Raisyyah Rania Yeap

Raisyyah Rania Yeap
叶静仪
Born
Felixia Yeap Chin Yee

(1986-07-03) 3 July 1986 (age 38)
Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
NationalityMalaysian
Other namesFelixia Yeap
Spouse
Rezal Khairi Ahmad
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(m. 2015)​
Modeling information
Height1.73 m (5 ft 8 in)
Hair colorBlack
Eye colorDark brown
AgencyVelocity Angels
Raisyyah Rania Yeap
Chinese name
Traditional Chinese葉靜儀
Simplified Chinese叶静仪
Hanyu PinyinYè Jìngyí
Pha̍k-fa-sṳYa̍p Chhin-ngì
JyutpingJip6 Zing6 Ji4
Hokkien POJTiuⁿ Pi̍t-sū

Raisyyah Rania Yeap (simplified Chinese: 叶静仪; traditional Chinese: 葉靜儀; pinyin: Yè Jìngyí; Jyutping: Jip6 Zing6 Ji4; Pe̍h-ōe-jī: Tiuⁿ Pi̍t-sū; Pha̍k-fa-sṳ: Ya̍p Chhin-ngì; Xiao'erjing: اِئ دٍ ىِ; born Felixia Yeap Chin Yee; 3 July 1986), formerly Felixia Yeap, is a Malaysian model. She was Malaysia's first and only Playboy Bunny.[1] Since December 2013, she has sported a hijab, sparking controversy among the country's Muslim and non-Muslim communities.[2][3] On 3 July 2014, she said she had converted to Islam.[4]

Biography

Felixia was born in Kuala Lumpur and raised in Ipoh, Perak, West Malaysia. Prior to her modelling career, she worked as a kindergarten teacher. Yeap started her modelling career in 2005 after becoming one of the finalists of the Dewi Remaja contest.[3]

She appeared on the third season of I Wanna Be a Model as a finalist and listed in the Hall of Fame for Miss Malaysia Tourism 2007[5] at the age of 19. She was also the 1st runner-up for Miss Chinese World Malaysia 2006[6] and a finalist for Dewi Remaja Malaysia.

In 2008, Yeap was chosen to represent Malaysia in the 2008 Beijing Olympic - Olympics Beauty and followed up as the finalist for FHM Girl Next Door 2009 and was crowned Velocity Angels-Model of The Year 2009[7] before being a finalist for Miss Universe Malaysia 2010.[6][8] Yeap had quit from the Miss Malaysia World 2009 beauty pageant earlier as she disagreed with the terms and conditions of the competition.[9][10] She was seen hosting the AQUARIUS Fashion Show in conjunction with WWF Malaysia along with Sam Insanity and is rumoured to be going out with him.[11]

Yeap was chosen to be among Playboy Macau's first batch of Bunnies. She posed in a non-nude pictorial in the July–August 2013 issue of Playboy Philippines.[1] Yeap's career at the Playboy Macau club lasted only a month.[3]

Conversion to Islam

In December 2013, Yeap started donning a hijab. She explained in her blog: "I believe I am worth more than just showing off my body. I am more than this. And I don't feel proud if attention- or fame-seeking model wannabes out there look at me as their idol or role model." Yeap officially converted to Islam on 3 July 2014,[12] and changed her name to Raisyyah Rania Yeap.

References

  1. ^ a b "Asian Beauty Felixia Yeap: Sweet Escape". Playboy Philippines. Archived from the original on 3 March 2014. Retrieved 3 March 2014.
  2. ^ Bedi, Rashvinjeet s. (13 December 2013). "From Playboy bunny to hijab model". The Star. Retrieved 3 March 2014.
  3. ^ a b c Mustafa, Muzliza (14 December 2013). "I wear the hijab with good intentions, says former Playboy bunny". The Malaysian Insider. Retrieved 3 March 2014.
  4. ^ "'Playboy bunny' Felixia Yeap to embrace Islam on July 3".
  5. ^ "Hall of Fame - Miss Malaysia Tourism (August 2007)". MissMalaysia. Archived from the original on 21 April 2009. Retrieved 23 May 2010.
  6. ^ a b "A journey of a beauty queen". Malay Mail. 2 October 2009. Archived from the original on 5 October 2009. Retrieved 23 May 2010.
  7. ^ "Velocity Angels 2009,Midvalley". Faizzaki.com. 1 April 2009. Archived from the original on 10 July 2011. Retrieved 23 May 2010.
  8. ^ "The 18 Finalists Revealed!". Miss Universe Malaysia 2010. 21 April 2010. Archived from the original on 28 April 2010. Retrieved 22 May 2010.
  9. ^ Wong Sai Wan (10 October 2009). "A model who loves lingeries, stilettos and cats". The Star (Malaysia). Star Publications. Retrieved 22 May 2010.
  10. ^ Wong Sai Wan (September 2009). "Miss Malaysia pullout shocker!". The Daily Chili. Archived from the original on 30 June 2010. Retrieved 23 May 2010.
  11. ^ "Hosting AQUARIUS with Felixia Yeap and Sam Insanity". Mei Yi. 7 May 2012. Retrieved 7 May 2012.
  12. ^ Former Playboy bunny Felixia Yeap announces 'rebirth' following conversion to Islam (Archive). The Mirror. 6 July 2014; retrieved 15 September 2014.