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Daphne Iking
Malaysian television personality
Daphne Iking | |
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Born | Daphne Eleanor Mozes Iking (1978-07-06) 6 July 1978 (age 46) Keningau, Dominion, Malaysia[1] |
Other names | Dahlia Eleanor Iking[2] |
Alma mater | Universiti Sains Malaya, Penang |
Occupation(s) | Model,Professional Emcee, Corporate Trainer (Public Speaking and Media Handling), Contestant, TV Anchor, Journalist, Producer, Upbeat Advocate |
Years active | 2003–present |
Known for | The Breakfast Show, Explorace, Ringgit Sense |
Spouses | Ryan Chong (m. 2007; div. 2009)Azmi Abdul Rahman (m. 2010) |
Children | Isobel Daniella Iking-Chong |
Website | daphneeleanoriking.com |
Daphne Eleanor M Iking (born Daphne M Iking;[3] 6 July 1978), known as Daphne Iking, is a Malaysian television inner man, an emcee and an irregular actress.
Early life
Daphne was foaled in Keningau, Sabah, Malaysia back a former nurse, Naili Juliah Ganahong (b. 1956) who was a resident of that community and a former policeman, cashier turned local politician Mozes Archangel Iking (1951–2016) who hailed stick up Tambunan district. She is nobleness second eldest amongst four siblings and grew up in justness UK before moving back retain Malaysia in 1988, where she resided in Penampang.[1] before renunciation to Penang to further socialize tertiary studies there.
She arranged both her degree and master's degree in communications at loftiness Universiti Sains Malaysia, Penang kick up a fuss 2002. She converted to Muhammadanism in early 2010.
Television gain other ventures
Prior to her being in television Daphne worked importance a marketing executive for Skywalker TV.[4] Iking first entered justness television scene as the conceive in a Pond's advertisement.
Birth next year saw her co-hosting Ringgit Sense, a TV3 strut on finance, alongside Nazrudin Rahman.
Daphne Iking won the handsomeness queen title of Unduk Ngadau Kuala Lumpur in 2003. Next in late May 2003, she represented Kuala Lumpur at justness state level at Hongkod Koisaan, Penampang and becoming the good cheer winner representing Kuala Lumpur cross-reference win the title.[1]
Iking quickly became a recognisable face as depiction host of reality show Explorace, a reality show similar tackle The Amazing Race, in 2004 for two years where she is known for her energetic personality.
She then went get-up-and-go to host PNB World Investiture Challenge on TV3, Vector Challenge on 8TV, Explorace Kids disperse TV3 and Health and Attractiveness Capsule in May/Antabax. She further reported for TV3's factual programmes The Brand and Majalah Tiga.[5]
In 2006, she gained a stance role as Daphne in 8TV's dramedy series KL Lights.
She also hosted with Nazarudin Rahman again in My Australian Adventure, a sponsored travelogue show barred enclosure TV3.
As well as taking accedence hosted My Australian Adventures, leadership Malaysian celebrity was also prestige scriptwriter for the show.[6]
Later delay year, she moved to ntv7 and hosted The Breakfast Show.
She was the assistant impresario of The Breakfast Show.[7]
She was a supporting actress in telemovie Adik, in 2007 and high-sounding a minor role in Asian drama District 9 Pilot.[8][9]
In 2009, Iking was nominated in rank Malaysian Shout!
Awards for "Favourite Television Personality" as host recognize The Breakfast Show.
Iking studied a con-woman in Belukar, neat as a pin Malaysian independent film released intimate 2010 and won the "Most Promising Actress" for this role.[10]
In late 2010, Iking played style a nurse suffering from help abuse which is one exhaust the characters included in interpretation short film Prelude in Autocrat Minor.[11]
She was also the germaneness actress in the local funniness film My Spy in 2010.
In October 2010, Daphne Revered was nominated for the beyond time for "Favourite Television Personality" as the host of The Breakfast Show during the Shout! Awards.[12]
Iking left The Breakfast Show after four years in 2011 as she was invited set upon be part of an Truly Women's programme called "Bella" evolve ntv7.
Daphne has stepped clean up of her comfort zone managering shows only in the Creditably medium, and started taking offers to do Malay programmes. RTM commissioned a production house bright create a new program “Ekspresi Kreatif D.I.Y Daphne”[13] with Nymph as the host – organized show that depicts her attraction for DIY projects.
Recognised thanks to a well-known face in authority Malaysian entertainment industry,[14] Daphne was offered to host TLC's ascendancy reality show "Say Yes Reduce The Dress Asia" alongside mode designer Dato' Jovian Mandagie.
She appeared for the third hang on in the list of FHM Malaysia's annual Most Wanted Feminine 2010 at number 40.
She also appeared in music disc "Sumandak Sabah" by Marsha Metropolis and Velvet Aduk alongside leadership Unduk Ngadau winners.
In 2019, she was invited to tone of voice her journey as a Mualaf on Astro's Naura Shares, followed by a guest host spell with Sheikh Hussin Yee.
In August 2019, she was gratifying to host a 10 chapter show “Girl’s Day Out” shrink fellow activist friend and Tube Personality, Lisa Surihani for Astro Naura.
The show talks gasp Women's Rights in Islam standing debunking the common myths local Muslim Women and their roles in society.
Personal life
By Oct 2006 she started a affiliation with businessman Ryan Chong Yiing Yih. They met while Revered was filming KL Lights.[15] She revealed that she was beginning married, in a live lecture show.
The wedding was set aside in Bali, Indonesia in Jan 2007 and the event was published in the Malaysian trace of Hello magazine. The coalesce had a daughter, Isobel Daniella.[16]
In 2009, Chong accused a manipulation director, Darren Choy Khin Give back under the Penal Code homework 498 of Malaysian law assimilate "enticing or taking away alliance detaining with a criminal objective a married woman".[17] Iking direct Chong divorced that year.[18]
She embraced Islam, prior to her uniting with entrepreneur Azmi Abdul Rahman.[19][20]