Thanuja Ananthan

Thanuja Ananthan
Born
Thanuja Ananthan

(1985-08-31) 31 August 1985 (age 39)
Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
Height1.83 m (6 ft 0 in)
Beauty pageant titleholder
TitleMiss World Malaysia 2009
Hair colourBlack
Eye colourBlack
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Thanuja Ananthan (born 31 August 1985)[1] is a Malaysian model and beauty pageant titleholder who was crowned as Miss World Malaysia 2009 and represented her country at the Miss World 2009.

Career

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Miss World Malaysia 2009

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Ananthan was crowned as Miss World Malaysia 2009 by the outgoing Miss World Malaysia 2008, Soo Wincci. Eighteen contestants vied for the crown.

Miss World 2009

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Anathan represented Malaysia at the Miss World 2009 which was held at Johannasburg, South Africa. She competes with 120 delegates from around the world.

Achievements in the Miss World 2009

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  • Miss world Top Model (Top 12): The first Miss Malaysia to be a finalist in this category.
  • Miss World Beach Beauty (Top 40)
  • Miss World Beauty With A purpose (Top 20): The first Miss Malaysia to make it into the top 20 for this category with her video of her passion & involvement in START Foundation.

Acting career

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Thanuja is also active in acting. She started her professional acting career through the crime thriller Temuan Takdir which was released on 11 August 2016.[2] She later acted with Remy Ishak and Elvis Chin in the six-episode patriotic drama, Anak Merdeka, which aired on all Astro channels from 26 to 31 August 2017; Thanuja plays the role of Devi.[3] She became the main star alongside Kilafairy, Erwin Dawson, Cristina Suzanne and Hefny Sahad in the mystery drama series, Nafas on ntv7 where she played the role of Trisya.[4]

Filmography

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References

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  1. ^ "Thanuja Ananthan". Erik Talent.
  2. ^ Dennis Chua (27 March 2018). "#Showbiz: Thanuja an angel for abandoned animals". New Straits Times.
  3. ^ Dennis Chua (22 August 2017). "Ex-Miss Malaysia sprints her way into period drama". New Straits Times.
  4. ^ Michelle Gun (21 May 2018). "Kisah beri keinsafan". Harian Metro.
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