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By Hong Boon How
She may be better known for her pulse-racing and titillating poses in countless magazines, but Leng Yein remains a level-headed person who prefers to be known as a “businesswoman”.
“Modelling is just a channel to meet new acquaintances and develop business prospects,” the busty 26-year-old from Kuantan -- who runs a mamak restaurant, among other things -- tells The Star in an interview.
She has an easy going personality and seconds into the interview, she is already talking like an old chum catching up on the latest happenings.
The former Miss Malaysia recently changed her BMW 6 Series convertible to an oversized Hummer H3 sports utility after she saw a pink H3 when she was in Australia a few months ago.
She got a H3 with plenty of chrome on the wheel caps, bumpers, grille, towing eyelets and side steps among others but the car was in blue instead of her choice pink.
Seeing the car as an extension of her identity, Leng Yein had the entire vehicle stickered in pink by Tom’s Stickers, a company which specialises in automotive decals and full sticker wraps.
The company managed to get the H3 fully done in pink in two days.
“Respraying the H3 would take weeks and the car would not be ready by then for an event,” she says.
She says the H3 was quite easy to drive and park despite what many people think about its size.
Being huge, Leng Yein says the H3 gave her a sense of “empowerment”.
Leng Yein, who also won the Miss Pahang title, has been modelling since she was 18 and credits the exposure for allowing her to become an ambassador and spokesperson for several brands and services.
She recently reached a new height in her modelling career by being the first Malaysian car queen to be featured at the recent Specialty Equipment Market Association (SEMA) autoshow in Las Vegas and also Autocon USA in Los Angeles.
After making a splash at SEMA, Leng Yein says she has been booked to return for next year's show.
"Although I have only 3 1/2 hours' sleep every day on average, I loved the endless stream of events, photo shoots and speaking engagements," she says.
"Many people thought I was Japanese or Korean because of my looks until I told them I came from Malaysia," she says.
-The Star/Asia News Network
This article has been edited for length.
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