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In this Chinese name, the family name is Heng (邢).
| Nadia Heng | |||||||||||||||
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| Born | Nadia Heng Min Dern (1985-06-16) 16 June 1985 (age 39) Port Dickson, Negeri Sembilan, Malaysia | ||||||||||||||
| Occupation(s) | TV host, emcee, model, actress | ||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.68 m (5 ft 6 in) | ||||||||||||||
| Beauty pageant titleholder | |||||||||||||||
| Title | Miss World Malaysia 2010 | ||||||||||||||
| Hair colour | Brown | ||||||||||||||
| Major competition(s) | Miss World 2010 (Unplaced) | ||||||||||||||
| Chinese name | |||||||||||||||
| Chinese | 邢敏敦 | ||||||||||||||
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Nadia Heng Min Dern (Chinese: 邢敏敦; born 16 June 1985) is a Malaysian beauty pageant titleholder and model who won Miss World Malaysia 2010 and represented Malaysia at Miss World 2010 on 30 October in China.
Early life
Heng was born in Port Dickson, Negeri Sembilan, to a Chinese father and English mother. She has a fraternal twin sister Natalie who was born a minute before her. Her father used to work in Port Dickson's hotel industry before his retirement and her mother is an administrator at a nursing home in England. Heng has appeared in more than 20 TV commercials and print advertisements, among them jobs for Spritzer and Gintell.
Personal life
Heng graduated with a degree in communications from Universiti Sains Malaysia in 2006 and used to work as a public relations manager. She is now a professional emcee and host for some of the biggest brands. She loves reading, running, singing, swimming and travelling. She told the interviewer that her Personal Motto is ‘Life is a self-fulfilling prophecy. Learn to live, enjoy the moment.
Heng describes herself as a versatile, determined, sociable and diligent person. She says that her future ambition is to have a successful accessories and clothing line. In college, Heng received the best student award during her diploma in public relations. She is fluent in English, Mandarin Chinese, and Malay.
Career
Heng competed in the Miss World Malaysia 2010 and won the title. She then represented Malaysia in the Miss World 2010 held in Sanya, China, but was unplaced.
Heng appeared in two Malay-language films in 2013: the action film Langgar [ms] and the romantic comedy Lemak Kampung Santan [ms]. In 2014 she became a co-host of the 8TV talk show G-Thang. She subsequently founded her own company Be Spoke to offer her services as a master of ceremonies.
References
- "Chatting up Nadia". CarSifu.my. 25 September 2011. Retrieved 10 October 2016.
- Ong, Melissa (29 March 2015). "Beauty&Brains". Foy Magazine. Archived from the original on 2 February 2017. Retrieved 10 October 2016.
- Mohd Al Qayum Azizi (12 April 2013). "'Langgar' Pamer Keyakinan Terhadap Arahan Sein". mStar Online. Retrieved 18 June 2023.
- Feride Hikmet Atak (7 August 2013). "Hans Isaac Labur RM750,000 Promosi 'Lemak Kampung Santan'". mStar Online. Retrieved 18 June 2023.
- Yeoh, Angelin (6 June 2014). "Girl talk on 8TV". The Star. Archived from the original on 5 August 2021.
- "Nadia Heng Min Dern, full-time professional emcee". The Star. 12 September 2018. Retrieved 11 June 2023 – via PressReader.
