Thanuja Ananthan
Malaysian model and beauty queen (born 1985)
Thanuja Ananthan (Tamil: தநுஜா ஆநந்தன்; born 31 August 1985) is a Malaysian model and beauty pageant titleholder who was crowned as Miss World Malaysia 2009 and represented her country at the Miss World 2009.
Career
Miss World Malaysia 2009
Ananthan was crowned as Miss World Malaysia 2009 by the outgoing Miss World Malaysia 2008, Soo Wincci. Eighteen contestants vied for the crown.
Miss World 2009
Anathan represented Malaysia at the Miss World 2009 which was held at Johannasburg, South Africa. She competes with 120 delegates from around the world.
Achievements in the Miss World 2009
Miss world Top Model (Top 12): The first Miss Malaysia to be a finalist in this category.
Miss World Beach Beauty (Top 40)
Miss World Beauty With A purpose (Top 20): The first Miss Malaysia to make it into the top 20 for this category with her video of her passion & involvement in START Foundation.
Acting career
Thanuja is also active in acting. She started her professional acting career through the crime thriller Temuan Takdir which was released on 11 August 2016. She later acted with Remy Ishak and Elvis Chin in the six-episode patriotic drama, Anak Merdeka, which aired on all Astro channels from 26 to 31 August 2017; Thanuja plays the role of Devi.
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