Ris Low

Ris Low Yi Min is a Singaporean beauty pageant titleholder. Low was crowned Miss Singapore World 2009 on 31 July 2009. She stepped down on 29 September 2009 after it emerged that she was involved in a credit card fraud case. She took a diploma in Health Science, Hospitality and a diploma in Nursing at the Management Development Institute of Singapore.

Low was ranked as one of the 25 most influential people or groups in Asia in 2009 by a division of the United States news network CNN. She was appointed as a spokesperson by a condom company, to raise awareness about safe sex.

Miss Singapore World Crowning Low participated in Miss Singapore World 2009 and was crowned Miss Singapore World on 31 July 2009. In addition to winning the crown, she was also named the following: Miss Community Ambassadress 2009, Miss Lumiere Ambassadress 2009, Miss Best Dressed 2009, Miss Dazzling Eyes 2009, Miss Photogenic 2009, Miss Crowning Glory 2009, and Miss Best in Catwalk 2009.

In 2009, a Razor TV video interview with Low went viral online. Low was criticised for her English-language skills. The organiser of the Singapore franchise of the Miss World beauty pageant, ERM World Marketing, defended Low's win. A representative said that Low had performed excellently throughout the competition and won eight special awards. The representative also claimed that the one-off fashion interview had misled the public into believing she spoke English poorly. During the final competition, "[Low] spoke perfectly good English, had a good answer, and performed very well to impress the eleven judges that she was good enough to win." Low claimed she was unaware of the fact that she needed to declare the offence, and only declared it two months after the pageant when she was required to sign a contract. Legal issues may be involved if Low needs to travel, and she may have her title revoked. ERM World Marketing declined to comment on the issue, although an employee was quoted to have said "Singaporeans did not pay for [Low]" when asked if Low would keep her crown.

Acting In March 2010, it was announced that Low would be joining the co-hosting the Shan and Rozz show. There was some outrage among listeners over the employment of her as DJ due to her poor command and diction of English. On 1 April, It was later revealed that it was an April Fools' Day joke by the show and Burger King in an advertising campaign for Burger King's Angry Whooper.

Personal life

Bipolar disorder On 26 September 2009, Low revealed to The Straits Times in a phone interview that she has bipolar disorder. In a subsequent interview published by The Sunday Times, she revealed that she got her bipolar disorder officially diagnosed after heeding a suggestion by her lawyer to get a medical check up in the hopes of distancing herself from her wrongdoings. She said it requires medication and psychiatric visits. She revealed that she has had the urge to steal since young and stole Pokémon cards once in Primary One. The act provided her with a sense of achievement: "that you've done something and you got away with it." Her mother detected the problem when she noticed the growing collection of toys and taught her to count to ten and walk away when faced with the urge.

Molestation incident On 17 March 2010, Low claimed that a stranger pulled down her tube top and groped her breast. Although she has since filed a police report, the incident was met with scepticism by netizens, and many believed it was a publicity stunt.