Rubini Sambanthan is a

Malaysian Indian Malaysian Indians or Indian Malaysians are Malaysian citizens of Indian or South Asian ancestry. Today, they form the third-largest group in Malaysia after the Malays and the Chinese. Most are descendants of those who migrated from India durin ...

model, actress and beauty pageant titleholder who was crowned Miss International Malaysia 2014. She went to compete in

Miss International 2014 Miss International 2014, the 54th Miss International pageant, organized by the International Cultural Association held on November 11, 2014 at the Grand Prince Hotel Takanawa in Tokyo, Japan. Bea Santiago of the Philippines crowned her success ...

held in

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, Japan. She also represented Malaysia in Asia'S Next Top Model Cycle 6.

Early life

Rubini was born in Kajang,

Selangor Selangor (; ), also known by its Arabic language, Arabic honorific Darul Ehsan, or "Abode of Sincerity", is one of the 13 Malaysian states. It is on the west coast of Peninsular Malaysia and is bordered by Perak to the north, Pahang to the east ...

. She is of

and Nepalese descent. She is fluent in English and

Malay Malay may refer to: Languages * Malay language or Bahasa Melayu, a major Austronesian language spoken in Indonesia, Malaysia, Brunei and Singapore ** History of the Malay language, the Malay language from the 4th to the 14th century ** Indonesi ...

. She graduated in finance and accounting.

Career

Pageantry

Miss World Malaysia 2013

Rubini's first public appearance came to when she was chosen as one of the finalists to compete in Miss World Malaysia 2013.

Miss International Malaysia 2014

She became known after she won Miss International Malaysia title, specifically Miss Internatio