13 things about Miss Universe Malaysia 2022 Lesley Cheam

Cheam Wei Yeng represented Malaysia in the 71st edition of Miss Universe. It was won by R’Bonney Gabriel of the United States.

BIOGRAPHY

Cheam is a Malaysian event host and beauty queen also known as Lesley Cheam. Here are 13 more things about her:

She was born and raised in Selangor, Malaysia.
From Selangor, she moved to Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.
When she was a little girl, she started playing basketball.
In 2014, she visited Singapore.
In 2015, she visited Thailand and Cambodia.
From 2016 to 2019, she attended the University of Nottingham Malaysia in Semenyih, Selangor where she earned a bachelor’s degree in pharmaceutical and health science.
In 2016, she visited Hong Kong.
In 2017, she visited China, the United Kingdom, Italy, France, the Czech Republic, Germany and Austria.
In 2018, she visited Russia.
From 2020 to 2021, she was an InPink employee.
She won Miss Universe Malaysia 2022.
She was a Miss Universe 2022 candidate.
On March 17, 2025, she turned 29.

Cheam speaks five languages including Malay, Mandarin and English. She is 5’5″ tall.

In October 2014, she visited the Universal Studios Singapore in Sentosa, Singapore.
In January 2015, she visited Bangkok, Thailand.
In July 2015, she visited Siem Reap, Cambodia.
In March 2016, she visited the Maritime Square in Tsing Yi Town, Hong Kong and Hong Kong Disneyland in Penny’s Bay, Lantau Island, Hong Kong.
In October 2016, she started working as an event host.
In June 2017, she visited Hangzhou, Zhejiang, China; London, England, U.K. and Venice, Italy.
In July 2017, she visited Paris, France; Nottingham, England; Essex, England and Prague, Czech Republic.
In August 2017, she visited Berlin, Germany and Hallstatt, Austria.
In October 2017, she traveled to London.
In May 2018, she traveled to Jinhua, Yunnan, China.
In June 2018, she traveled to Moscow, Russia.

In August 2020, she joined InPink as the head of sales and marketing.
In June 2021, she left InPink.
In September 2021, she joined Elken Malaysia in Subang Jaya, Petaling District, Selangor as a marketing manager.
On October 7, 2022, she competed against 12 other finalists at Miss Universe Malaysia 2022 at M Resort and Hotel in Damansara, Kuala Lumpur and won the title.
On January 14, 2023, she represented Malaysia at Miss Universe 2022 and competed against 83 other candidates at the Ernest N. Morial Convention Center in New Orleans, Louisiana, United States. She was unplaced.
On August 27, 2023, she crowned her successor Miss Universe Malaysia 2023 Serena Lee at MOV Hotel in Jalan Berangan, Bukit Bintang, Kuala Lumpur.