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]
Raisyyah Rania Yeap | |
|---|---|
叶静仪 | |
| Born | Felixia Yeap Chin Yee 3 July 1986 |
| Nationality | Malaysian |
| Other names | Felixia Yeap |
| Spouse | Rezal Khairi Ahmad (m. 2015) |
| Modeling information | |
| Height | 1.73 m (5 ft 8 in) |
| Hair color | Black |
| Eye color | Dark brown |
| Agency | Velocity Angels |
Raisyyah Rania Yeap | |
|---|---|
| Chinese name | |
| Traditional Chinese | 葉靜儀 |
| Simplified Chinese | 叶静仪 |
| Hanyu Pinyin | Yè Jìngyí |
| Pha̍k-fa-sṳ | Ya̍p Chhin-ngì |
| Jyutping | Jip6 Zing6 Ji4 |
| Hokkien POJ | Tiuⁿ Pi̍t-sū |
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.