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Larissa Ping Liew (born 18 March 1999) is a Malaysian model, fashion blogger and beauty pageant titleholder, who was crowned Miss World Malaysia 2018. She represented Malaysia at Miss World 2018 pageant, where she placed in the Top 30.

Personal life

Larissa was born and raised in Kuching, Sarawak. Her father is Malaysian Chinese and a native of the state capital city while her mother is a ethnic Kenyah from Miri, an indigenous tribe belonging to the Orang Ulu designation. She is both fluent in English as well as the national Malaysian language (particularly the Sarawakian dialect).

She studied at the St. Joseph's Private School, Kuching during her secondary school years and scored straight A's in her SPM. She finished her foundation in arts at HELP University. She was awarded 100% School Achiever Scholarship Award (SASA) totaling RM 20,000 for her foundation programme which she completed in 2018, scoring 8 High Distinctions and 5 Distinctions.

In 2023, Larissa graduated from the University of Malaya with Bachelor of Laws.

Pageantry

Keligit Orang Ulu Miri 2018

Larissa was crowned the winner of Keligit Orang Ulu for Miri Division in May 2018. The pageant is held annually in conjunction with the Gawai Dayak festival.

Miss World Malaysia 2018

Larissa was crowned as Miss World Malaysia 2018 pageant as well as winning the Miss Talent and Miss Photogenic awards at the Borneo Convention Centre Kuching in Sarawak on 8 September 2018. She succeeded outgoing Miss World Malaysia 2016, Shweta Sekhon.

Miss World 2018

After a year of absence, Larissa represented Malaysia at the Miss World 2018 pageant held in China on 8 December 2018. She was placed in the Top 30. Other than being in the quarter-finalist, she was placed in some of the events that occurred during the pageant week:

• Winner Head to Head challenge in Round 1 and 2
• Fourth runner-up in Miss World Talent,
• Top 5 in Best Designer Award,
• Top 12 in Beauty with a Purpose,
• Top 10 in Multimedia Award,
• Top 30 in Swimsuit music video,
• Top 32 in Miss World Top Model.

Filmography

Music videos

Humanitarian works

Larissa is an avid advocate for children's education, spends her free time teaching Myanmar refugee children at Zomi Education Centre in Malaysia. In 2018, she spearheaded the "Indigenous Digital Outreach Programme", together with Sarawak Multimedia Authority (SMA) and The Champions Kuching at SK Long Seridan, Marudi, Sarawak. The project facilitated the setup of a computer lab, restocking the school library and replacing some of the ceiling fans and lights.

Awards

• Herald Global's Most Admired Leaders Of Asia - Beauty Pageant (2019)
• The 4th World Excellence Entrepreneur Brand Celebrity Awards - Malaysia Excellence Celebrity Award (2023)

References

1. "Sarawak's Larissa Ping is Miss World Malaysia 2018". www.nationmultimedia.com. The Nation. Retrieved 9 September 2018.
2. Jeremy Veno (2 September 2018). "Up close and personal with local beauties". The Borneo Post. Retrieved 11 July 2019.
3. "Larissa Ping Ask FM". Ask FM. 6 January 2015. Retrieved 11 July 2019.
4. "St Joseph's School Band Concert". St Joseph's Family of Schools, Kuching. 15 December 2013. Retrieved 11 July 2019.
5. ^ "ACHIEVERS IN Foundation Studies". HELP University. Retrieved 11 July 2019.
6. Fairul Asmaini Mohd Pilus (4 September 2019). "Ratu cantik 'mendaftar' di UM" (in Malay). Harian Metro. Retrieved 5 September 2019.
7. Christina Thomas-Mamora (29 October 2023). "Beauty and charity: A winning combo". The Borneo Post. Retrieved 3 November 2023.
8. "Emillia Edwin, Eyvonny Lawai, Larissa Ping Liew win Gawai Dayak pageant titles". The Borneo Post. 21 May 2018. Retrieved 24 September 2018.
9. "Miss World Malaysia 2018 Charity Gala and Coronation Night". sarawaktourism.com. Sarawak Tourism. Retrieved 8 September 2018.
10. "Miss World Malaysia 2018 Places In The Top 30 At The Miss World 2018!". Hitz. 30 November 2018. Retrieved 11 July 2019.
11. RD Minion (1 June 2020). "Sarawakian Artists Come Together To Lift Spirits Through Song For Gawai This Year". Rojak Daily. Retrieved 3 June 2020.
12. "Using digital tech to enhance Penan children's education". The Borneo Post. 20 October 2018. Retrieved 11 July 2019.
13. "Larissa Ping's Instagram Post". Instagram. 28 August 2019. Archived from the original on 2021-12-25. Retrieved 30 August 2019.
14. Juniper (12 November 2023). "The 4th World Excellence Entrepreneur Brand Celebrity Awards". Juniper's Journal. Retrieved 15 November 2023.

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Awards and achievements
Preceded by Brynn Lovett	Miss World Malaysia 2018	Succeeded by Alexis Seow

• Malaysia
• Biography

• 1999 births
• Living people
• Miss World 2018 delegates
• People from Miri
• People from Sarawak
• Malaysian female models
• People from Kuching
• Malaysian beauty pageant winners
• Malaysian people of Chinese descent
• Kenyah people