Felixia Yeap Chin Yee ( born Jul 3, 1986)  in Kuala Lumpur but raised in Ipoh, Perak . She is a model that made a name for herself after pulling out from the Miss Malaysia World 2009 beauty pageant just because she couldn’t agree to the terms and conditions as the contract was too lopsided.

Her first comeback was as a finalist for FHM Girl Next Door 2009 which gave her an appearance on FHM cover. Shortly after that, she won her first winning title as VelocityAngels Model Of The Year 2009.

 She had finally got her big break upon winning the Panasonic Lumix Star Of The Year 2010, which made her the first official prominent ambassador for the Lumix series in Malaysia.

She was chosen to be one of the selected few from all around the world out of approximately 600 hopefuls as official Playboy Bunny for the only Playboy Club in Asia, Playboy Macao at Sands Macao.

As the 1st batch of Bunnies, she is also the first and only Playboy Bunny from Malaysia in history. Now based in KL, she models only exclusively and selectively for special appearances or events.

Nora Danish Mohd Hanif born 7 March 1982, commonly known as Nora Danish, is a Malaysian-born actress, model and television host and a mother.

She was born in Kuala Terengganu, Terengganu. She was educated at Sekolah Menengah Kebangsaan Convent in Kajang where she graduated with SPM.

She was once married to Toh Muda Rizal Ashram Ramli, son of Yang Dipertua Dewan Rakyat Malaysia, Tan Sri Ramli Ngah Talib, on 20 Jun 2006 but they divorced in July 2008.

She was then 2 months pregnant with her first child. She gave birth to her son, Putra Rayqal Ramli Rizal Ashram, last January 7, 2009.

Even though she has separated from her ex-husband, they are still in good terms. She also described her ex-husband as a responsible man who did not default on his alimony payment.

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Penny Tai (born April 22, 1978 in Johor, Malaysia) is a Malaysian Chinese singer and songwriter in the Mandopop scene. Since her debut in 2000 she has released ten albums.

She started song-writing at the age of 17, participating in the Halo Song-writing Contest  in Kuala Lumpur, a platform which also launched the career of fellow Malaysian singer, Fish Leong.

In 1999 she was offered a contract by EMI Music (Taiwan) and moved to Taiwan pursue a career in singing and song-writing. She released her self-titled first album, Penny, in January 2000.

In 2006 she won Best Composer at the Golden Melody Awards for the song “Crazy Love” (title track to her 2005 album).She formed the band “Buddha Jump” with “D-power” and released their first album, “Buddha Jump”, on September 23, 2011.

Her most popular song to date internationally was the end theme for the Taiwanese drama “Meteor Garden” and “Meteor Garden 2″ entitled Ni Yao De Ai (The Love You Want).

Nur Fasha Sandha binti Hassan (born March 28, 1984) or commercially known as Fasha Sandha is a Malaysian actress who has appeared in movies, television shows, and commercials.

She was born in Johor Bahru, Johor, but moved to Penang and later to Perlis due to her father’s work. Since graduating from the Kuala Lumpur-based Institut Kebudayaan Negara in 2000, she has appeared in movies Black Maria, Bujang Senang, Gong and Cicak-Man.

She was named most popular new actress in the 2005 Anugerah Bintang Popular for her performance on television drama Natasya.

She won again 2011 Anugerah Bintang Popular for her outstanding acting in Chinta(TV Series) beating the other nominees, Tiz Zaqyah and Lisa Surihani. She is also famous for her best-selling novel, Sumpahan Fasha (Fasha’s Curse).

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Samiha Aisah Binti Omar (born 6 January 1982), commonly known as Misha, is a Malaysian singer and actress.

She was first discovered by Adnan Abu Hassan when she became a finalist of the “Bintang RTM” competition in 2001 alongside fellow singers Azharina and Siti Sarah. Misha did not win the competition but her subsequent career has been successful.

In 2002, Misha released her debut album “Misha”, from which four singles were released including the hit single “Bunga-Bunga Cinta”.

In 2003, Misha won the Choice Newcomer (“Artis Baru Pilihan”) at the “Anugerah Era” (Era Awards). She has frequently been compared to Malaysian singer superstar Siti Nurhaliza.

In 2004, she released her 2nd album “Aksara” with the hit single “Pulangkan”. Her third album, Misha Omar was released in 2008.

Dayang Nurfaizah (born July 20, 1981 in Kuching, Sarawak) is a Malaysian singer. Her debut self-titled album was released in May 1999 and it was recorded in the pop and R&B genres. The album’s lead single, Hakikat Cinta introduced her to the local music industry.

Her biggest task up then, to mark her fifth year in the Malaysian music industry, was to set up her own recording company, DN & AD Entertainment Sdn Bhd. Under its banner, in 31 October 2004 she released her fourth studio album, Dayang Sayang Kamu, which was received with rave reviews from the Malaysian public as well as neighbouring countries.

In 2006, she participated in One in a Million, a singing competition hosted by Malaysian local television station 8TV. She ended up as one of the four finalists in the competition but was voted out by the Malaysian public on September 15, 2006, as the competition was determined by a 50% text message voting system.

She has a resemblance with singer Beyonce Knowles.

Siti Nurhaliza (born 11 January 1979)is a Malaysian singer, songwriter, record producer, television presenter and businesswoman. She has garnered more than 200 local awards as well as international awards.

She rose to fame as a multiple-platinum selling artist, since her winning of Bintang HMI 1995 when she was only 16 where she was given offers in form of singing contract from four different international recording companies.

Her first single, Jerat Percintaan from her debut album won the 11th Anugerah Juara Lagu and another two awards for Best Performance and Best Ballad.In her career she had recorded and sings in languages, including Bahasa Malaysia, English, Mandarin, Arabic, Hindustan and Japanese.

She has won an unprecedented number of music awards in Malaysia and its environs: 34 Anugerah Industri Muzik awards, 23 Anugerah Bintang Popular awards, 21 Anugerah Planet Muzik awards, 18 Anugerah Juara Lagu awards, four MTV Asia Awards and the holder of two records in the Malaysian Book of Records.

She is one of the most popular artistes in the Malay Archipelago and Nusantara region and she has been voted ten times in a row for Regional Most Popular Artiste in the Anugerah Planet Muzik since 2001.

In 2005, she was listed second by MTV Asia in Asia’s Best Musical Artiste and Channel V’s Biggest Asian Artiste.In 2008, she was named as one of Asia’s Idol by Asia News Network.

Currently, she has been listed as one of Malaysia’s richest, most-influential,most award-winning, most single-produced artists.

Jaclyn Joshua Thanaraj Victor (born December 4, 1978) is a singer and actress, popularly known as Jac, who won the inaugural Malaysian Idol and Ikon Malaysia.

For being the winner of Malaysian Idol, she won a recording contract under Sony BMG Entertainment. She is under the management of The 8 Unit. She represented Malaysia in the first Asian Idol and Ikon Asean.

She is also dubbed as Asia’s Divette for her vocal prowess.

Jac’s voice was noted for its brilliant upper register, “smoky” middle and lower registers, flowing phrasing, and wide dynamic range. She was well suited to the high belted song.

Her voice ranged from lower D (D3) below Middle C to the B (B5) above High C and the capabilities to reach high C(C6) effortlessly.

She starred in the film Talentime by Yasmin Ahmad in 2009. She received the award for Best Promising Actress for the film at the 22nd Malaysian Film Festival.

She has also reportedly been invited to star in a film by Mamat Khalid but declined; she also landed a cameo appearance in local horror fiction, Susuk.

Jac also starred in a local Tamil film, Appalam, a film directed by Afdlin Shauki.She also tried her hand in a musical theatre, Cuci The Musical Season 2 in 2010.

Carrie Lee Sze Kei (born December 12, 1985) is a Malaysian actress, model, and businesswoman. She was born in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. She is the third generation of her Malaysian Chinese family to grow up in Malaysia. Describing her own personality, she stated that she rarely cried as a child.

In 2004, she represented Malaysia in the Miss Chinese Cosmos beauty pageant. During the proceedings, she spoke Chinese rather stammeringly, which observers suggested could be a barrier to her carrying out her duties as title-holder; nevertheless, she went on to win the top prize. In media interviews following her victory, she stated that she hoped to become an actress.

The following year, she entered Jinan University’s Chinese Department as a short-term student in order to study Chinese. Her oral skills showed significant improvement compared to the Miss Chinese Cosmos proceedings, but she was still not able to read or write Chinese aside from her own name. She hoped that studying at Jinan University would help her to become literate in Chinese and appreciate Chinese culture. She returned to Malaysia in 2005.

By 2007, she had appeared in two Chinese-language television series in Malaysia, and worked as a spokesmodel for Pepsi, Matsushita, and Sony. She later went into business, purchasing the Miss Chinese Cosmos franchise for Malaysia, and founding White Fairy Sdn. Bhd., an event planning company.

Vivien Yeo (born 20 July 1984) in Johor Bahru, Malaysia is a Malaysian born Chinese actress currently under contract to the TVB in Hong Kong.

She went to Monash University and got a Biotechnology degree. She is able to speak Cantonese, Mandarin, English and Malay. She has a Chinese descent.

She started her career as a model in Malaysia, joined several contest like Miss Astro Chinese International Pageant 2003, Miss Malaysia Chinese International 2003, before started her acting career in TVB drama “Sunshine Heartbeat”.

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