Xandria Ooi

{{Short description|Malaysian writer}} {{family name hatnote|Ooi|lang=Chinese}} {{Independent sources|date=March 2026}} {{Use British English|date=October 2014}} {{Use dmy dates|date=April 2026}} {{Infobox person | module = {{Infobox Chinese|child=yes|hide=no | t = 黃長娣 |s=黄长娣 |poj=Ûiⁿ Tióng-tē |tl=Uînn Tióng-tē |j=Wong4 Coeng4 Tai5 |p=Huáng Cháng Dì}} | name=Xandria Ooi | birth_date={{birth year and age|1983}} | birth_place=[[Kuala Lumpur]], [[Malaysia]] | occupation= Writer, television presenter, radio announcer, motivational speaker | years_active= 2002–present }}

'''Xandria Ooi''' ({{lang-zh|c=黃長娣|poj=Ûiⁿ Tióng-tē|j=Wong4 Coeng4 Tai5|p=Huáng Cháng Dì}}) is a Malaysian writer, television and radio host, and motivational speaker.

==Writing== Xandria's first book, ''Love, Work and Everything in Between'' was published in early 2009.<ref>{{Cite news |title=Xandria publishes her first book |work=The Star |date=17 March 2009 |url=http://thestar.com.my/metro/story.asp?file=/2009/3/17/central/3489934&sec=central |url-status=dead |access-date=19 November 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121011094804/http://thestar.com.my/metro/story.asp?file=%2F2009%2F3%2F17%2Fcentral%2F3489934&sec=central |archive-date=11 October 2012 }}</ref> Xandria started writing for [[The Star (Malaysia)|The Star Publications]] at the age of 16 under BRATs, a young journalistic program.<ref>{{Cite news |title=BRATS: Xandria Ooi |work=The Star |date=3 September 2016 |url=http://www.thestar.com.my/news/nation/2016/09/03/brats-1999-xandria-ooi/ |url-status=dead |access-date=19 February 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170220163558/http://www.thestar.com.my/news/nation/2016/09/03/brats-1999-xandria-ooi/ |archive-date=20 February 2017 }}</ref> At the age of 19, Xandria contributed to the column 'The Tale of Two Cities' whilst studying in Melbourne.<ref>{{Cite news |title=Celebrating the 10th year of writing a column |work=The Star |date=21 November 2012 |url=http://www.thestar.com.my/story/?file=%2F2012%2F11%2F21%2Fcentral%2F12341945&sec=yes |archive-date=20 February 2017 |access-date=19 February 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170220013109/http://www.thestar.com.my/story/?file=/2012/11/21/central/12341945&sec=yes |url-status=dead }}</ref> Xandria wrote for the Metro section of The Star newspaper for 12 years, from the “Tale of Two Cities” to “Watchamacallit” which then became “Sights & Sounds.” <ref>{{Cite news |title=Therapy for the mind and soul |work=The Star |date=24 December 2014 |url=http://www.thestar.com.my/news/community/2014/12/24/therapy-for-the-mind-and-soul-writing-encourages-you-to-grow-through-selfreflection/ |url-status=dead |access-date=19 February 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180810175922/https://www.thestar.com.my/news/community/2014/12/24/therapy-for-the-mind-and-soul-writing-encourages-you-to-grow-through-selfreflection/ |archive-date=10 August 2018 }}</ref>

==Television== Xandria began her television hosting career with Astro's [[HITZ.TV]] Channel, after winning their UVJ Search contest in 2005. She then moved onto [[Ntv7]]'s [[Life Session]], which she hosted live every week. She started her own [[production company]], 'XO Productions' and the first production was 'Xandria's Weekend Discovery', broadcast on NTV7.<ref>{{Cite news|title=National Pride|work=The Star|date=12 April 2009|url=http://star-ecentral.com/news/story.asp?file=/2009/4/12/tvnradio/3546886&sec=tvnradio}}{{Dead link|date=July 2025 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}</ref> She produced and hosted Discover Perak Season One in 2011 and Season Two in 2014, both aired on the [[Asian Food Network|Asian Food Channel]].<ref>{{Cite news|title=Asian Food Channel Host|publisher=Asian Food Channel|url=http://www.asianfoodchannel.com/chefs/xandria-ooi}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|title= Xandria Ooi experiences Perak, Malaysia! |publisher=wn.com|date=9 November 2013|url=http://www.thestar.com.my/news/community/2014/04/09/malaysia-for-us-to-explore-discover-and-take-pride-in-nations-beauty-and-heritage/}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|title= Malaysia for us to explore|work=The Star|date=9 April 2014|url=https://wn.com/xandria_ooi_experiences_perak,_malaysia!}}</ref>

==Fashion== In 2009, Xandria, together with fashion designer Sonny San for his label Eclipse, designed a capsule collection for their Fall-Winter 2009 campaign. The collection, called 'Xandria Ooi for Eclipse', consisted of [[outfit]]s that were convertible so each item could be worn in various ways.<ref>{{Cite news|title=Xandria Ooi for Eclipse|publisher=MSN|date=19 August 2009|url=http://lifestyle.malaysia.msn.com/Fashion/photos.aspx?cp-documentid=3536964|access-date=20 January 2010|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090826093220/http://lifestyle.malaysia.msn.com/Fashion/photos.aspx?cp-documentid=3536964|archive-date=26 August 2009|url-status=dead}}</ref>

==References==  {{Reflist}}

==External links== * [http://www.xandriaooi.com Official website]

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