Her favourite music were : Teoh became Miss Malaysia World and went on to represent Malaysia in the international Miss World competition in Seychelles . An amazing experience , Teoh spent a week in Paris and then 3 weeks on the beautiful Island of Mahe , where the finals were held . Competing against 93 other girls from all over the world . Teoh eventually placed as 2nd Runner-Up behind the grand winner Linor Abargil of Israel and 1st Runner-Up Véronique Caloc of France . She was declared as Miss World Asia and Oceania 1998 . It is also the highest achievement ever by a Malaysian contestant at the Miss World pageant ( as of 2018 )
Miss World
Miss World 1998
Lina Teoh