Sanjna Suri

Sanjna Suri (born 1991) is a Malaysian beauty pageant titleholder, singer, model, actress and former pharmacist. She shot to fame after winning Miss Intercontinental Malaysia 2017 and Miss Supranational Malaysia 2018. She represented Malaysia at Miss Scuba International 2015, Face of Asia 2017 International Model, Miss Intercontinental 2017 and Miss Supranational 2018.[3]

Sanjna Suri
Born	(1991-03-31) March 31, 1991[1] Ipoh, Perak, Malaysia
Education	Bachelor of Pharmacy
Alma mater	Cyberjaya University College of Medical Sciences (CUCMS)
Occupation	Singer actress model beauty pageant titleholder pharmacist
Years active	2014-present
Height	1.75 m (5 ft 9 in)[2]
Title	Miss Scuba Malaysia 2015 Miss Intercontinental Malaysia 2017 Miss Supranational Malaysia 2018
Beauty pageant titleholder
Hair colour	Black
Eye colour	Black
Major competition(s)	Miss Malaysia Indian Global 2014 (Miss Popular)[3] Miss Scuba International 2015 (Top 5 Talent)[3] Face of Malaysia 2017 (2nd runner-up) Face of Asia 2017 International Model (Unplaced) Miss Grand Malaysia 2017 (Winner-Miss Intercontinental Malaysia 2017) Miss Intercontinental 2017 (Top 10) Miss Supranational 2018 (Top 16)

Background

Sanjna was born in Ipoh, Perak.[4] She is of North Indian descent.[5] Sanjna speaks English, Malay, Hindi and understand some Chinese and French.[2][1]

Education background

Sanjna is a Bachelor of Pharmacy graduate from the Cyberjaya University College of Medical Sciences (CUCMS). Over the course of her studies at CUCMS, she received the Dean's List award for six times.[6][3]

Pageantry

Miss Scuba International 2015

Following her involvement in Miss Malaysia Indian Global 2014 competition, Sanjna was handpicked to represent Malaysia at the Miss Scuba International 2015 held in Kota Kinabalu, Sabah, and was placed Top 5 in Talent.[7][3]

Face of Asia 2017 International Model

In May 2017, Sanjna competed in Face of Malaysia 2017 model competition. She finished as the second runner-up and gained the right to represent Malaysia at Face of Asia 2017 International Model competition in Seoul, Korea.[8]

Miss Intercontinental 2017

In August 2017, Sanjna competed in Miss Grand Malaysia national pageant and was chosen as Miss Intercontinental Malaysia 2018.[5] She represented Malaysia at Miss Intercontinental 2017 in Egypt and was placed in the top 10 semifinalists.[9][6]

Miss Supranational 2018

In July 2018, Sanjna was handpicked to represent Malaysia at Miss Supranational 2018 by license-holder, Ratu Malaysia Organisation.[4] The grand finale was held in Krynica-Zdroj, Poland in December 2018, where she finished in the top 16 semifinalists.[10]

Acting career

2018-2019

In 2018, Sanjna appeared in the series, Salon that was aired on NTV7 and Viu.[11] Her first Malay movie, Sangkar is set to be released in 2019. She plays alongside Zul Ariffin and Remy Ishak.[11]

Modelling

Sanjna was featured in the magazine, Nona in April 2018 and Royal Raya 2018 campaign by Shanell Harun.[6] She is also a muse for famed Malaysian designers such as Anuar Faizal, Shanell Harun, Ezuwan Ismail, Jimmy Couture and Ridzuan Bohari.[6]

Filmography

Film

Year	Title	Director	Role	Notes	Ref.
2019	Sangkar	Kabir Bhatia	Priya (supporting role)	Malaysian movie.	[11][12]
	Ennaval	Saran Z	Cameo	Malaysian Tamil movie.	[7][13]

Television

Year	Title	Role	Channel	Ref.
2018	Salon	Bella/ Belinda	Viu, NTV7	[11]
2019	Aku Yang Kau Tinggalkan	Monica	TV1	[14]
2020	Sepenggal Puisi	-	Astro Citra	[15]

Other ventures

Product endorsements

Sanjna starred in TV commercial for Vitagen Malaysia.[6]

References

1. Putri Puspita (5 June 2018). "Kisah Sanjna Suri, Turunkan Berat Badan Hingga 27kg dan Kini Jadi Miss Supranational Malaysia 2018" (in Indonesian). Tribun News. Retrieved 18 December 2018.
2. "Miss Intercontinental Malaysia 2017 – Sanjna Suri". Retrieved 18 December 2018.
3. Thomas Tan (2 August 2017). "Miss Grand Malaysia 2017 Unveils Top 16 Finalists". Citizen Journalists Malaysia. Retrieved 18 December 2018.
4. "Beauty with brains! Sanjna Suri wakil Malaysia ke Miss Supranational 2018". Astro Awani. 24 July 2018. Retrieved 18 December 2018.
5. "Sanjeda and Sanjna Crowned MGM Grand Final Winners". Citizen Journalists Malaysia. 7 August 2017. Retrieved 18 December 2018.
6. RYAN MOHAMAD (31 July 2018). "GAMBAR EKSKLUSIF MISS SUPRANATIONAL MALAYSIA 2018, SANJNA SURI BERSAMA JENNY KIM KETIKA DI KUALA LUMPUR" (in Malay). Stail.my. Retrieved 15 January 2019.
7. Suzanna Pillay (21 January 2018). "Beauty queen Sanjna shares post-pageant aspirations". New Straits Times. Retrieved 18 December 2018.
8. Angie T. (15 May 2017). "Face of Malaysia 2017 Found the Next Celebrity Models". Pamper.my. Retrieved 18 December 2018.
9. "Results Miss Intercontinental 2017 – Egypt". Miss Intercontinental. 24 January 2018. Retrieved 18 December 2018.
10. Jhen Green (8 December 2018). "Miss Supranational 2018 Winner Is Miss Puerto Rico Valeria Vazquez". Philippine News. Retrieved 18 December 2018.
11. Ramlah Zainal (31 October 2018). "Nekad cuba nasib" (in Malay). Harian Metro. Retrieved 18 December 2018.
12. "Sangkar". Retrieved 30 August 2019.
13. "Ennaval". Retrieved 30 October 2019.
14. "Sanjna Suri Instagram". Retrieved 2 June 2019.
15. Faris Salleh (27 April 2020). "Sepenggal Puisi (Drama Eksklusif Saluran Astro Citra)" (in Malay). Retrieved 6 May 2020.

External links

• Sanjna Suri on Facebook
• Sanjna Suri on Instagram

Awards and achievements
Preceded by Joanne Kimberley J Majalap	Miss Scuba Intercontinental Malaysia 2015	Succeeded by Goh Pix Xie
Preceded by Livonia Ricky	Miss Intercontinental Malaysia 2017	Succeeded by Scarlett Megan Liew Zi Ling
Preceded by Julylen Liew Gizelle	Miss Supranational Malaysia 2018	Succeeded by TBA