Shweta Sekhon
Background
Shweta was born and raised in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia of a local Malaysian Indian of ethnic Punjabi descent. She was named after Bollywood actor Amitabh Bachchan's eldest daughter, Shweta Nanda. She was raised by a single mum, a former Malaysia Airlines stewardess, together with her older sister Sabrina. She completed her form six studies at SMK Cochrane, Kuala Lumpur. She is fluent in English, Malay, Punjabi, and Hindi. She also decided to take a break from pursuing her tertiary education to focus on beauty pageants.
Pageantry
- Miss Malaysia World 2016
Shweta was scouted online for Miss World Malaysia 2016 pageant and chosen as the official Top 18 of the pageant. At the end of the pageant, she was initially placed as the second runner-up. In September 2016, she was elevated to first runner-up when Ranmeet Jassal gave up her first runner-up title. Six months after the pageant finals, she assumed the Miss Malaysia World 2016 title replacing the winner Tatiana Kumar, who was stripped off title due to "breach of conduct". She was the first in the history of beauty pageants in Malaysia to receive an unprecedented double promotion. Unfortunately, she did not compete in the Miss World 2017 pageant due to conflict in the organization.
- Miss Universe Malaysia 2019
Shweta auditioned for the Miss Universe Malaysia 2019 and was chosen as the official Top 18. She was crowned as Miss Universe Malaysia 2019 as well as received subsidiary title, Miss Glojas Beauty by her predecessor, Jane Teoh in the final competition at The Majestic Hotel, Kuala Lumpur on 7 March 2019.
- Miss Universe 2019
Shweta represented Malaysia at Miss Universe 2019 pageant which was held on 8 December 2019 in Atlanta, Georgia, United States but was unplaced. An unfortunate incorrect announcement was made during the national costume winner announcement.
Advocacy
Shweta launched a campaign, #YourBodyYourSay as her Miss Universe Malaysia advocacy campaign in August 2019. She hopes to build a much more positive society who is not fearful of accepting their true and real, authentic self. As part of the campaign, she conducted sharing sessions at universities such as HELP University and MAHSA University. The session at MAHSA University was featured in webisode, "Love, Shweta" that was released in October 2019.
Modelling career
2019 – 2020
In July 2019, Shweta graced the cover for "Bela", "KL Lifestyle", and AEON Malaysia's Pearl magazine. She was also featured in the pages of fashion magazines, "Remaja" and "Majalah Nona". She also walked for Kedah Fashion Week held at Aman Central Mall in Alor Setar. In August, she walked for Kuala Lumpur Fashion Week in Alia Bustaman.
In February 2020, Shweta graces the cover of FEMALE magazine.
Filmography
Film
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | Rubenin Jaanu | ||
| 2025 | Keluang Man | Doctor Malini |
Television series
| Year | Title | Role | TV Network |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | Rajuk Katrina | Jasmine | TV3 |
| 2024 | X-Change | Detective Divia | Astro Premier |
Television
| Year | Title | Role | TV Network |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | MeleTOP | Guest host | Astro Ria |
Awards and recognition
- Special Awards at "Konsert Throwbaek 2019" by Astro – Malaysian Sweetheart
References
- ^ Sabrina Bahari (9 March 2017). "Meet sweet Shweta". Malay Mail. Retrieved 20 March 2019.
- ^ Thomas Tan (11 March 2019). "Shweta Sekhon crowned Miss Universe Malaysia 2019". www.cj.my. Citizen Journalists Malaysia. Retrieved 20 March 2019.
- ^ "All eyes on Shweta". Malay Mail. 10 March 2017. Retrieved 20 March 2019.
- ^ "Shweta Sekhon wins Miss Universe Malaysia 2019". The Great Pageant Community. 9 March 2017. Retrieved 21 March 2019.
- ^ Beatrice Nita Jay (21 April 2019). "Shweta's pageant dream". New Straits Times. Retrieved 5 May 2019.
- ^ Annie May. "Tatiana Kumar Reveals The Real Reason She Was Stripped Off Miss World Malaysia Title". www.hype.my. Hype.my. Retrieved 20 March 2019.
- ^ Annie May. "Shweta Sekhon To Represent Malaysia At The 68th Miss Universe Pageant". www.hype.my. Hype.my. Retrieved 8 April 2019.
- ^ "Top 18 finalists picked for Miss Universe Malaysia 2019". New Straits Times. 11 January 2019. Retrieved 20 March 2019.
- ^ Bervin Cheong (9 December 2019). "Miss Universe 2019 Pageant: Top 20 Contestants Revealed LIVE". heavy.com. Heavy. Retrieved 9 December 2019.
- ^ "Miss Universe organisers: Philippines, not Malaysia, won Best National Costume". The Star Online. 2019-12-09.
- ^ "Elaine Daly 'extremely disappointed' over Best National Costume fiasco". The Star Online. 2019-12-09.
- ^ "SHWETA SEKHON, Miss Universe-Malaysia 2019, RAISES AWARENESS THROUGH HER CAMPAIGN #YOURBODYYOURSAY". university.help.edu.my. 24 October 2019. Retrieved 29 October 2019.
- ^ "Love, Shweta: Episode 3 - #YourBodyYourSay @ Mahsa University". Miss Universe Malaysia Organization Official YouTube. 15 October 2019. Retrieved 29 October 2019.
- ^ Hiranmayii Awli Mohanan. "Cover Story July 2019". KL Lifestyle. Retrieved 10 July 2019.
- ^ "AEON Retail Malaysia Facebook". AEON Retail Malaysia. 9 July 2019. Retrieved 25 September 2019.
- ^ Trish K. (4 July 2019). "We Are In Love With These Photos Of Shweta Sekhon, Miss Universe Malaysia 2019". varnam.my. Retrieved 10 July 2019.
- ^ "Miss Universe Predictions Facebook page". facebook.com. 23 August 2019. Retrieved 18 September 2019.
- ^ Vasenta Selvanayagam (1 February 2020). "WHAT'S IN THE MAGAZINE FEBRUARY 2020 ISSUE". femalemag.com.my. Retrieved 18 May 2020.
- ^ Dennis Chua (11 March 2020). "#Showbiz: MeleTop scraps live audience for 3 weeks over Covid-19". New Straits Times. Retrieved 18 May 2020.
- ^ "Senarai Penerima Penghargaan Khas Daripada Astro Sempena Konsert Throwbaek 2019". HelloKerja.com. 30 December 2019. Retrieved 10 January 2020.
