Charmaine Chew (born 1996) is a Malaysian beauty pageant titleholder, social media influencer,

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and emcee who was crowned Miss International Malaysia 2019.

Personal life

Chew hails from

Alor Setar Alor Setar ( Kedah Malay: ) is the state capital of Kedah, Malaysia. It is the second-largest city in the state after Sungai Petani and one of the most-important cities on the west coast of Peninsular Malaysia. It is home to the third-tallest ...

, the state capital of

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. She is pursuing a degree in

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and

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at Taylor's University Lakeside Campus. She is a gamer and avid

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fan. In 2018, she was invited to speak at TEDxYouth at Sri KDU International School in

Petaling Jaya Petaling Jaya (), colloquially referred to as "PJ", is a city in Petaling District, in the state of Selangor, Malaysia. Originally developed as a Satellite city, satellite township for Kuala Lumpur, the capital of Malaysia, it is part of the G ...

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. In November 2019, she is selected to be the International Grand Symposium Speaker at the International Model United Nations Malaysia 2019 in

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Pageantry

Miss Universe Malaysia 2018

Chew competed in her first

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, Miss Universe Malaysia 2018 when she was twenty-one years old. She was the top 10 finalist of Miss Universe Malaysia 2018 and awarded the subsidiary title Miss Miko Galere.

Miss International Malaysia 2019

In October 2019, Chew was appointed as Miss International Malaysia 2019 by the official licensee, Miss International Malaysia. She was selected from a list of suggestions by local pageant fans.

Miss International 2019

As Miss International Malaysia 2019, Chew represented Malaysia at the Miss International 2019 competition in

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on 12 November 2019, where Sireethorn Leearamwat of

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emerged as the eventual winner.

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Chew, Charmaine 1996 births Living people Malaysian beauty pageant winners Malaysian female models Miss International 2019 delegates People from Kedah