe-jī: Sun Gio̍k-sim) born in 1978 in Penang, Malaysia, won the title of Miss Malaysia Tourism 2001.[1][2] She was also the winner of Miss Cosmopolitan International 2001;[3] as well as the 4th runner up in Miss Tourism International 2001.[4] She is a Malaysian Chinese who is currently residing in the United States.
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| Occupation(s) | Actress, Model | ||||||||||||||||
| Years active | 2011–present | ||||||||||||||||
| Parent(s) | Soon Lean Ee (father) Linda Yeoh (mother) | ||||||||||||||||
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| Traditional Chinese | 孫玉心 | ||||||||||||||||
| Simplified Chinese | 孙玉心 | ||||||||||||||||
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Early life
editLyndel Soon was born in Penang, Malaysia, the younger in a family of two children. Her father is surgeon and her mother, is a housewife. She attended INTI University College, Laureate International Universities (INTI-UC) and went on to study Hospitality & Tourism Management in Purdue University, West Lafayette, Indiana, U.S. She worked briefly with the Ritz-Carlton hotel (San Francisco, California) and then went on to pursue her interest in the holistic field. She studied in Las Vegas School of Colon Hydrotherapy (Nevada) and became an I-ACT Colon Hydrotherapist, and later continued her studies in Complementary Health and Nutrition with Global College of Natural Medicine.
Pageantry & Film
editWhile Lyndel was studying Certificate of Marketing (CIM)[5] in Sunway College, she was nominated by her teacher to join Miss CIM pageant within her college department and won Miss CIM 1996. During the same period, she also was selected by the principal of Sunway College, as one of the eight "most outstanding all rounder student in CIM 1996" and was later interviewed by a Malay Teenage magazine called REMAJA. However, Lyndel's rise to pageantry took place during an internship with the principal of Stardust Productions - a modeling agency. She was asked to fill in the state-level position as a favor, due to a fact that a delegate of (Kedah state, Malaysia) had quit 2 weeks before the Miss Malaysia Tourism pageant. As fate has it, Lyndel went on to compete in the Miss Malaysia Tourism[6] pageant where she brought home the crown as Miss Malaysia Tourism 2001 along with the title of Miss Photogenic, and became the Cover Girl for HER WORLD Malaysia magazine all in the same year. She went on to the world level and became the 4th runner up in Miss Tourism International; as well as the title of Miss Cosmopolitan International 2001.
Filmography
edit| Year | Title | Role | Award |
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| 2010 | Savasana |
as Faye | Best Short Film - New Jersey International Film Festival 2011
Best Short Narrative - D.C Asian Pacific American Film Festival 2011 |
References
edit- ^ Shamsul Yunos. "Soon's a natural charmer." The Malay Mail. Cornell University Dept of Newspapers, Microtexts & Maps.Archived 2012-11-04 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ "Get ready to party!." The Malay Mail. Cornell University Dept of Newspapers, Microtexts & Maps. 2002.Archived 2012-11-04 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ "Pageant News Bureau". pageant.com. 2001. Archived from the original on 18 February 2010. Retrieved 15 May 2010.
- ^ "Miss Tourism International". pageantopolis.com. Archived from the original on 9 July 2015. Retrieved 15 May 2010.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link) - ^ Chartered Institute of Marketing
- ^ "Home". missmalaysia.com.my.
External links
edit- Choe, Ee-Tan (21 December 2001). "I'll do my best, says our girl Lyndel". The Malay Mail. Archived from the original on 4 November 2012. Retrieved 3 July 2023.
- Abdul Ghani, Azman (1 January 2002). "Pinto magic". The Malay Mail. Archived from the original on 4 November 2012. Retrieved 20 May 2010.
- "All set for biggest bash for travel industry players". New Straits Times. 8 March 2002. Archived from the original on 4 November 2012. Retrieved 20 May 2010.
- Ganesh, V. Shankar (9 March 2002). "KL to be made more attractive". New Straits Times. Archived from the original on 4 November 2012. Retrieved 20 May 2010.
- Melan, Tima (15 March 2002). "TnT boost to Formula One". New Straits Times. Archived from the original on 4 November 2012. Retrieved 20 May 2010.