EURAMALA

 EURA

The Eurasians of Malaysia and Singapore are the mixed-race descendants of European colonists. These descendants trace their European heritage to the Portuguese, Dutch and British settlers during the colonial times. Meanwhile, their Asian heritage is from the local population of the Malay archipelago or the various Asian immigrants who have settled in the region. Eurasian communities usually follow the religion and cultural practices of their European forefathers. Particularly, the Portuguese Eurasian community from Malacca (also known as Serani), developed their own creole language - Kristang. Let us meet the Eurasian beauties from Malaysia and Singapore who represented their countries in the Miss Universe pageant.

Malays are the majority ethnic group of Malaysia while in Singapore, they are the second largest ethnic group and are recognized as the indigenous peoples of the country. Their ancestry is native to the regions of the Malay peninsula, eastern Sumatra and coastal Borneo, which are collectively known as “the Malay world”. They follow Islam, practice Malay customs and speak the Malay language. The Malay community also extends to the descendants of early immigrant groups from neighboring regions who have assimilated to the local Malay culture and society.  Let us meet the Malay beauties from Malaysia and Singapore who represented their countries in the Miss Universe and Miss World pageants.

Wenanita Angang won the title of Miss World Malaysia 2022. Hailing from Sabah, she descends from multiple indigenous tribes; her father is a Dusun Tatana tribal leader while her mother is of Murut descent. She is an honors graduate of information systems course and at the time she won the national title, was based in Kuala Lumpur working as a data analyst. She is also a part-time model and has held several local beauty titles. Wenanita soon represented Malaysia in the Miss World 2024 pageant held in New Delhi, India. For the dances of the world audition, she performed a traditional Murut dance, garbed in Murut cultural attire.