Miss Malaya who captivated Hollywood

At 85, Malaysia’s first beauty queen, Violet Bombell, is the embodiment of everything positive about multicultural Malaysia.

The former Violet Sleigh won the “Miss Max Factor Malaya” title in 1953 and a quick Google search revealed many archival pieces detailing Bombell’s win and visit to Hollywood.

Quaint and probably defunct American…

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