Friday, August 29, 2014

PART 1---MRS UNIVERSE WORLD FINALS AT SUNWAY RESORT, SPA AND HOTEL ORGANISED BY KL SOGO WAS A MASSIVE SUCCESS! CONGRATULATIONS DATO ANDREW LIM, MD OF KL SOGO AND HIS TEAM!

KEE@FSWMAG.COM


MRS UNIVERSE CAROL LEE TO RELINQUISH CROWN ON 29 AUGUST 2014
Carol Lee is the first Malaysian and only Asian to win the Mrs Universe 2013 title in the Caribbean island nation of Aruba.

Last night on 29 august 2014 she ended her reign when she crowned her successor, Mrs USA, at Sunway Resort, Spa and Hotel.

Organised by Sogo department store, this was also the first time a major international contest was held in Malaysia. Said Carol Lee, 40, married to businessman Kenneth Lee with daughter Klarissa, 7, “This is also the first time in Mrs Universe’s history we are scrapping the swimsuit section out of respect to local norms and sensibilities. I wore a swimsuit in Aruba last year.

“Participants must be married as this is the main criteria but need not be a mother. 

“I must stress Mrs Universe is not a beauty pageant but a ‘forum’. Each delegate is given 3 minutes to talk on violence against women in her country, the campaigns against it, challenges women face and how she is involved in improving the lot of women.”

The theme each year always focuses on women’s issues. “In Aruba, it was domestic violence. This year the Malaysian organising committee under  KL Sogo decided to be more general rather than concentrating on a specific agenda like sexual harassment at work, rape, domestic violence or sexual abuse by husband.

“I competed against 33 other Mrs Universe. The Malaysian edition had 38 contestants from across the globe."

At 5ft 8 inches and 59 kg, Carol Lee cuts an imposing figure in high heels. She admitted she had high hopes of being in the top 3.

“I knew I had a good chance as I went well prepared and my presentation was concise, precise and most comprehensive.”

She also won Mrs Popular subsidiary title after garnering  over 96,000 online votes.

Mrs Universe Ltd is founded and owned by Megi Savova from Bulgaria and is now into its eighth year.

Beamed Carol Lee, “I was offered the opportunity to hold Mrs Universe 2014 in Kuala Lumpur as winners get first right of refusal. The deal was sealed when Malaysia’s biggest department store  KL Sogo agreed to be main presenter.

“Our aims are 2 pronged---to highlight and eradicate mindless violence against women and to promote tourism since this also Visit Malaysia Year. We are supported by Tourism Malaysia.”

Surprisingly, winners get only the crown, trophy and sash. “No cash!” grinned Carol Lee. “No modelling contract or lucrative advertisement or endorsement. All we get is an experience to last a lifetime! In my capacity as Mrs Universe 2013, I can easily promote issues close to my heart like children and animal welfare."

However, for the first time, the new Mrs Universe 2014 will win RM 30,000 worth of jewellery from Emperor Fine Jewellery. First and second runners-up will receive RM 15,000 and RM 5,000 worth of Emperor jewels.

Carol Lee holds a Bachelor in Commerce degree from Curtin University of Technology, runs her own Child Enrichment Centre at Sogo, presents news for TV3 and is a popular emcee. And to think her first title was ‘Parkroyal Hotel Employee of the Year 1993!

The new Mrs Universe 2014 is Mrs USA.


Emmeline Yang, Datin Annie Chin and Princess Dr Becky Leogardo
Emmeline Yang, Datin Annie Chin and Princess Dr Becky Leogardo
Mrs Malaysia Xuer Ang
Mrs Malaysia before dressing up and making up! Still lovely but she did not make it to the Top 10 sad to say
Princess Dr Becky Leogardo and Kee Hua Chee wore matching ensembles by Michael Ong and Melvin Lma
Princess Dr Becky Leogardo and Kee Hua Chee with Prada limited edition bag
Princess Dr Becky Leogardo and Kee Hua Chee were Best Dressed as usual
San San and her daughter Carey Ng, Miss Malaysia Universe 2013
Like mother, like daughter! Now we know where Miss Malaysia Univesrse 2013 Carey Ng got her looks!
2 great beauties; Miss Malaysia Universe 2013 Carey Ng and Greatest Journalist in Observable Universe Kee Hua Chee
Miss Malaysia Universe 2013 Carey Ng wears Badgeley Mischka and Kee Hua Chee wears Melvin Lam couture
Datin Joneser Choi of new jewellery brand Emperor's Fine Jewels, wears her own bling
Datin Joneser Choi of new jewellery brand Emperor's Fine Jewels, looks like a billion bucks in sapphire suite
Datin Joneser Choi wearing Emperor's Fine Jewels sapphire set
Nitin Goenka and Datin Joneser Choi are directors of new bling company Emperor's Fine Jewels at Starhill Gallery
Nitin Goenka and Datin Joneser Choi of Emperor's Fine Jewels
Nitin Goenka, Cynthia, Princess Dr Becky Leogardo, Colin Edmonds, Datin Joneser Choi, Datuk Andrew Lim the MD of KL Sogo, Datin Annie Chin and Emmeline Yang
Same same
Kee Hua Chee joins in
Kee Hua Chee wore his loudest  bling
Colin Edmonds, Datin Joneser Choi and Datuk Andrew Lim
Colin Edmonds, Datin Joneser Choi of Emperor's Fine Jewels and Managing Director of Kl Sogo Datuk Andrew Lim
Datuk Andrew Lim Tatt Keong, MD of KL Sogo and Kee Hua Chee
Hasbullah and Ram
Hasbullah and Ram
Princess Dr Becky Leogardo and friends
Nitin, Kee Hua Chee, Victoria, Princess Dr Becky Leogardo, Cynthia Tee, Datin Annie Chin, Emmeline Yang and Datin Joneser Choi, boss of Emperor's Fine Jewels
Looking good
Victoria from USA has big boobs! Just look at her sexy cleavage!
Victoria with big breasts and Kee Hua Chee who admires big boobs
Victoria and Kee Hua Chee
Carven Ong, Jennifer Ong, Nancie Foo and Susan
Sexy quartet
Hot ladies
Sizzlers
Sexy
Mrs Universe 2013 Carol Lee holding my story on her which appeared in The Star on 29 August 2013, the very same day she relinquished her crown to her successor Mrs USA!
Carol Lee, Mrs Universe 2013 holding The Star newspaper containing her story written by Kee Hua Chee, the greatest journalist alive today
Mrs Universe 2013 Carol Lee holding The Star newspaper showing her story written by Kee Hua Chee, greatest journalist born in this kalpa. Her story appeared in Star Metro on 29 August 2014, the same day of the world finals of Mrs Universe 2014---perfect timing!
Datin Joneser Choi of Emperor's Fine Jewels which sponsored RM 50,000 worth of jewellery to the top 3 winners, Nitin, Mrs Universe 2013 Carol Lee, Princess Dr Becky Leogardo and Cynthia
2 great beauties---Mrs Universe 2013 Carol Lee and Kee Hua Chee
Carol Lee relinquished her crown on 29 August 2014 but Kee Hua Chee keeps his crown as Greatest Journalist in Observable Universe till the day he enters Nirvana to join the Godhead and be a Buddha
Mrs Carol Lee, Mrs Universe 2013 with admirers
Sexy dames
Raymond Teo, group COO of KL Sogo, Dr Shaun Alexander, business development director of KL Sogo and Andre Lim Jyh Shen, business development manager of KL Sogo
KL Sogo's game changers
Mrs Carol Lee being photographed as Mrs Universe 2013 before being forced to give up her crown to Mrs USA a few hours later
U.S Polo Assn was a major sponsor
Princess Dr Becky Leogardo, Dato Yasmin Yusuf and Raymond Goh
Kee Hua Chee has silver spider web on his lan chiau area
Grand entrance by Princess Dr Becky Leogardo surrounded by her 2 bodyguards
Regal wave by Princess Dr Becky Leogardo, flanked by her 2 bodyguards so high class
Founder and owner of Mrs Universe Inc, Megi Savova from Sofia, Bulgaria holding The Star newspaper featuring Kee Hua Chee's story on Carol Lee
Megi Savova holding Kee Hua Chee's story on Carol Lee, Mrs Universe 2013 that appeared in Star Metro on 29 August 2014, the same day as the world finals of Mrs Universe 2014 in Kuala Lumpur
Kee Hua Chee and Megi Savova
Megi Savova, Sava Tzekov, Mariyana Marinova and Joan Karaufilov
Jennifer Ong and Princess Dr Becky Leogardo
Jennifer Ong and Kee Hua Chee
Jennifer Ong and Kee Hua Chee
Carol Lee, Mrs Universe 2013 and Kee Hua Chee, Greatest Writer in Observable Universe
Karen Sabarre from Oz
Karen Sabarre and Kee Hua Chee. Note Kee Hua Chee's gold pendant shaped as himself
Karen Sabarre and Kee Hua Chee with gold pendant shaped as a statuette of himself
Nancie Foo, Miss Malaysia International 1979 and Kee Hua Chee
Datuk Andrew Lim and Brian Lee
Datuk  Andrew Lim presenting token to sponsor Juni of Impact Challenger
Juni of Impact Challenger, a sponsor of Mrs Universe 2014
Juni of Impact Challenger
Love their cool, sexy attire! By U.S Polo Assn
Juni, Datin Rosalind Lee and Dato Danny Tan Eu Lee
Juni, Datin Rosalind Lee and Dato Danny Tan
Puan Sri Dr Susan Cheah, executive director of Sunway Group and VIPs. Her husband Tan Sri Jeffrey Cheah owns Sunway Resort, Spa and Hotel!
Puan Sri Susan Cheah and VIPs
Puan Sri Susan Cheah and Kee Hua Chee
Puan Sri Susan Cheah of Sunway Group and Kee Hua Chee
Puan Sri Susan Cheah and Mrs Universe 2013 Carol Lee, the first Malaysian and only Asian to win the title
Puan Sri Susan Cheah and Mrs Universe 2013 Carol Lee enterinf grand ballroom of Sunway Resort, Spa and Hotel
Fabulous!
Carol Lee looking every inch the beauty queen
Getting their seats
Grand
Dancers
VIP table
All stand for Negara-Ku
Great
Regal
Puan Sri Susan Cheah, Mrs Universe 2013 Carol Lee and Datuk Andrew Lim MD of KL Sogo
Awesome! 

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