Vanessa Tevi

{{Short description|Malaysian model and beauty pageant titleholder}} {{Infobox person|module={{Infobox Chinese|child=yes|hide=no|t=溫妮莎|s=温妮莎|poj=Un Nî-sa|tl=Un Nî-sa|j=Wan1 Nei4 Saa1|p=Wēn Níshā}}}}

'''Vanessa Tevi Kumares''' ({{langx|ta|வெனெசா தேவி குமரேஸ்}}; {{zh|s=温妮莎|t=溫妮莎|poj=Un Nî-sa|j=Wan1 Nei4 Saa1|p=Wēn Níshā}}; born 4 December 1991) is a [[Chindians|Malaysian Chindian]] model and beauty pageant titleholder, who was crowned [[Miss Universe Malaysia 2015]]. She represented her country at [[Miss Universe 2015]] pageant.

==Personal life== Vanessa Tevi is a [[Chindian|Malaysian of Indian and Chinese]] parentage.<ref>{{cite web| url = http://www.thestar.com.my/Metro/Community/2015/04/20/Seremban-lass-takes-the-crown-Mixedrace-beauty-impresses-judges-to-beat-several-fan-favourites-in-M/| title = Seremban lass takes the crown {{!}} The Star| date = 20 April 2015}} </ref> Her father is of [[Tamils|Tamil Indian]] descent and her mother is of [[Hoklo people|Hokkien Chinese]] descent.<ref name=ethnicitytag>{{cite web|url=http://www.star2.com/people/2016/02/22/think-ethnicity-tag-celebrates-malaysias-diverse-family-tree/|title='Ethnicity Tag' web series celebrates Malaysia's diverse family tree|work=[[The Star (Malaysia)]]|date=22 February 2016|access-date=28 January 2017|archive-date=11 October 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181011133333/https://www.star2.com/people/2016/02/22/think-ethnicity-tag-celebrates-malaysias-diverse-family-tree/|url-status=dead}}</ref> She is a former student at [[SMK Puteri]] and [[Taylor's University]] Lakeside campus, and graduated in [[United Kingdom|Britain]] at the [[University of Sunderland]] with a degree in [[Tourism Management]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.thestar.com.my/Lifestyle/People/2015/04/24/Up-close-and-personal-with-Miss-Universe-Malaysia-2015/|title=Up close and personal with Miss Universe Malaysia 2015|work=[[The Star (Malaysia)]]|date=24 April 2015|access-date=4 September 2020|author=Patsy Kam}}</ref><ref name=sunderland>{{cite web|url=https://alumni.sunderland.ac.uk/sslpage.aspx?pid=954|title=Tourism graduate crowned Miss Universe Malaysia 2015|publisher=University of Sunderland Alumni Association |access-date=4 September 2020}}</ref> After graduating from the University of Sunderland, she took an internship at the [[Marriott International|Marriott]] in [[Chandler, Arizona|Chandler, Arizona, United States]], for a year before working for a hotel in [[Singapore]].<ref name=sunderland/>

==Career== ===Pageantry=== ====Miss Universe Malaysia 2015==== Tevi was crowned [[Miss Malaysia|Miss Universe Malaysia 2015]] on 18 April 2015, beating 16 other hopefuls.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.thestar.com.my/News/Nation/2015/04/18/Vanessa-crowned-new-Miss-Universe-Malaysia/|title = Vanessa crowned new Miss Universe Malaysia| date=18 April 2015 }}</ref> She represented Malaysia at the Miss Universe 2015 pageant.

====Miss Universe 2015==== Tevi represented Malaysia at the global 64th [[Miss Universe 2015]] pageant held in [[Las Vegas]], US on 20 December 2015. She failed to place in the semi-finals, but garnered media attention and acclaim by being the first candidate to embrace the pageant winner, Miss Universe 2015 [[Pia Wurtzbach]] after the incident.<ref name=praisesMU2015>{{cite web|url=http://www.malaysiandigest.com/news/586183-thank-you-miss-malaysia-viewers-applaud-vanessa-tevi-s-kind-gesture-to-newly-crowned-miss-universe.html|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151224180031/http://www.malaysiandigest.com/news/586183-thank-you-miss-malaysia-viewers-applaud-vanessa-tevi-s-kind-gesture-to-newly-crowned-miss-universe.html|url-status=usurped|archive-date=December 24, 2015|title="Thank You Miss Malaysia" - Viewers Applaud Vanessa Tevi's Kind Gesture To Newly-Crowned Miss Universe|publisher=The Malaysian Digest|date=23 December 2015}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.thestar.com.my/news/nation/2015/12/23/miss-msia-full-of-grace-vanessa-praised-for-her-support-of-miss-universe-winner/|title=Miss Malaysia full of grace|work=[[The Star (Malaysia)]]|date=23 December 2015}}</ref>

===Modelling=== In October 2016, Tevi was selected as one of two Malaysian women to represent [[Puma SE|Puma]] as the brand's official ambassadors for the Southeast Asia market, in conjunction with the launch of the sportswear company's “Do You” campaign.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.thestar.com.my/news/nation/2016/10/20/malaysians-selected-as-puma-regional-brand-ambassadors/|title=Malaysians selected as Puma regional brand ambassadors|work=[[The Star (Malaysia)]]|date=20 October 2016}}</ref>

==References== {{Reflist}}

==External links== * [http://www.missuniversemalaysia.com.my/contestants/finalists15/Vanessa-Tevi.html Official Miss Universe Malaysia Website] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151119181927/http://www.missuniversemalaysia.com.my/contestants/finalists15/Vanessa-Tevi.html |date=2015-11-19 }} * [https://instagram.com/vanessatevi/?hl=en Official Vanessa Tevi Instagram] * [https://www.facebook.com/VanessaTeviKumaresOfficial Official Vanessa Tevi Facebook Page] {{S-start}} {{S-ach}} {{S-bef|before=[[Sabrina Beneett]]}} {{s-ttl|title=[[Miss Universe Malaysia]] |years=2015}} {{S-aft|after=[[Kiran Jassal]]}} {{S-end}}

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