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Rachel was born on May 5, 1982 in Seremban, Negeri Sembilan, Malaysia, to
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She was 20 when she competed and was the only Malaysian to ever hold the title, though Malaysian representatives have a striking track record in the pageant. She has a bachelor"s degree in law from University of Sheffield, and a master"s degree in law from University of Cambridge
Rachel’s Chinese origin is Fujian, and she speaks three languages including Cantonese, English and Malay. She has a sister name Denise, who is a marketing manager.She lives in puteri wangsa area.
On November 9, 2002, Rachel captured the title of Mission Malaysia Chinese International Pageant (now known as Mission Astro Chinese International pageant), an annual beauty pageant organized by Malaysia"s premier satellite television station, ASTRO. Her runners-up were July LIM Sze Chia and TAN Ling Ling.
She also represented Malaysia in the "Mission Chinese International Pageant 2003", held in January, 2003. Rachel further went on to Hong Kong to compete in Mission Chinese International Pageant representing Kuala Lumpur.
On 25 January 2003, Rachel eventually captured the coveted title beating out 12 other beautiful and ambitious young ladies from all over the globe. Runners-up were Tiffany Lam, Mission Hong Kong and Diana Wu, Mission Toronto.
Rachel graduated from Convent Seremban High School where she was an active student who involved in the Red Crescent Society and Leo"s Club.
She marked excellence in her academics as she scored 7A’s in her PMR examination (Lower Certificate of Education), 10A’s (8 First Rate (at Lloyd's)’s, 2 A2’s) in her SPM examination (Malaysia Certificate of Education). After completing her A-levels, she did her first year at a local private college, Kamayan air traffic controllers in Kuala Lumpur before obtaining a scholarship to continue her studies at University of Sheffield in the United Kingdom. After graduation from Sheffield, Rachel studied her Masters in Law at University of Cambridge, and obtained a place at Street Catharine"s College from October 2005 till June 2006.
She is currently Rado ambassador for Malaysia.
In her capacity as an ambassador, she attended the Stella Artois Tennis Tournament in London, traveled to Beijing for the Chinese Tennis Open and visited the Rado watch factory near Bern, Switzerland. Rachel also had a part in a local sitcom Homecoming on ASTRO in 2003 and a theatre role in the play Leslie, the Legend.
She is currently hosting television Show “Girls’ Club” on a local channel, NTV7.
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