Samantha Katie James


Samantha Katie James is a Malaysian actress, model and beauty pageant titleholder who was crowned Miss Universe Malaysia 2017. She represented her country in Miss Universe 2017 in Las Vegas, Nevada.

Personal life

Samantha is of mixed ethnicity, Chinese, international model and actress who hails from Klang, Selangor. James has never met her biological father, and her biological mother left her in a foster care from the age of 2 to 17. She has worked as a model since the age of 17. James speaks fluent English and Malay, and she also understands Tamil and Mandarin Chinese. She is a pescatarian.

Career

Acting

She was one of the main actors for Indonesian-Malaysian horror movie, "Kastil Tua" based on old abandoned Kellie's Castle. She also played a role in an upcoming Chinese international movie, "Huang", where she spoke fluent Chinese. In 2017, she acted in a Malaysian telemovie, "Wanita Terindah" along Fattah Amin and Fazura. The telemovie premiered at GSC Pavilion Kuala Lumpur and was aired on Astro First Channel beginning 2 November 2017.

Controversy

On 1 June 2020, she was criticized for posting a story on her Instagram account targeted towards the Black Lives Matter movement and black community as a whole. It was suggested that they should see the death of George Floyd as a challenge. On the same day, a petition calling for the Miss Universe Malaysia committee to strip her off her crown and title garnered 21,000 signatures. Miss Universe Malaysia disavowed her comments.

Pageantry

Miss Universe Malaysia 2013

James competed in Miss Universe Malaysia 2013, and was placed in the top 8.

Miss Universe Malaysia 2017

On her second attempt James was crowned as Miss Universe Malaysia 2017 on February 23, 2017 at The Majestic Hotel in Kuala Lumpur. She was crowned by outgoing titleholder Kiran Jassal.

Miss Universe 2017

James competed in the Miss Universe 2017 Pageant at Las Vegas, Nevada, USA. She was considered as one of the fan favorites to win but she failed to make a placement.

Filmography

Film

Telemovie