Vanessa Annelise Peh was crowned Miss World Singapore 2018 at the finale of the national pageant held today at Resorts World Theatre Resorts World Theatre in Sentosa, Singapore.
Vanessa defeated nine other contestants to win the title and she was amongst Angelopedia’s Top 4 favourites to win the title. She succeeds the outgoing queen Miss World Singapore 2017 Laanya Ezra Asogan and will now represent Singapore in Miss World 2018 pageant to be held in Sanya, China later this year. Her court at the finale comprised of Shonalie Raha (first princess) and Vanessa Tiara Tay (second princess).
(Photo Source: Vanessa Peh/ FaceBook)
Vanessa, who is 24 years of age and stands tall at 170 cm, is an actress and entrepreneur by profession. She has studied in the Institute of Molecular and Cell Biology (IMCB) and holds a major in Chemistry, and is a Business Finance undergraduate. She is multilingual with the ability to speak English, Mandarin, French and Cantonese. She was also a student in the Royal Academy of Dance in London and learned how to play the piano at ABRSM.
Vanessa had earlier participated in the Miss Singapore beauty pageant in 2016, where she was declared the second runner-up, and now she has deservingly earned the title of Miss World Singapore 2018.
(Photo Source: Vanessa Peh/ FaceBook)
When asked why she joined Miss World Singapore, she replied “It would be my absolute honour and privilege to be crowned Miss World Singapore 2018 as this organisation has many attributes that I truly admire such as being comfortable in your own skin, having the courage to pursue your dreams and most importantly, having beauty with a purpose. The pageant shows that beauty is in giving, in embracing our flaws and imperfections and to use our attributes to give back to the community. I would like to use my voice to empower and inspire others to become the best version of themselves. It will be a once in a lifetime opportunity to be able to represent Singapore on an international platform and I am determined on bringing pride to our nation”
She believes that Miss World Singapore should have empathy, compassion and a willing heart to give back to society in her best capacities and it will be her honour to continue this legacy by raising awareness on causes such as mental illnesses like anxiety, depression and eating disorder. She would like to eventually start her own non-profit organisation and become a motivational speaker to encourage others to acknowledge their issues as the first step towards recovery is acceptance of the problem. Also, she wants to continue supporting non-profit organisations such as World Vision to provide underprivileged children with better housing and education and Sian Chay Medical Institution to provide affordable and accessible health care to the general population.
The platform she has chosen to support is also personal to her as she has personally experienced severe anxiety, depression and mental illness from a tender young age, and through the struggles and resilience, she has managed to overcome it.
What do you think of the newly crowned beauty?