Shweta Sekhon

Background Shweta was born and raised in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia of a local Malaysian Indian of ethnic Punjabi descent. She completed her form six studies at SMK Cochrane, Kuala Lumpur. She also decided to take a break from pursuing her tertiary education to focus on beauty pageants.

Pageantry Miss Malaysia World 2016

Shweta was scouted online for Miss World Malaysia 2016 pageant and chosen as the official Top 18 of the pageant. At the end of the pageant, she was initially placed as the second runner-up. She was the first in the history of beauty pageants in Malaysia to receive an unprecedented double promotion.

Miss Universe Malaysia 2019 Shweta auditioned for the Miss Universe Malaysia 2019 and was chosen as the official Top 18. She was crowned as Miss Universe Malaysia 2019 as well as received subsidiary title, Miss Glojas Beauty by her predecessor, Jane Teoh in the final competition at The Majestic Hotel, Kuala Lumpur on 7 March 2019. An unfortunate incorrect announcement was made during the national costume winner announcement.

Advocacy Shweta launched a campaign, #YourBodyYourSay as her Miss Universe Malaysia advocacy campaign in August 2019. She hopes to build a much more positive society who is not fearful of accepting their true and real, authentic self. As part of the campaign, she conducted sharing sessions at universities such as HELP University and MAHSA University. The session at MAHSA University was featured in webisode, "Love, Shweta" that was released in October 2019.

Modelling career

2019 – 2020 In July 2019, Shweta graced the cover for "Bela", "KL Lifestyle", and AEON Malaysia's Pearl magazine. She was also featured in the pages of fashion magazines, "Remaja" and "Majalah Nona". She also walked for Kedah Fashion Week held at Aman Central Mall in Alor Setar. In August, she walked for Kuala Lumpur Fashion Week in Alia Bustaman.

In February 2020, Shweta graces the cover of FEMALE magazine.

Filmography Film Year Title Role Notes 2024 Rubenin Jaanu 2025 Keluang Man Doctor Malini

Television series Year Title Role TV Network 2023 Rajuk Katrina Jasmine TV3 2024 X-Change Detective Divia Astro Premier

Television Year Title Role TV Network 2020 MeleTOP Guest host Astro Ria

Awards and recognition Special Awards at "Konsert Throwbaek 2019" by Astro – Malaysian Sweetheart