Shweta Sekhon

Shwetajeet Kaur Sekhon, or better known as Shweta Sekhon (born 6 November 1997), is a Malaysian model and beauty pageant titleholder. She was crowned Miss World Malaysia 2016 and Miss Universe Malaysia 2019.[1][2] She represented Malaysia at the global Miss Universe 2019 pageant.[2]

Shweta Sekhon
Born
Shwetajeet Kaur Sekhon

(1997-11-06) 6 November 1997
Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
Occupation Model
Height1.72 m (5 ft 8 in)[1]
TitleMiss World Malaysia 2016
Miss Universe Malaysia 2019
Beauty pageant titleholder
Hair colourBlack
Eye colourBlack
Major
competition(s)		Miss World Malaysia 2016
(2nd Runner-up→1st Runner-up→Winner)
Miss Universe Malaysia 2019
(Winner)
Miss Universe 2019
(Unplaced) (Top 3 Best National Costume)

Background

Shweta was born and raised in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. She is local Malaysian Indian of ethnic Punjabi descent.[2] She was named after Bollywood actor Amitabh Bachan's eldest daughter, Shweta Nanda.[1] She was raised by a single mum, a former Malaysia Airlines stewardess, together with her older sister Sabrina.[3] She completed her form six studies at SMK Cochrane, Kuala Lumpur.[1] Shweta decided to take a break from pursuing her tertiary education to focus on beauty pageants.[4]

Shweta is fluent in English, Malay, Punjabi and Hindi.[5]

Pageantry
Miss Malaysia World 2016

Shweta was scouted online for Miss World Malaysia 2016 pageant and chosen as the official top 18 of the pageant.[3] She was initially placed as the second-runner up.[1] In September 2016, Shweta was elevated to first runner-up when Ranmeet Jassal gave up her first runner-up title.[1] Six months after the pageant finals, Shweta assumed the Miss Malaysia World 2016 title replacing the winner Tatiana Kumar, who was stripped of title due to "breach of conduct".[1][6] Shweta is the first in the history of beauty pageants in Malaysia to receive an unprecedented double promotion.[3] Shweta did not compete in the Miss World pageant.[7]

Miss Universe Malaysia 2019

Shweta auditioned for the Miss Universe Malaysia 2019 and was chosen as the official top 18.[8] She was crowned as Miss Universe Malaysia 2019 as well as subsidiary title, Miss Glojas Beauty by outgoing Miss Universe Malaysia 2018, Jane Teoh in the pageant final at The Majestic Hotel, Kuala Lumpur on 7 March 2019.[2]

Miss Universe 2019

Shweta represented Malaysia at the Miss Universe 2019 pageant that was held on December 8, 2019 in Atlanta, Georgia but was unplaced. An unfortunate incorrect announcement was made about a national costume win.[2][9][10][11]

Advocacy

Shweta launched a campaign, #YourBodyYourSay as her Miss Universe Malaysia advocacy campaign in August 2019. She hopes to build a much more positive society who is not fearful of accepting their true and real, authentic self. As part of the campaign, she conducted sharing sessions at universities such as HELP University and MAHSA University.[12] The session at MAHSA University was featured in webisode, "Love, Shweta" that was released in October 2019.[13]

Modelling career
2019-2020

In July 2019, Shweta graced the cover for "Bela", "KL Lifestyle" and AEON Malaysia's Pearl magazine.[14][15] She was also featured in the pages of fashion magazines, "Remaja" and "Majalah Nona".[16] She also walked for Kedah Fashion Week held at Aman Central Mall in Alor Setar. In August, she walked for Kuala Lumpur Fashion Week in Alia Bustamam.[17] In February 2020, Shweta graces the cover of FEMALE magazine.[18]

Filmography

Television
Year Title Role TV Network
2020 MeleTOP Guest host[19] Astro Ria

Awards and recognition
  • Special Awards at "Konsert Throwbaek 2019" by Astro - Malaysian Sweetheart[20]

References
  1. Sabrina Bahari (9 March 2017). "Meet sweet Shweta". Malay Mail. Retrieved 20 March 2019.
  2. Thomas Tan (11 March 2019). "Shweta Sekhon crowned Miss Universe Malaysia 2019". www.cj.my. Citizen Journalists Malaysia. Retrieved 20 March 2019.
  3. "All eyes on Shweta". Malay Mail. 10 March 2017. Retrieved 20 March 2019.
  4. Beatrice Nita Jay (21 April 2019). "Shweta's pageant dream". New Straits Times. Retrieved 5 May 2019.
  5. "Shweta Sekhon wins Miss Universe Malaysia 2019". The Great Pageant Community. 9 March 2017. Retrieved 21 March 2019.
  6. Annie May. "Tatiana Kumar Reveals The Real Reason She Was Stripped Off Miss World Malaysia Title". www.hype.my. Hype.my. Retrieved 20 March 2019.
  7. Annie May. "Shweta Sekhon To Represent Malaysia At The 68th Miss Universe Pageant". www.hype.my. Hype.my. Retrieved 8 April 2019.
  8. "Top 18 finalists picked for Miss Universe Malaysia 2019". New Straits Times. 11 January 2019. Retrieved 20 March 2019.
  9. Bervin Cheong (9 December 2019). "Miss Universe 2019 Pageant: Top 20 Contestants Revealed LIVE". heavy.com. Heavy. Retrieved 9 December 2019.
  10. "Miss Universe organisers: Philippines, not Malaysia, won Best National Costume". The Star Online. 2019-12-09.
  11. "Elaine Daly 'extremely disappointed' over Best National Costume fiasco". The Star Online. 2019-12-09.
  12. "SHWETA SEKHON, Miss Universe-Malaysia 2019, RAISES AWARENESS THROUGH HER CAMPAIGN #YOURBODYYOURSAY". university.help.edu.my. 24 October 2019. Retrieved 29 October 2019.
  13. "Love, Shweta: Episode 3 - #YourBodyYourSay @ Mahsa University". Miss Universe Malaysia Organization Official YouTube. 15 October 2019. Retrieved 29 October 2019.
  14. Hiranmayii Awli Mohanan. "Cover Story July 2019". KL Lifestyle. Retrieved 10 July 2019.
  15. "AEON Retail Malaysia Facebook". AEON Retail Malaysia. 9 July 2019. Retrieved 25 September 2019.
  16. Trish K. (4 July 2019). "We Are In Love With These Photos Of Shweta Sekhon, Miss Universe Malaysia 2019". varnam.my. Retrieved 10 July 2019.
  17. "Miss Universe Predictions Facebook page". facebook.com. 23 August 2019. Retrieved 18 September 2019.
  18. Vasenta Selvanayagam (1 February 2020). "WHAT'S IN THE MAGAZINE FEBRUARY 2020 ISSUE". femalemag.com.my. Retrieved 18 May 2020.
  19. Dennis Chua (11 March 2020). "#Showbiz: MeleTop scraps live audience for 3 weeks over Covid-19". New Straits Times. Retrieved 18 May 2020.
  20. "Senarai Penerima Penghargaan Khas Daripada Astro Sempena Konsert Throwbaek 2019". HelloKerja.com. 30 December 2019. Retrieved 10 January 2020.
Awards and achievements
Preceded by
Brynn Zalina Lovett		 Miss Malaysia World
2016		 Succeeded by
Larissa Ping Liew
Preceded by
Jane Teoh		 Miss Universe Malaysia
2019		 Succeeded by
TBA
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