| Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia | 28 Aug 2016 | Asia Samachar |
Two of the three Punjabi ladies made it to the top five in the Miss Malaysia World 2016 finals which ended in Kuala Lumpur yesterday.
Dr. Ranmeet Jassal, 24, emerged as the first runner-up while Shweta Sekhon, 19, came up as the second runner-up. French-Indian beauty Tatiana Kumar, 18, was crowned as Miss Malaysia World 2016.
The third Punjabi contestant, Amreet Sra, 20, did not make it to the top five.
Dr Ranmeet graduated from Rajiv Gandhi University of Health Sciences in India. After a year of houseman training in India, she is now in Malaysia to start her medical practice as a house surgeon with the government, according to information available at the pageant Facebook page.
Her sister Kiran Jassal was crowned Miss Universe Malaysia 2016 while her mother lawyer Ranjit Kaur had won Mrs. Malaysia World 2015.
Shweta, 19, who describes herself as a perfect emcee and host for school events and debating societies, wishes to make her single mother proud by bringing back the title.
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