Miss Singapore
Shenise Wong Yan Yi
Age: 23Occupation: Account Executive
Height: 173
Shenise was born and raised in Singapore, a clean and green city with fantastic local food. Having achieved a bachelor degree in mass communication in melbourne university, she went on to be a flight stewardess for singapore airlines and has visited every country on their route, she is now an account executive. Hobbies and sporting interests are: cooking italian cuisine, playing golf and tennis, dancing – hip hop & salsa. Her proudest moment was completing the singapore marathon and her favourite food is ‘chilli crab’. Personal motto would be “to always improve herself”
How would you describe yourself in three words?
Spontaneous, gracious, understanding
Do you have a special or unusual talent? (what is it?)
Yes, for a girl i’m a pretty good pool/snooker player.
Where would you most like to visit in the world and why?
I would like to visit egypt to marvel at man-made wonders created without the aid of modern technology.
What is the best thing about your country?
The food! Singapore is a cosmopolitan melting pot of both the east and the west, and this is reflected in the food that is readily available anytime of the day.
What is your favourite…..
Film: 'city of god'
Music: R & B
Singer/band: Jamie Cullum
Book: 'The Joy Luck Club'
If you were granted one wish, what would it be?
Earth had infinite resources. My wish is that mankind will find a way to harvest energy and material from extra-terrestrial sources. The aim being to ease poverty and increase the quality of our lives.
If you were stuck on a desert island with one other person (famous or not) whom would you choose?
Dave navarro – provided that he brings along his guitar.
What is your message to all the other miss world contestants?
You are all so beautiful and elegant. Let us celebrate this show of global unity.
You’re judging the final five contestants, which question would you ask the finalists?
If you were granted funding towards a cause of your choice, which would it be and why?