Sanjna Suri (born 31 March 1991) is a
Malaysian pharmacist, beauty pageant titleholder, singer, model, and actress. She rose to fame after winning Miss Intercontinental Malaysia in 2017. She then represented Malaysia at Miss Scuba International 2015, Face of Asia 2017 International Model, Miss Intercontinental 2017, and
Miss Supranational 2018.
Background
Sanjna was born in
Ipoh
Ipoh (, ) is the capital city of the Malaysian States and federal territories of Malaysia, state of Perak. Located on the Kinta River, it is nearly north of Kuala Lumpur and southeast of George Town, Penang, George Town in neighbouring Penang ...
,
Perak
Perak (; Perak Malay: ''Peghok'') is a States and federal territories of Malaysia, state of Malaysia on the west coast of the Malay Peninsula. Perak has land borders with the Malaysian states of Kedah to the north, Penang to the northwest, Kel ...
.
She is of North Indian descent.
Sanjna speaks English,
Malay,
Hindi
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and understands some
Chinese like 'xie-xie' and 'ni hao' and some
French words like 'oui', 'merci', 'baguette' 'Evian' and 'croissant'.
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Education background
Sanjna is a Pharmacy
Pharmacy is the science and practice of discovering, producing, preparing, dispensing, reviewing and monitoring medications, aiming to ensure the safe, effective, and affordable use of medication, medicines. It is a miscellaneous science as it ...
graduate from University of Cyberjaya. Over the course of her studies there, she received the Dean's List
A dean's list is an academic award, or distinction, used to recognize the highest level scholarship demonstrated by students in a college or university. This system is most often used in North America, though institutions in Europe, Asia, and Aust ...
award six times.[
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Pageantry
Miss Scuba International 2015
Following her involvement in Miss Malaysia Indian Global 2014 competition, Sanjna was handpicked to represent Malaysia at the Miss Scuba International 2015 held in Kota Kinabalu
Kota Kinabalu (; formerly known as Jesselton), colloquially referred to as KK, is the state capital of Sabah, Malaysia. It is also the capital of the Kota Kinabalu District as well as the West Coast Division of Sabah. The city is located on the ...
, Sabah
Sabah () is a States and federal territories of Malaysia, state of Malaysia located in northern Borneo, in the region of East Malaysia. Sabah has land borders with the Malaysian state of Sarawak to the southwest and Indonesia's North Kalima ...
, and was placed Top 5 in Talent.[
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Face of Asia 2017 International Model
In May 2017, Sanjna competed in Face of Malaysia 2017 competition. She finished as the second runner-up and gained the right to represent Malaysia at Face of Asia 2017 International Model competition in Seoul
Seoul, officially Seoul Special Metropolitan City, is the capital city, capital and largest city of South Korea. The broader Seoul Metropolitan Area, encompassing Seoul, Gyeonggi Province and Incheon, emerged as the world's List of cities b ...
, Korea
Korea is a peninsular region in East Asia consisting of the Korean Peninsula, Jeju Island, and smaller islands. Since the end of World War II in 1945, it has been politically Division of Korea, divided at or near the 38th parallel north, 3 ...
.
Miss Intercontinental 2017
In August 2017, Sanjna competed in Miss Grand Malaysia pageant and finished as the second runner-up.[ She was able to represent Malaysia at Miss Intercontinental 2017 in ]Egypt
Egypt ( , ), officially the Arab Republic of Egypt, is a country spanning the Northeast Africa, northeast corner of Africa and Western Asia, southwest corner of Asia via the Sinai Peninsula. It is bordered by the Mediterranean Sea to northe ...
and was placed in the top 18 semifinalists.[
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Miss Supranational 2018
In July 2018, Sanjna was appointed to represent Malaysia at Miss Supernatural 2018 by license holder, Ratu Malaysia Organisation.[ The pageant was held in ]Krynica-Zdrój
Krynica-Zdrój (until 31 December 2001 Krynica, Rusyn language, Rusyn: Криниця ) is a town in Nowy Sącz County, Lesser Poland Voivodeship, southern Poland. It is inhabited by over eleven thousand people. It is the biggest spa town in Pola ...
, Poland
Poland, officially the Republic of Poland, is a country in Central Europe. It extends from the Baltic Sea in the north to the Sudetes and Carpathian Mountains in the south, bordered by Lithuania and Russia to the northeast, Belarus and Ukrai ...
in December 2018, where she finished in the top 25 semifinalists.
Acting career
2018-2019
In 2018, Sanjna appeared in the series, ''Salon'' that was aired on NTV7
Natseven TV Sdn Bhd, operating as NTV7 is a Malaysian free-to-air television channel owned by Media Prima, Media Prima Berhad. The third private commercial TV station in Malaysia, the network focused on the urban area with various types of ...
and Viu.Remy Ishak
Datuk Mohammad Zalimei bin Ishak (born on 11 April 1982), better known by his stage name as Remy Ishak is a Malaysian actor who was born in Malacca, Melaka. He was first introduced to the film industry by independent director Osman Ali in 2006 ...
.[
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Modelling
Sanjna was featured in the magazine, ''Nona'' in April 2018 and Royal Raya 2018 campaign by Shanell Harun.[ She is also a muse for famed Malaysian designers such as Anuar Faizal, Shanell Harun, Ezuwan Ismail, Edna Mode, Jimmy Couture and Ridzuan Bohari.][
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Filmography
Film
Television
Music videos
Other ventures
Product endorsements
In 2017, Sanjna starred in TV commercial
A television advertisement (also called a commercial, spot, break, advert, or ad) is a span of television programming produced and paid for by an organization. It conveys a message promoting, and aiming to market, a product, service or idea. ...
for Vitagen Malaysia. She is one of the ambassadors for Kronenbourg 1664
Kronenbourg 1664 is a golden pale lager with an alcohol by volume (ABV) of 5.5% in continental Europe and 5.0% and 4.6% for the UK market. It was first brewed in 1664 by Kronenbourg Brewery, Canon Brewery in Alsace, France, by master brewer Gero ...
alongside Venice Min, Josh Kua, Neal Edwin, and Brynn Lovett. She is also the brand ambassador for HABIB Jewels, Malaysia's premier jeweller.
Awards and nominations
References
External links
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Living people
1991 births
Beauty pageant contestants from Ipoh
Malaysian film actresses
Malaysian television actresses
Malaysian female models
Malaysian people of Indian descent
Malaysian people of Punjabi descent
Malaysian beauty pageant winners
21st-century Malaysian actresses