Lyndel Soon
| Lyndel Soon | |
|---|---|
| Chinese name | 孙玉心 |
| Pinyin | Soon Gaik Sim (Mandarin) |
| Born | Penang, Malaysia |
| Occupation | Actress/Model |
| Years active | 2011–present |
| Parents |
Soon Lean Ee (father) Linda Yeoh (mother) |
Lyndel Soon (Chinese: 孙玉心; pinyin: Soon Gaik Sim) born in 1978 in Penang, Malaysia won the title of Miss Malaysia Tourism 2001.[1][2] She was also the winner of Miss Cosmopolitan International 2001;[3] as well as the 4th runner up in Miss Tourism International 2001.[4] She is a Malaysian Chinese who is currently residing in the United States.
Early life
Lyndel Soon was born in Penang, Malaysia, the younger in a family of two children. Her father is surgeon and her mother, is a housewife. She attended INTI University College, Laureate International Universities (INTI-UC) and went on to study Hospitality & Tourism Management in Purdue University, West Lafayette, Indiana, U.S. She worked briefly with the Ritz-Carlton hotel (San Francisco, California) and then went on to pursue her interest in the holistic field. She studied in Las Vegas School of Colon Hydrotherapy (Nevada) and became an I-ACT Colon Hydrotherapist, and later continued her studies in Complimentary Health and Nutrition with Global College of Natural Medicine.
Pageantry & Film
While Lyndel was studying Certificate of Marketing (CIM)[5] in Sunway College, she was nominated by her teacher to join Miss CIM pageant within her college department and won Miss CIM 1996. During the same period, she also was selected by the principal of Sunway College, as one of the eight "most outstanding all rounder student in CIM 1996" and was later interviewed by a Malay Teenage magazine called REMAJA. However, Lyndel's rise to pageantry took place during an internship with the principal of Stardust Productions - a modeling agency. She was asked to fill in the state-level position as a favor, due to a fact that a delegate of (Kedah state, Malaysia) had quit 2 weeks before the Miss Malaysia Tourism pageant. As fate has it, Lyndel went on to compete in the Miss Malaysia Tourism[6] pageant where she brought home the crown as Miss Malaysia Tourism 2001 along with the title of Miss Photogenic, and became the Cover Girl for HER WORLD Malaysia magazine all in the same year. She went on to the world level and became the 4th runner up in Miss Tourism International; as well as the title of Miss Cosmopolitan International 2001.
Lyndel[7] played a lead role in a SAG Independent short film titled Savasana (2010- thriller, drama)[8][9][10] which she co-starred with other actors including Maria Skorobogatov who starred as young Clarice Starling in The Silence of the Lamb (1991) and Julie Ow - a Hawaiian television actress who starred in several television shows including L.A. Law, Melrose Place, and Lost. Lyndel will also be playing the lead in a feature film titled "Pachinko" (crime) which is scheduled to shoot in 2013.
Filmography
| Year | Title | Role | Award |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2010 | Savasana | as Faye | Best Short Film - New Jersey International Film Festival 2011
Best Short Narrative - D.C Asian Pacific American Film Festival 2011 |
References
- ↑ Shamsul Yunos. "Soon's a natural charmer." The Malay Mail. Cornell University Dept of Newspapers, Microtexts & Maps. Retrieved May 15, 2010 from HighBeam Research: http://www.highbeam.com/doc/1P2-17792656.html
- ↑ "Get ready to party!." The Malay Mail. Cornell University Dept of Newspapers, Microtexts & Maps. 2002. Retrieved May 15, 2010 from HighBeam Research: http://www.highbeam.com/doc/1P2-10342229.html
- ↑ "Pageant News Bureau". pageant.com. 2001. Retrieved 15 May 2010.
- ↑ "Miss Tourism International". pageantopolis.com. Retrieved 15 May 2010.
- ↑ Chartered Institute of Marketing
- ↑ http://www.missmalaysia.com.my/
- ↑ www.lyndelsoon.com
- ↑ http://www.savasanafilm.com
- ↑ http://www.imdb.com/title/tt1712242/
- ↑ http://www.imdb.com/title/tt1712242/fullcredits
External links
- Choe, Ee-Tan (21 December 2001). "http://www.highbeam.com/doc/1P2-17791829.html". Malay Mail. Retrieved 20 May 2010. External link in
|title=(help) - Abdul Ghani, Azman (1 January 2002). "Pinto magic". The Malay Mail. Retrieved 20 May 2010.
- "All set for biggest bash for travel industry players". New Straits Times. 8 March 2002. Retrieved 20 May 2010.
- Ganesh, V. Shankar (9 March 2002). "KL to be made more attractive". New Straits Times. Retrieved 20 May 2010.
- Melan, Tima (15 March 2002). "TnT boost to Formula One". New Straits Times. Retrieved 20 May 2010.