Josephine Lena Wong
Josephine Lena Wong | |
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| Born | Josephine Lena Wong Jaw Leng 1 January 1952 Ipoh, Perak, British Malaya |
| Occupation |
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| Height | 5 ft 5 in (1.65 m) |
| Spouse(s) | Datuk Dr. G.C.A Fonseka
(m. 1975) |
| Children | 4 including Andrea Fonseka |
| Beauty pageant titleholder | |
| Title | Miss Technical Engineering Queen 1969 Miss Pesta Lumut 1969 Miss February 1969 Miss Perak Universe 1970 Miss Malaysia Universe 1970 Queen of Expo 1970 |
| Hair colour | Black |
| Eye colour | Black |
| Major competition(s) | Miss Malaysia Universe 1970 (Winner) Queen of Expo 1970 (Winner) Miss Universe 1970 (Top 15) |
Datin Josephine Fonseka (born 1 January 1952) is a Malaysian former model, a socialite as well as beauty pageant titleholder who was crowned Miss Malaysia Universe 1970. She represented her country at the 19th Miss Universe in Florida, United States where she was placed as one of the Top 15 semifinalists.
Personal life[]
From the age of 10, Wong started to participate in various pageants as a teenager. She also attended college and worked at three beauty companies before settling at Japanese beauty company, Kanebo. In 1975, Wong married former deputy director-general of the Health Department Datuk Dr. C.G.A. Fonseka. They have four daughters, including Malaysian model, Andrea Fonseka.[1]
In 2004, Wong's youngest daughter, Andrea followed her footsteps and joined Miss Universe Malaysia 2004 and also won the title.[2]
Pageantry[]
In 1969, Wong competed in various beauty pageants where she had won three pageants which was Miss Technical Engineering Queen 1969, a pageant organized by The Malayan Technical Services Union of Perak Central District. The runners-up were Patricia Lee and Cynthia Chan, respectively.[3] She also won Miss February 1969 and Miss Pesta Lumut 1969.[4]
In 1970, Wong participated in the Miss Perak Universe which was held on April 5 in Ipoh city, and was accompanied by only 6 delegates. During the national competition, Wong who worked as a car dealership, 18 by that time, represented Perak once again create success by winning the title of Miss Malaysia Universe 1970, beating 12 participants from other states.[5] She was the first Perakian woman to win the prestigious title.
Later in that year, Wong represented Malaysia in Miss Universe 1970 pageant in Florida, United States, where she has successfully reached the top 15 semifinals, which is one and only Malaysia's best achievement in Miss Universe.[6] At the pageant, Wong was named in the list of 'Best In Swimsuit' alongside 9 other international participants.[7] Wong also won the Expo Queen 1970 pageant which was held in Osaka, Japan during the pageant week.[8]
References[]
- ^ "PressReader.com - Your favorite newspapers and magazines". www.pressreader.com. Retrieved 6 July 2021.
- ^ GOH, LISA. "Andrea emulates mum to clinch Miss Malaysia title". The Star. Retrieved 4 October 2021.
- ^ Ismail, Yus. "MALAYSIAN PAGEANT NEWS HEADLINES FOR THE YEAR 1969. PART 2!. | | Malaysia Pageant News". Retrieved 5 October 2021.
- ^ Ismail, Yus. "Josephine Lena Wong, her winning her third title in 1969 alone!..Miss Pesta Lumut 1969. | | Malaysia Pageant News". Retrieved 5 October 2021.
- ^ Ismail, Yus. "Josephine Lena Wong (Datin Josephine Fonseka)-Miss Perak 1970, Miss Malaysia Universe 1970, Miss Universe 1970 Semifinalist. | | Malaysia Pageant News". Retrieved 4 October 2021.
- ^ www.astroawani.com https://www.astroawani.com/berita-malaysia/first-page-miss-malaysia-universe-1970-16047. Retrieved 6 July 2021.
{{cite web}}: Missing or empty|title=(help) - ^ "1970". 7 February 2012. Archived from the original on 7 February 2012. Retrieved 5 October 2021.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link) - ^ Ismail, Yus. "MISS EXPO 1970 FULL REPORT IN SPANISH. MISS MALAYSIA WINNER. RELATED PHOTOS. JOSEPHINE LENA WONG-JOSEPHINE FONSEKA. | | Malaysia Pageant News". Retrieved 5 October 2021.
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