Kimberley Leggett
Miss Universe Malaysia 2012 at Gala Night.
Born
Kimberley Ann Estrop-Leggett

(1993-03-23) 23 March 1993 (age 31)
Tanjung Bungah, Penang, Malaysia
Alma materUniversity of Melbourne, Australia
Height1.75 m (5 ft 9 in)
Beauty pageant titleholder
TitleMiss Universe Malaysia 2012
Hair colourLight Brown
Eye colourHazel[1]
Major
competition(s)		Miss Universe Malaysia 2012
(Winner)
Miss Universe 2012
(Unplaced)

Kimberley Leggett (born 23 March 1993) is a Malaysian-British TV host and beauty pageant titleholder who was crowned Miss Universe Malaysia 2012. She represented Malaysia at Miss Universe 2012.[2]

Personal life

Leggett was born and raised in Tanjung Bungah, Penang, Malaysia to Jillian Estrop and Stephen Leggett.[3][4] She is of Eurasian (British–Serani) descent.[5] She is fluent in English, Malay and French as well as understands Hokkien and Cantonese.[6]

She attended St. Christopher International Primary School and later went on to The International School of Penang (Uplands). She graduated with a bachelor's degree in Media Communications and Screen Studies from University of Melbourne, Australia in 2016.[7][4]

Miss Universe Pageant

Miss Universe Malaysia 2012

Leggett was crowned Miss Universe Malaysia 2012[8] on 10 November 2011 at the Sunway Pyramid Convention Centre by Deborah Priya Henry. She also won some subsidiary titles which are Miss Photogenic, Best Bikini Body, and Nestle Fitnesse Award. As the winner, she was chosen to be the ambassadress for WWF Malaysia, Relay for Life and the Malaysian Nature Society amongst others. She worked as a model for various print ads, commercials and fashion shows and most notably appeared on the covers of NewMan Magazine, 260 Celsius and Shape Malaysia. In 2012, Leggett also worked as an emcee and hosted several shows for Malaysian International Fashion Week.

Miss Universe 2012

She participated in the 2012 Miss Universe pageant on 19 December which was held in Las Vegas, United States. Although she was considered as a front runner by many pageant portals, she failed to secure a place in the Top 16.[8]

Post-Miss Universe 2012

Hosting

Leggett co-hosted the Gala Night dinner of Miss Universe Malaysia 2018 alongside actor, Stephen Rahman-Hughes.[9]

Other ventures

Leggett is currently focusing on a career as a personal trainer and nutrition coach after getting both her Certificate in Fitness and Precision Nutrition. She hopes to take up Physiotherapy in order to complement her practice in the fitness line.[7] She has been a regular attendee of the Australian Health & Fitness Expo and has featured alongside The Biggest Loser Australia's Commando Steve in Women's Health & Fitness Magazine in 2015.

References

  1. ^ Nicholas Cheng (8 August 2012). "Every bit a Malaysian". The Star. Retrieved 4 June 2019.
  2. ^ "Miss Universe pressure leads to heartbreak for Carey Ng". dailychilli.com. Archived from the original on 16 August 2013. Retrieved 17 August 2013.
  3. ^ "Kimberley Ann Estrop-Leggett, the young queen". The Star Online. Retrieved 21 November 2011.
  4. ^ a b "Beauty queen's dad passes away". The Star Online. 3 November 2016. Retrieved 4 June 2019.
  5. ^ "Miss Universe Malaysia 2012: Not Just a Pretty Face". The Star Online. Retrieved 19 November 2011.
  6. ^ "Miss Universe Malaysia 2012 Kimberley Leggett". MSN Malaysia. Archived from the original on 15 November 2011. Retrieved 18 November 2011.
  7. ^ a b "Lifting weights to get her curves". The Star (Malaysia). 4 October 2015. Retrieved 4 October 2015.
  8. ^ a b "Penang-born Leggett is Miss Universe Malaysia 2012". The Star Online. Archived from the original on 17 November 2011. Retrieved 16 November 2011.
  9. ^ Gana Prakash (15 January 2018). "20-year-old Jane Teoh is Miss Universe Malaysia 2018". Citizen Journalists Malaysia. Retrieved 4 June 2019.

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Awards and achievements Preceded byDeborah Priya Henry Miss Universe Malaysia 2012 Succeeded byCarey Ng
Miss Universe 2012, national titleholders
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